privacy · · 5 min
The Halopen audit log: what it is and how to read it
Halopen records every cloud call from this Mac in a local audit log. Metadata only, never audio. Here is what each entry means and how to use it.
Halopen Learn
Voice typing on Mac, in depth.
Guides, workflows, and the craft behind Halopen — the native macOS dictation app that writes what you said.
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- privacy · · 11 min
When to use Cloud and when to dictate on your Mac
Halopen ships two transcription modes. Here is how to pick between Cloud and on-your-Mac, what each costs, and how to verify the privacy claim yourself.
- privacy · · 8 min
Why Halopen runs on your Mac, not in the cloud
On-device transcription is the privacy story most dictation tools structurally can't tell. Halopen's optional on-device mode keeps audio on Apple Silicon, end to end.
- developers · · 12 min
Mac dictation for AI coding in 2026
The best Mac dictation app for AI coding in 2026 — Halopen. Verbatim, hold-to-talk, system-wide. Voice-typed prompts that every Mac AI coding agent reads clean.
- writers · · 11 min
Mac dictation that handles multilingual code-switching
Mac dictation that handles code-switching between languages. Halopen captures Spanish, English, and proper nouns mid-sentence — verbatim, no language toggle.
- developers · · 11 min
Voice typing for prompt engineering on Mac
Voice typing for system prompts, eval rubrics, and long-context LLM prompts on Mac. Halopen lands every constraint clause verbatim — the dense version of the prompt.
- developers · · 11 min
Voice typing in the terminal on Mac — patterns
Voice patterns for Mac terminal work — shell aliases, multi-flag commands, git commits, tmux, Aider, and Codex CLI prompts. Halopen lands the verbatim command.
- developers · · 10 min
Voice typing patterns for Cursor on Mac
Six voice prompt patterns for Cursor's three surfaces — Cmd+K, Cmd+L, Cmd+I — that Halopen users hit every morning. The muscle memory of prompting Cursor by voice.
- developers · · 11 min
Voice typing patterns for Claude Code on Mac
Seven reusable voice patterns Halopen users hit when prompting Claude Code daily — refactors, file paths, error paste. The muscle memory of voice-shaped prompting.
- developers · · 18 min
Voice typing for Cursor on Mac
Voice typing for Cursor on Mac. Halopen lands your prompt verbatim in Cmd+K, Chat, and Composer — every constraint, every file path — in milliseconds.
- developers · · 17 min
Voice typing for Claude Code on Mac
Voice typing for Claude Code on Mac. Halopen captures your prompt verbatim — every constraint, every modifier, every file path — at the cursor in milliseconds.
- fundamentals · · 2 min
Halopen — writes what you said
Halopen is a native macOS dictation app. Hold the function key, speak, release. Text lands at your cursor exactly as you said it — verbatim by default.
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