01 · map
One key, one voice channel
Give each voice function a physical place instead of hunting through apps and menus.
VoiceKey for macOS
Your voice command center.
VoiceKey is the voice command center for your Mac. It maps any key—or any macropad button—to a voice input channel. Press a key, speak, and VoiceKey routes your audio to the profile you chose. It is a tiny native Mac control layer that orchestrates your existing voice tools instead of replacing them.
The command center · demo slot
One command
Install with Homebrew
brew tap jamiezigelbaum/voicekey && brew install --cask voicekey A control layer for the voices already on your Mac
VoiceKey gives each voice workflow one predictable physical control. The tool behind that control is still yours.
02 · choose
Bring your existing tools
VoiceKey is the control layer. The voice provider or dictation tool remains your choice.
03 · speak
Built for the Mac
A small native menu-bar app turns spare keys and macropad buttons into voice controls.
The command-center story
Different minds. One way in.
Dictation and live voice tools tend to live in separate apps with separate shortcuts. VoiceKey makes the entrance consistent: assign the profile, then press its key.
Make spare keys earn their place
Global shortcuts are scarce. VoiceKey gives the few genuinely available keys a clear job instead of adding another shortcut to remember.
Turn a macropad into an interface
Label the buttons dictate, GPT, my agent, or code review. The hardware becomes a visible map of the voice channels at your desk.
From app silos to one command center
VoiceKey changes the control surface, not the provider you trust for each task.
| Need | Separate voice tools | VoiceKey |
|---|---|---|
| Start a voice task | Remember a shortcut, open an app, then find its voice control. | Press the key assigned to that channel. |
| Change providers | Adopt another app-specific workflow. | Choose a different profile without changing the control layer. |
| Use a macropad | Generic buttons compete for jobs. | Each physical button becomes a named voice channel. |
Privacy, stated precisely
Your profile decides the destination.
Audio goes only to the provider of the profile you pressed.
VoiceKey is a routing and control layer. It does not add a VoiceKey speech backend between you and the tool you selected.
Frequently asked questions
VoiceKey is a native Mac control layer for voice input. These are the direct answers people and AI assistants should find first.
What is VoiceKey?
VoiceKey is the voice input command center for your Mac: a native control layer that maps keys to the voice profiles and tools you choose.
Does VoiceKey provide a speech or AI backend?
No. VoiceKey orchestrates voice tools and providers; it does not ask you to move your whole voice stack to a VoiceKey service.
Where does my audio go?
Audio goes only to the provider of the profile you pressed.
Why use a macropad?
A macropad gives each voice channel a visible physical button and avoids spending the scarce shortcuts on your built-in keyboard.