Official documentation
evoleinik/fnkey: FnKey README (GitHub)
evoleinik, GitHub (maker's repository), 2026
Read the originalRead on October 26, 2026
- What it is
- The maker's README for FnKey, a macOS menu bar app that pastes dictated text at the cursor while the Fn key is held. It describes the Deepgram and Groq speech backends, the custom keywords file and the permissions the app needs.
- How much weight it carries
- Written by the maker and kept in the repository it ships from, so it states the app's own behavior. It gives no pricing for FnKey itself, and it says nothing about offline use, AI rewriting or data training.
Facts taken from this source
- The FnKey README says users can add words the transcription often gets wrong, such as names and technical terms.
“Add words the transcription often gets wrong, such as names and technical terms:” (Custom keywords section of the README)
- The FnKey README says audio streams to Deepgram while the user speaks, or the whole clip goes to Groq after release, so the page places recognition with those services, not on the Mac.
“Audio streams over a WebSocket while you speak. Fastest. ... The whole clip is sent after release.” (How it works table in the README)
- The FnKey README says that holding Fn and speaking pastes the text where the cursor is.
“Hold Fn, speak, release, and the text is pasted where your cursor is.” (Usage section of the README)