Polish dictated text
Choose local cleanup or an optional online rewrite for dictated text, then apply your own words and replacements.
Open Settings → Dictation → Polishing to choose how Nock prepares recognized text before pasting it. These choices affect dictation, not requests you speak to the agent.
Choose a style
Section titled “Choose a style”| Style | What it does | Network use for cleanup |
|---|---|---|
| Off | Keeps the recognizer’s text without Nock’s cleanup rules. Recognition may still add punctuation or mishear a word. | None for polishing |
| Light (default) | Removes common hesitation sounds, reduces accidental repeated words, fixes spacing, and capitalizes a standalone “i” in English text. | None; rule-based and local |
| Polished | Runs Light first, then asks an online model to improve punctuation, sentence flow, and paragraphing for the kind of app in front. | Sends transcript text and destination-app category for cleanup |
Never send my voice off this computer blocks Polished: choose Light or Off while local-only dictation is enabled. Otherwise, Polished may be unavailable if the internet or account access is unavailable. When a permitted cleanup request is slow or fails, Nock uses the Light result instead. Polished should not be treated as a verbatim mode or as a guarantee that technical text is unchanged; review commands, addresses, and other exact text.
When Polished is selected, expand Advanced to edit Your instructions. This optional instruction is sent with each Polished cleanup request; keep it free of secrets or details you do not want included in those requests.
Add words and replacements
Section titled “Add words and replacements”Add names, products, or specialist terms under Your words. For cloud recognition, those terms may be sent as spelling hints; with Nock’s local model they are applied after recognition. Apple’s recognizer does not use this list. Use replacements for exact phrase expansions.
Use When I say … Type … for exact expansions such as a sign-off or URL. Replacements run after polishing and match whole phrases without regard to capitalization. Longer triggers take priority. Keep the expanded text short enough to review before sending.
Test a change
Section titled “Test a change”- Record a short example in a scratch note.
- Note the recognized caption and pasted result.
- Change only the polishing style or one rule.
- Repeat the same sentence and compare.
If a name is wrong, test with Off before changing cleanup rules. If exact wording matters, prefer Off or Light and review the result. See local dictation and dictation troubleshooting.