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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Where your text goes

> OpenWhispr pastes at your cursor when dictation finishes. What that needs, how to turn it off, and what happens on Wayland.

When dictation finishes, OpenWhispr types the text into whatever app your cursor
is in. You don't copy anything or switch windows.

Both controls for this live under **Settings** → **Preferences** under **App**,
in the **Clipboard** section.

## The two settings

**Automatic pasting** — *"Automatically paste transcribed text into the active
app when dictation finishes."* On by default. Turn it off if you'd rather paste
yourself, or if you're working in an app where an automatic paste lands in the
wrong place.

**Keep transcription in clipboard** — *"Keep dictated text in your clipboard so
you can paste it manually if needed."* Off by default. Worth turning on as a
safety net: with it on, even if the paste lands somewhere unexpected, the text
is still on your clipboard and `Cmd+V` / `Ctrl+V` gets it back.

## What automatic pasting needs

| Platform        | Requirement                                                             |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| macOS           | **Accessibility** permission                                            |
| Windows         | Nothing — works as installed                                            |
| Linux (X11)     | Included paste helper, falling back to `xdotool`, `wtype`, or `ydotool` |
| Linux (Wayland) | Not available — see below                                               |

On macOS, grant Accessibility under **Settings** → **Privacy & Data** under
**System**, in the **Permissions** block. Each permission card has a **Grant
Access** button. Without it, OpenWhispr can transcribe but can't type into
another app.

## Wayland

On a Wayland session, automatic pasting isn't possible — the display protocol
deliberately doesn't let one app type into another. OpenWhispr tells you this
directly: *"Automatic pasting isn't available on this Wayland session.
OpenWhispr will copy text to your clipboard so you can paste manually with
Ctrl+V."*

Nothing is lost; it's one extra keystroke. If that matters to you, an X11
session restores automatic pasting.

## Media pausing

OpenWhispr can pause music while you dictate and resume when you're done. It's
**off by default** — turn on **Pause media** (*"Automatically pause music when
dictation starts"*) under **Settings** → **Preferences** under **App**, in the
sound effects group.

## If nothing arrives

If the text doesn't appear where you expected, or appears twice, those are
covered in detail:

* [My text isn't pasting](/help/fix/text-not-pasting)
* [My text pasted twice](/help/fix/text-pasted-twice)

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## Related

* [How dictation works](/guides/dictation)
* [Dictating into other apps](/platform/dictating-into-other-apps)
* [My text isn't pasting](/help/fix/text-not-pasting)
* [Clipboard and audio on Linux](/help/fix/linux-clipboard-and-audio)