# Hold to Talk Press Kit

Hold to Talk is a Mac dictation app. Hold a key, speak naturally, release, and your words are pasted into the active app.

## Product Facts

- Product: Hold to Talk
- Category: Mac dictation app, voice-to-text utility, speech-to-text software
- Platform: macOS 14.0 or later
- Version: 1.2.66
- Build: 78
- Pricing: Free plan; Pro is $10/month
- Privacy: Cloud transcription with zero server-side audio retention; transcript history stays local on the Mac.
- Homepage: https://holdtotalk.com/
- Download: https://holdtotalk.com/getting-started/
- Demo: https://holdtotalk.com/demo/
- Press kit: https://holdtotalk.com/press/

## Approved Copy

One sentence:

> Hold to Talk is a Mac dictation app that turns speech into text anywhere you can type.

Short paragraph:

> Hold to Talk lives in the macOS menu bar. Hold a shortcut, speak, release, and the transcript is pasted into the focused app. It is built for fast everyday dictation across Slack, email, browsers, code editors, terminals, docs, and AI tools.

Developer angle:

> Developers use Hold to Talk to dictate longer prompts, bug reports, code reviews, commit messages, and terminal-agent instructions without switching out of their current workflow.

Privacy angle:

> Hold to Talk uses cloud transcription for speed with zero server-side audio retention. Transcript history stays local on the user's Mac.

## Assets

| File | Use |
| --- | --- |
| icons/app-icon-1024.png | 1024px app icon. |
| icons/app-icon-512.png | 512px app icon. |
| icons/app-icon-256.png | 256px app icon. |
| screenshots/homepage-desktop.png | Homepage screenshot. |
| screenshots/homepage-mobile.png | Mobile homepage screenshot. |
| screenshots/developer-use-case-desktop.png | Developer use-case screenshot. |
| screenshots/cursor-guide-desktop.png | Cursor guide screenshot. |
| screenshots/download-desktop.png | Download page screenshot. |
| screenshots/press-kit-desktop.png | Press kit page screenshot. |
| menubar/hold-to-talk-menubar-ready.png | Menu bar ready state. |
| menubar/hold-to-talk-menubar-listening.png | Menu bar listening state. |
| menubar/hold-to-talk-menubar-settings.png | Menu bar settings state. |
| social/share-card-home.png | General 1200x630 social card. |
| social/share-card-developers.png | Developer 1200x630 social card. |
| social/share-card-cursor.png | Cursor 1200x630 social card. |
| social/share-card-private.png | Privacy 1200x630 social card. |
| social/share-card-alternatives.png | Alternatives 1200x630 social card. |
| social/share-card-press.png | Press kit 1200x630 social card. |
| social/share-card-menu-bar.png | Menu bar directory 1200x630 social card. |
| social/share-card-examples.png | Examples and community 1200x630 social card. |
| social/share-card-download.png | Download and setup 1200x630 social card. |
| video/hold-to-talk-demo-poster.png | Demo video poster. |
| video/hold-to-talk-demo.mp4 | Demo video MP4. |
| video/hold-to-talk-demo.webm | Demo video WebM. |
| video/hold-to-talk-demo.gif | Demo GIF. |
| product-hunt/product-hunt-thumbnail.png | Product Hunt 240x240 thumbnail. |
| product-hunt/product-hunt-gallery-01-homepage.png | Product Hunt homepage gallery image. |
| product-hunt/product-hunt-gallery-02-developers.png | Product Hunt developer gallery image. |
| product-hunt/product-hunt-gallery-03-cursor.png | Product Hunt Cursor gallery image. |
| product-hunt/product-hunt-gallery-04-demo.png | Product Hunt demo gallery image. |
