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Your words were transcribed — you can see them in the app — but nothing landed where you were typing. Your text isn’t lost. OpenWhispr puts it on the clipboard, so Cmd+V or Ctrl+V pastes it right now while you work out the rest.

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The fix, by operating system

Automatic pasting needs the Accessibility permission. Without it, OpenWhispr can transcribe but can’t type into another application.
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Check it in the app

Settings → Privacy & Data under System → Permissions. The Accessibility card shows whether it’s granted, and offers Grant Access if not.
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Grant it in System Settings

System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility, then switch on OpenWhispr.
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If it's already listed and still doesn't work, reset it

This is the common case after an update or reinstall: macOS keeps a stale entry that no longer matches the app. In the same Permissions section, open Troubleshooting and use Reset accessibility permissions — it removes OpenWhispr from the list so you can add it back cleanly. Then grant it again in System Settings.

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If you’d rather paste manually

Turn Automatic pasting off and keep the text on the clipboard instead: Settings → Preferences under App → Clipboard. Switch on Keep transcription in clipboard so your dictated text stays there until you paste it. This is also the workaround if you’re hitting text pasted twice.

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FAQ

That’s the target application refusing simulated input rather than a problem with OpenWhispr. Elevated applications, remote desktop clients and some games all do this. Use the clipboard for those.
Paste manually with Cmd+V or Ctrl+V — the text is on the clipboard. Then work through the permission steps above for your operating system.
Turn off Keep transcription in clipboard and OpenWhispr restores your previous clipboard contents after pasting.