Partner program
Earn 30% for life — every time you send Halopen a customer.
If you make things about dev tools — videos, posts, threads, podcasts, newsletters — and you talk about how you actually work with AI in your editor, Halopen belongs in that conversation. We ship the voice layer for AI coding on Mac: Hold a key and dictate a draft in a compatible Mac text field. Review the completed text before submitting it.
It is an affiliate program; we call it the partner program because the people in it are usually writing about their own workflow rather than running ads. The terms are the same either way, and they are below in full.
Here's the deal — and it's the same for everyone:
- 30% of every payment, recurring, for the life of the customer. No 12-month cap. They stay, you keep earning.
- A clean link — halopen.com/yourname — that you can turn into your own partner page (your photo, bio, and links to your work).
- A private dashboard for your clicks and earnings. PayPal payouts, monthly.
- Instant. No review queue — your link is live the second you apply.
Claim your link below. It takes about a minute, and you walk away with a working partner link.
| Commission | 30% of every payment |
|---|---|
| Duration | Recurring for the life of the customer — no 12-month cap, no step-down |
| Attribution | 30-day first-touch cookie; once someone is attributed to you, they stay yours |
| Approval | Instant — no review queue |
| Payouts | PayPal, monthly, after a 30-day pending period that covers our 14-day refund window |
| What we sell | A native macOS dictation app: $19/month, $179/year, or $499 once, after a 14-day trial with no card |
| House rules | Disclose the relationship, tag the link rel="sponsored", and don't bid on the Halopen brand name |
Claim your link
A minute. Then your link is live.
Approved instantly. You'll get your link on the next screen and by email.
You're in
Your partner link is live.
It's earning 30% recurring, for life from this moment. Share it anywhere you talk about dictation, Claude Code, Cursor, or Mac dev tools.
Your link
We also emailed your link + dashboard to your inbox.
FAQ
Common questions about the program.
Is it really instant?
Yes. Submit the form and your link is live and earning the moment you hit go — no waiting on a review queue. You get the link on the next screen and in your inbox. We can still pause a link later if someone abuses it, but the default is open: we'd rather trust people who make good work.
What exactly do I earn?
30% of every payment a customer you referred makes — recurring, for the entire life of their subscription. No 12-month cap, no step-down. If they pay Halopen $179 a year for five years, you earn 30% of all five years.
How does the tracking work?
Your link is halopen.com/yourname. Anyone who clicks it gets a 30-day first-touch cookie; when they subscribe, the sale is credited to you and the commission lands in your dashboard automatically. First touch wins — once someone is attributed to you, they stay yours.
How and when do I get paid?
Via PayPal. A commission is "pending" for the first 30 days after a payment (long enough to cover our 14-day refund window and the time a refund takes), then becomes payable. We send payouts monthly once your payable balance crosses the minimum. Set your PayPal email in your dashboard any time.
What if my audience is small?
Apply anyway. Specificity beats volume — a 2,000-follower account that talks about Claude Code workflows can out-convert a 200,000-follower general-tech channel. Everyone gets the same 30% lifetime rate; standout partners can earn custom deals (just reply to your welcome email).
Do you give reviewers a licence to test with?
Yes. If you are writing a review, a comparison or a roundup, email [email protected] and we will set you up with a licence so you are not testing against a 14-day clock. No conditions attached to it, and no expectations about what you conclude — a verdict we did not like is still a verdict we would rather you reached honestly.
Can I include Halopen in a roundup or comparison post?
Please do, and you do not need our permission. Two things we will always ask for: disclose the affiliate relationship if you use a partner link, and tag that link rel="sponsored" or rel="nofollow" — an incentivised link that passes ranking signal is against Google's link-spam policy and we will never ask you for one. Everything you need to describe the app accurately, including the limits, is at halopen.com/press.
Do I need US tax documents?
Only if you're a US tax resident earning above the IRS reporting threshold (currently $600/year) — then we'll need a W-9. Outside the US you may need a W-8BEN depending on your country's treaty with the US. We'll reach out when you get close.
Can I lose my account?
Yes — for misrepresenting yourself, self-clicking your own link, bidding on the Halopen brand name in ads, spamming forums/comments with your link, or anything that would feel sketchy if a customer saw it. Two house rules keep us both clean: disclose the affiliate relationship (an "#ad / affiliate link" note), and don't run ads on our brand name.