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Mac. Install it, then turn Shaberu on under System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility — that permission is what lets it see the shortcut key and type into the app in front of you, and macOS offers no other way. Tap right Shift to start talking and tap again to send. The first dictation downloads the speech model and says so while it does.

iPhone. Three steps, and the app keeps score of them for you: add the Shaberu keyboard under Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards, turn on Allow Full Access on that same screen, then paste an OpenAI API key into Shaberu's own settings. Transcription on iPhone runs in the cloud, so until there is a key there is nothing for the keyboard to type.

Why does my iPhone flash to Shaberu when I tap the microphone? Because iOS refuses a keyboard extension the microphone, so the app has to open it — and iOS only hands the microphone to whatever is in front of you. It happens on the first dictation, and again if iOS reclaims the app. The tap is not wasted: it is remembered, and you are already recording by the time you switch back.

Why does the keyboard need Full Access? It is the only way an extension can reach the container it shares with the app, which is where the finished text is left for it to type. The keyboard opens no network connection of its own — see the privacy policy.

Questions, bug reports, or a Chinese word it keeps getting wrong? Email contact@magicparklabs.com and we'll get back to you.