evoglyph Docs
Setup guides, tips, and troubleshooting for evoglyph. Everything you need to get dictating fast - plus a few notes for power users.
Onboarding
Install evoglyph
Download the .dmg, drag to Applications, and pass Gatekeeper on first launch.
Grant permissions
Accessibility, Microphone, and Input Monitoring — what each is for and how to grant.
First-run model download
What downloads on first launch (Parakeet, CTC, Qwen3), why local, and how long it
takes.
Daily use
Features
AI cleanup
On-device Qwen3 pass that fixes punctuation, casing, and filler words after
transcription.
Text injection
The three injection strategies (AXUIElement, keystroke, pasteboard) and how evoglyph
chooses.
Transcription history
Browse past dictations in the dashboard, find the local database, and delete
entries.
App dashboard
SwiftUI dashboard window: history, settings, vocabulary, and cleanup prompt editing.
Hotkey configuration
Pick a chord, switch between push-to-talk and toggle, dodge system conflicts.
Custom vocabulary
Teach evoglyph your acronyms, project names, and domain terms via CTC rescoring.
Target apps
Where dictated text lands across native apps, browsers, terminals, and chat clients.
First-run model download
What downloads on first launch (Parakeet, CTC, Qwen3), why local, and how long it
takes.
Where your audio goes
Full data-flow breakdown: what stays local, what network calls evoglyph makes, and
how to verify it yourself.
Trust & troubleshooting
Where your audio goes
Every pipeline stage, every network event, and how to verify it yourself with Wi-Fi
off or a network monitor.
Privacy and local-first
What stays on your Mac, the four network calls evoglyph makes, and what you can turn
off.
Licensing and activation
Trial mechanics, device limits, renewals, cancellation, and refunds.
Troubleshooting common issues
Ten of the most common evoglyph problems with symptom, cause, and fix steps.
Known issues
Current tracked bugs with symptoms, statuses, and workarounds.
Roadmap
What is shipping now, next, and later in evoglyph.