Pro & Workflows

History & Diagnostics

Search past transcriptions, replay audio clips, sync setups, and export diagnostics packages.

Dicty maintains a local audit history and provides performance telemetry tools for power users and teams.


Transcription History & Audio Replay#

Searchable Transcription History & Audio Replay

Access your transcription audit log in Settings (⌘ ,) → History:

  • Real-Time Keyword Search: Filter past transcriptions instantly by keyword, spoken phrase, or timestamp using the built-in search bar.
  • Mode & Speaker Diarization Badges: Every record is tagged with its operational mode (e.g. DICTATION in emerald, FOCUSED MEETING with speaker turn attribution like **Speaker 1**).
  • Interactive Card Controls:
    • Click any card to expand playback controls.
    • Play Audio: Listen to the original captured .wav audio snippet from your local disk.
    • Copy: Copy the full transcribed text directly to your macOS clipboard.
    • Delete: Remove individual entries from your history log.
  • Clear All Cache: Purge all stored audio recordings, transcript cache, and temporary buffers with one click.

Librarian Updates History#

Switch the top tab to Librarian Updates to view a historical audit trail of all AI documentation reconciliations, showing affected files, Git branches, diff summaries, and whether each update was Approved or Rejected.


Sync & Backup#

In Settings (⌘ ,) → Sync & Backup:

  • Cloud Sync (Pro): Synchronize custom prompts, vocabulary, and Librarian configurations across all your Macs.
  • Export Configuration: Exports your preferences, vocabulary, and prompts to a clean dicty_setup.json file. Toggle Include API Keys and Credentials if transferring setups between private machines.
  • Import Configuration: Import configuration files with Merge (keeps existing vocabulary) or Overwrite options.

Performance Telemetry & Diagnostics Export#

In Settings (⌘ ,) → Preferences → Diagnostics Export:

Click Export Diagnostic Report (.zip) to bundle:

  • Real-Time Factor (RTF) benchmarks.
  • Speaking Words-Per-Minute (WPM) calculations.
  • Engine transcription latency metrics.
  • Active model configuration and system logs.

The .zip archive is saved to your Downloads folder and revealed in Finder, ready to share when troubleshooting.