Documentation
Learn how to use Glaido, the voice layer for every app. Turn messy speech into ready-to-paste text on macOS and Windows.
Welcome to the Glaido documentation. Glaido is the voice layer for every app. Press one key, speak naturally, and messy speech becomes clean, ready-to-paste text. Lightning fast, zero data retention, and no broken flow. Available for macOS and Windows 11.
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Installation
Download and install Glaido on your Mac or Windows PC.
Setup & Permissions
Grant the required permissions and configure your first hotkey.
Quick Start
Transcribe your first sentence in under a minute.
Troubleshooting
Fix common problems with hotkeys, microphone, and transcription.
Core features
Dictation Mode
Hold a hotkey, speak, and paste transcribed text anywhere.
Agent Mode
Use AI to transform, translate, or rewrite selected text with your voice.
Voice Activation
Say 'Hey Glaido' during a dictation to trigger an AI command.
Command Palette
Navigate features and search history from the keyboard.
History
Browse past dictations, listen back, and retry transcriptions.
Personalize
Dictionary
Add custom vocabulary and spelling corrections.
Snippets
Create text shortcuts that expand when you speak trigger phrases.
Formatting Rules
Define AI rules that control how your text is formatted.
Configure
Hotkeys
Customize keyboard shortcuts for all recording modes.
Microphone
Select your microphone and configure audio settings.
Languages
Choose your dictation languages and the app display language.
Preferences
Manage theme, launch behavior, clipboard, sounds, and more.