> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.hermesvoice.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Dictation Settings

> Configure language, microphone, audio processing, and text cleanup options.

## Language

| Setting | Default | Description |
| - | - | - |
| **Language** | Auto | The language for dictation |

Choose a specific language or select **Auto** to let Hermes detect the language automatically.

Hermes supports 100+ languages.

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## Microphone

| Setting | Default | Description |
| - | - | - |
| **Microphone Selection** | Auto | Automatically choose the best microphone |
| **Preferred Mode** | Auto | Prioritize certain microphone types |

### Microphone modes

| Mode | Behavior |
| - | - |
| **Auto** | Hermes picks the best available microphone |
| **AirPods** | Prefer AirPods when connected |
| **Headphones** | Prefer any connected headphones |
| **Built-in** | Always use the Mac's built-in microphone |
| **Manual** | Use a specific microphone you select |

### Selecting a specific microphone

1. Set Preferred Mode to **Manual**
2. Choose your microphone from the dropdown
3. The selected microphone will always be used when available

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## Audio processing

| Setting | Default | Description |
| - | - | - |
| **Mute speakers during dictation** | Off | Silence system audio while recording |

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## Text processing

| Setting | Default | Description |
| - | - | - |
| **Remove Filler Words** | Off | Remove "um", "uh", "like", etc. |
| **Code Mode** | Off | Preserve code syntax during dictation |

### Remove filler words

When enabled, common filler words are automatically removed:

* "um", "uh", "er"
* "like", "you know", "basically"
* "so", "actually" (when used as fillers)

<Note>
  AI Formatting also removes filler words. This setting applies an additional cleanup layer before AI processing.
</Note>

### Code mode

Enable this when dictating code or technical content. Code mode:

* Preserves technical terms exactly
* Reduces aggressive punctuation
* Maintains formatting characters

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## Related settings

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="AI Formatting Settings" icon="wand-magic-sparkles" href="/settings/ai-formatting">
    How your text is formatted after dictation.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Keyboard Shortcuts" icon="keyboard" href="/settings/keyboard-shortcuts">
    Configure your dictation hotkey.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>


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