Text doesn't paste

How VocType pastes your words, why a paste can fail, and how to get the text back from History.

Last updated · October 21, 2026

How pasting works

When a transcript is ready, VocType puts it on your clipboard and presses Command-V in the app you are using. Then it puts back the text that was on your clipboard before. Every transcript is also saved to History, so a failed paste never loses your words.

"Copied. Press ⌘V to paste." with Set up access

VocType does not have the Accessibility permission, so it copies your text instead of pasting it. Press Command-V to paste it yourself. To have VocType type for you, click Set up access, turn on VocType in System Settings. Step by step: Microphone and Accessibility permissions.

"Couldn't paste here"

The paste itself did not go through. Your text is safe:

Click Copy text on the message, then paste it yourself with Command-V.
Missed the message? Open VocType from its menu bar icon, go to History and copy the transcript there.

Copying from History does not use any of your allowance again.

No message, but no text either

Make sure the cursor is in a text field before you press the hotkey, and that you stay in that app until the text appears. VocType pastes wherever the cursor is when the transcript arrives.
Some fields block pasting, for example some password and secure fields. Copy the text from History and type or paste it another way.
If you said nothing, or the microphone picked up only silence, the pill says "No speech detected" and there is nothing to paste.

My clipboard changed

VocType puts back plain text only. If your clipboard held an image, a file or formatted text before you dictated, it is not restored. Clipboard managers can also keep a copy of each dictation.

Still stuck?

Email support@voctype.com and tell us what you tried. We aim to reply within 2 business days.