Support · Stream Deck
Mic Toggle
One press turns macOS dictation on or off, so you can talk instead of type. Words land wherever your cursor is, in whatever app is in front. Works on keys, dials, and the touch strip. macOS only.
Quick start
- Open the Stream Deck app and find PairaNoya Studios in the actions list
- Drag Mic Toggle onto any key or dial
- Press it once — macOS asks permission for Stream Deck to control System Events. Click Allow
- Press again and start talking. Green mic with sound lines means it's listening
Troubleshooting
The app in front has no Edit menu (rare: some games and utilities). Click into a normal app with a text field, then press again.
Open System Settings > Privacy & Security > Automation > Stream Deck and turn on System Events. If Stream Deck isn't listed, run this in Terminal, then press the key again:
tccutil reset AppleEvents com.elgato.StreamDeckOn a MacBook, check the lid. The microphone sits up by the camera, and a mostly-closed lid muffles it or cuts it off. Open the lid, or plug in an external mic, and try again.
Dictation ended some other way — the Esc key, or a quiet-room timeout. One extra press resyncs it.
Open System Settings > Keyboard > Dictation and switch it on.
Dictation types at the cursor of the frontmost app. Click where the words should go first, then turn the mic on.
Still stuck?
Tell us what you pressed and what happened instead. Screenshots help.
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