Smart Insert Guide

AICHE Smart Insert types transcribed text at your cursor in any app. How it works on Mac, Windows, Linux, Chrome, and mobile.

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Last updated: 4/7/2026
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Smart Insert types your transcribed text directly where your cursor is. No clipboard, no paste, no extra step. Speak and text appears.

How It Works Per Platform

Mac

Uses the macOS Accessibility API. Requires Accessibility permission (System Settings > Privacy & Security > Accessibility > enable AICHE).

Windows

Uses PowerShell clipboard + SendInput. Text is placed on the clipboard and keystrokes simulate a paste into the focused window. No special permissions needed.

Linux

  • Wayland (GNOME): Uses ydotool to simulate input. Requires a one-time udev rule for /dev/uinput access. See the Linux install guide for setup.
  • X11: Uses xdotool. Works out of the box.

Chrome Extension

Auto-pastes into the active input field on the current page. Works with standard inputs, textareas, contenteditable elements, and React/Vue inputs. Text also copies to your clipboard as fallback.

If a site blocks auto-paste (strict Content Security Policy), the text is still on your clipboard - press Ctrl+V to paste manually.

Mobile (iPhone, iPad, Android)

No Smart Insert. Text appears in your AICHE feed and is copied to clipboard. Paste where you need it.

Obsidian

Text inserts at your cursor position in the active note. If no note is open, a new voice note is created in your configured folder.

Auto-Send

On desktop, Smart Insert can also press Enter after pasting. This is useful for chat apps like Slack, Discord, or Telegram - speak and the message sends automatically.

Toggle Auto-Send in Settings.

The Flow

  1. Position your cursor in any app
  2. Press the recording hotkey
  3. Speak
  4. Press the hotkey again to stop
  5. Text types itself at the cursor position
  6. (Optional) Auto-Send presses Enter

AICHE remembers which window was focused when you started recording and inserts into that window, even if you switch away during processing.

Troubleshooting

Text doesn't appear (Mac): Check Accessibility permission. System Settings > Privacy & Security > Accessibility > AICHE must be enabled.

Text doesn't appear (Linux Wayland): Run the udev rule command from the Linux install guide and log out/in.

Text pastes in wrong window: AICHE inserts into the window that was focused when you stopped recording. Make sure you stop recording while the target app is focused.

Chrome Extension - text doesn't paste on some sites: The text is still on your clipboard. Press Ctrl+V manually.

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