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Mac. Install it, sign in with Apple, 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. Signing in is also signing up; there is no second step.

iPhone. Sign in with Apple, then add the Shaberu keyboard under Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards and turn on Allow Full Access on that same screen. The app keeps score of both for you.

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.

What counts against the free plan? Words of finished text, not minutes of audio — so a pause, a false start, or a recording your microphone never picked up costs nothing. Chinese counts per character, English per word. Your total for the month is in Settings → General → Account, and in the first line of the menu bar menu.

How do I cancel, or delete my account? Cancelling is on the receipt from checkout and keeps Pro until the period you paid for ends. Deleting is Settings → General → Account → Delete account, in the app: it removes your transcripts, vocabulary and settings from the server immediately and cannot be undone.

Questions, bug reports, or a Chinese word it keeps getting wrong? Email contact@magicparklabs.com and we'll get back to you. A word Shaberu gets wrong for you is usually one it gets wrong for everybody, and fixing it is a server change rather than an app update.