Dictation (voice typing)
Dictation turns speech into text at your cursor. It runs a local Whisper model on your CPU. No GPU, and no audio leaves your machine.
Where you can dictate
Section titled “Where you can dictate”- Sticky notes and text boxes: the D button on the floating text toolbar above the item.
- Diagram / shape labels: same floating toolbar.
- Document nodes: the D button on the format toolbar.
- The AI chat composer: the 🎙 mic button in the composer bar.
Task lists have no dictation. Voice-memo nodes have their own T transcribe button (see Voice memos).
How to use it
Section titled “How to use it”Click D (or the mic) to start, click again to stop. It’s a toggle: no shortcut, no push-to-talk. While recording, the button pulses red and interim text appears every few seconds; the final transcript is inserted when you stop. Clicking away from the field also stops it.
Only one dictation runs at a time across the app.
First run & models
Section titled “First run & models”The first time you dictate, ReelMarkr downloads the speech package (~150 MB) and the model, with a green ↓ on the button. After that it’s instant and offline.
Right-click the D button for the Dictation model menu:
| Model | Size | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tiny | 75 MB | Fastest, lower quality |
| Base | 140 MB | Recommended (default) |
| Small | 460 MB | Slower, better |
| Medium | 1.5 GB | Slow, near-pro |
| Large | 2.9 GB | Slowest, best |
The menu marks each as ● active, ✓ downloaded, or ⬇ needs download. This choice is shared with voice-memo transcription.
Settings
Section titled “Settings”- Microphone: Settings ▸ Sound ▸ Microphone, shared by dictation, chat, and voice memos.
- Manage/remove models: Immersion Canvas Settings ▸ Extras ▸ Voice typing / dictation (Whisper) shows what’s installed and frees the space. It re-installs on next use.
Language is auto-detected.