Background, menu and offline
The app stays out of the way, and no recording is lost.
Reviewed October 29, 2026
Runs in the background
Closing the window doesn't quit the app — the recording key keeps working. The Dock and menu bar icons are switched separately in Settings → App; you can hide both. To bring the window back, launch Gecko Voice again. “Launch at login” starts the app together with macOS.
Menu bar menu
Everything important — without the window:
Start / stop recording
Same as the recording key.
Save or cancel
Control the recording in progress.
Copy latest transcript
The text goes straight to the clipboard.
Open latest recording
The record page in the app window.
Offline
Audio is saved on your Mac first — every second. With no network, the card shows “Saved. Will send when online”, and transcription starts on its own when the connection is back. No recording is lost.
Control from other programs
Programs on this Mac can start and stop recording through a local socket — your scripts or an agent, for example. Turn it on in Settings → App → Control from other programs; it is off by default and only your macOS user can use it.