> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://mumbli-feat-proof-of-use.mintlify.site/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Menu Bar Dictation App for Mac — Mumbli > A macOS dictation app that lives in your menu bar. No dock icon, no windows to manage. Hold Fn to dictate, click the icon for history. # Menu bar dictation app Mumbli lives in your Mac's menu bar. No Dock icon. No window to manage. It's always one keypress away, and invisible when you don't need it. ## Always there, never in the way Mumbli runs as a **menu bar only** app. When you're not dictating, the only sign it exists is a small icon in your menu bar. When you are dictating, a subtle overlay appears near your cursor — just enough to know it's listening. ## What the menu bar gives you Click the Mumbli icon in your menu bar to access: * **Dictation history** — Every dictation saved with timestamps, most recent first * **Copy to clipboard** — Click any history entry to copy it * **Settings** — Engine selection, custom vocabulary, API keys * **Quit** — Clean exit That's it. No complex UI, no dashboard, no tabs. ## The overlay When you hold Fn to dictate, a small floating overlay appears near your cursor: * **Listening state** — Animated dots respond to your voice volume (VU meter style) * **Processing state** — Brief "thinking" indicator while text is being polished * **Non-intrusive** — Click-through when inactive, always on top when active * **Auto-dismiss** — Disappears the moment dictation is done The overlay follows your cursor position, so it's always relevant to where you're working. ## Two ways to dictate | Mode | Activation | Best for | | -------------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------- | | **Hold mode** | Hold Fn | Quick phrases, short replies | | **Hands-free** | Double-tap Fn | Longer dictation, when hands are busy | Both modes are always available. No switching, no configuration. ## Why menu bar? A dictation app should be infrastructure, not an application. You don't want to "open your dictation app" — you want to speak and have text appear. The menu bar is the right home for tools that should be instantly available but never in the way. Free and open source. macOS 13.0+ required.