Terminal use case

macOS terminal with speech-to-text

YEN's dictation path is built for developers who want voice input while they move between shell prompts, editors, browsers, and other macOS apps.

Use this page if your search is about reducing typing friction rather than choosing a cloud assistant.

Decision points

Every point here is either tied to YEN docs or framed as a workflow distinction from official product positioning.

Option + Space is the hold-to-dictate shortcut, with setup and permission recovery in native settings.

The dictation flow is designed to paste into the active macOS target, so the terminal does not have to be the only destination.

The public privacy page separates macOS speech recognition from website analytics, updates, release hosting, and weather lookups.

This page avoids benchmark, pricing, and availability claims unless a current official source supports them.

Area	Claim	Source
macOS terminal	YEN is a macOS terminal with Metal rendering, native tabs and splits, and a command palette.	YEN docs
Local workflow surfaces	YEN ships local file browsing, native WebKit preview, a read-only Git drawer, and terminal-first IDE commands.	YEN docs
Speech-to-text	YEN's Option + Space dictation is built around macOS speech recognition and works outside the terminal too.	YEN docs