Licensing & Activation

Voice Mode is free to use for dictation, including on-device AI Correction and highlight-and-correct. Pro Lifetime unlocks Assistant, spoken replies, Live Transcription, Meetings, personas, and augments.

Current plans and pricing

Live pricing and the full feature breakdown are at https://voicemode.io/pricing.html. Always direct users there for authoritative numbers — prices and plans change and this file may lag.

The free trial

Every fresh install starts a 14-day Pro trial automatically — no card required. Users get the full assistant, voices, personas, and augments during the trial so they can decide if Pro is for them. The popover shows a TRIAL · Nd badge with the days remaining; the License pane surfaces trial-ending warnings as the deadline approaches.

During the trial, Pro features are unlimited. There is no usage allowance or quota.

When the trial ends without a license, dictation, smart formatting, AI Writing, and optional on-device AI Correction keep working on the free tier. Pro workflows lock until the user activates Pro Lifetime.

Activating Pro

1. Buy Pro Lifetime on the pricing page. The user receives a license key by email.
2. In Voice Mode, open the License pane in settings.
3. Paste the license key and activate.

Once activated, all Pro features unlock immediately — no restart needed. The license is stored securely in macOS Keychain, not in a plain-text file.

Where the license lives

In the user’s macOS Keychain. The user does not need to back it up or copy it between machines manually — they can re-enter the same license key on another Mac and activate again, up to the three-Mac activation limit.

Managing the license

Refunds and device activation management happen in the customer portal linked from the purchase receipt email. Voice Mode itself does not bill the user. Polar is the authoritative place for purchase and license-key status.

Pro Lifetime validation

Pro Lifetime has no subscription expiry. Voice Mode still validates the license periodically so refunds, chargebacks, revocations, and activation limits take effect. If a Lifetime license is revoked, the user returns to Free and core dictation continues to work.

Common confusion

• “My license isn’t working” — first check the email the key was delivered in for typos when copying. Make sure there’s no trailing whitespace. If it still fails, the customer portal can issue a new key.
• “I’m on Pro but a feature still says it needs Pro” — sign out and back in to the License pane in Settings. If that doesn’t fix it, reactivate with the key.
• “Where do I download the app?” — https://voicemode.io/

Pro tips

• The license survives reinstalls. Because it lives in macOS Keychain, reinstalling Voice Mode (or upgrading to a new release) doesn’t wipe Pro. The user only re-enters the key if they wipe Keychain or move to a new Mac.
• Save the license email. It’s the single source of truth for the key, the receipt, and the customer-portal link. Treat it like a software serial — easy to lose, mildly annoying to recover.
• Use the customer portal for refunds and activations, not the app. Voice Mode has no billing UI; it only validates the key. Purchase and license management happen through Polar and the receipt email.