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Free for 7 days, every feature included. $99 once after that.
Open the DMG and drag Heron to Applications. Allow Microphone and Accessibility when asked.
Hold Fn anywhere and speak.
Let go, and your words appear.
The first run downloads the speech model, about 600 MB. After that, dictation and notes work with Wi-Fi off.
Activating your licence needs a connection once. [NEED: what happens on a Mac that is never online]
Microphone, so Heron can hear you. Accessibility, so it can notice your shortcut in any app and type where your cursor is. System audio, the first time you record a meeting.
Dictation and notes work without it. AI cleanup, titles and tags need it.
Permissions, the Fn key and licence help are on the support page.