1. Install and sign in
Install SayDart for Windows, Mac or Linux and sign in with your email. Free includes every feature, with an allowance that renews every 7 days; Pro is unlimited.
Pick any of 16 app languages, or follow your system language, on the sign-in screen or in Settings > Appearance & app > Display language.
2. Check the microphone and language
Open Settings > Voice & translation > Microphone and choose your device, then allow microphone access when your system asks. Use automatic recognition or select your spoken language preferences.
Leave it on automatic detection, or pick up to 4 of 30 languages you speak in Settings > Voice & translation > Input languages.
3. Record with the original transcript preview
Turn on Settings > Voice & translation > Live transcription display. Click an editable area in a text editor and use the voice shortcut on SayDart’s home screen (Right Alt by default). Say a short sentence and watch the original words appear above the capsule; expand the preview to look back.
Try: “Please send the updated draft tomorrow morning.” Stop recording to prepare and insert the completed result, then check its meaning and punctuation.
4. Review the text and add recurring terms
Review names and numbers in the result, then edit it in your writing app. Add recurring names and terms to your dictionary.
If ordinary words are also wrong, check microphone position, background noise and the selected device before adding dictionary entries.
5. Try voice translation
Open Settings > Voice & translation > Translation > Translate to, choose a language and save it. Choose whether AI cleanup of translated text is on, then use Translate on the capsule to start a translation recording.
The Translation shortcut on the Home screen (default Right Shift + Right Alt on Windows, Right Shift + Right Option on Mac, Left Ctrl + Left Alt + Y on Linux) starts a new translation recording with the same target language and translation cleanup choice; ordinary voice input keeps its Style choice.
6. Revisit a saved result
Open History in the sidebar. On a saved voice record, open More actions to View original or Translate. Translation needs the saved original transcript and keeps earlier result versions; when there are multiple versions, use the version selector to view and copy the one you need.
7. Know how to recover
- No recording: check microphone permission, the selected device and its input level.
- Shortcut does nothing: check the shortcut on the Home screen and change it if another app uses it.
- Processing fails: read the app’s error message, check your connection and make sure you are signed in with usage allowance remaining.
- Text exists but did not insert: copy the available result and paste it into the intended field.
- Need a previous result: check History if the record is still saved.
8. Choose history and learning controls
Local voice history keeps 50 records by default. Use Keep records on the History page to choose a limit; assistant history has separate controls.
Cloud dictionary learning is on by default and can be disabled in Dictionary > Learning settings. Check the privacy and data-control pages before using sensitive material.