Microphone and accessibility permission

The two permissions on a Mac

The setup asks for both. Choose Allow for the microphone; for Accessibility choose Open System Settings and switch SayFeather on in the list. SayFeather waits and carries on by itself once you have done so.

• Microphone: records only while you hold the dictation key (or between the two presses in hands-free mode).
• Accessibility: lets SayFeather paste the text into the app you are in, and lets it see the Fn key if you use it as your dictation key.

If you said no

Open System Settings, go to Privacy & Security and switch SayFeather on under Microphone and under Accessibility. If the overlay says No microphone found or No speech heard. Check your microphone., also check which microphone is chosen under Dictation in Settings.

Screen recording is optional

Only the feedback window uses it, to put a screenshot of your screen in your report. Without the permission you can still send feedback, just without the screenshot. Dictation never needs it.

On Windows

Windows has no Accessibility step: SayFeather pastes with a simulated paste key. If it hears nothing, check that Windows allows apps to use your microphone and that the right microphone is chosen under Dictation in Settings.