Extension snippet: Start Dictation

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Any chance of adding a trigger for “start dictation”?

This one needs a tiny bit of set-up.

First go to System Settings → Keyboard and scroll down to Dictation. Set a shortcut and choose the custom option. Set a shortcut combination of your choice. Here, I’m choosing ⌃⌥⌘D:

Next, either use the following snippet, or edit it if you chose a different shortcut to me:

#popclip
name: Start Dictation
icon: symbol:mic
requirements: [paste]
key combo: control option command D

(The above block is an extension snippet — select it then click “Install Extension” in PopClip.)

Then long-press to show PopClip in any editable field, and you should see the microphone icon to triggger dictation.

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