Fact · Dictation software
11 = yes, 0 = no
Overhear's page says four cancel words come with the app and that custom ones can be installed.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 22, 2026
In the source's own words
“Four cancel words ship with the app, and custom ones can be installed”
Overhear: native, private, always-on dictation for macOS, Rafal Cymerys, 2026, Section at the top, under 'Speak cancel word'.
Open the original- What it measures
- The page says that saying 'Alexa' by default discards the whole sentence before it reaches the application.
- What it does not show
- The page describes cancel words as a way to take back a sentence, not as commands that move the cursor or select text.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as Overhear: voice commands: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- Overhear
- Feature
- Voice commands for editing
- Detail
- four built-in cancel words
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 1 means the maker's page says the app does this. The quoted sentence says four cancel words ship with the app.