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Press resources.

Everything a journalist, blogger, podcaster, or YouTuber needs to tell the Halopen story accurately. Use any of it; ask for anything that's missing.

Press contact: [email protected]

Fact sheet

At a glance.

App
Halopen
Tagline
Writes what you said.
Category
Native macOS dictation
Maker
Meria LLC
Founder
Jesse Meria
Pricing
Free: 14-day trial · Pro: $19/mo or $179/yr
Platform
macOS 14.0+ (Sonoma or later) · Apple Silicon + Intel Universal
Distribution
Direct download from halopen.com (Developer ID signed + notarized)
Auto-update
Sparkle 2.x with EdDSA-signed appcast
Press contact
[email protected]
Website
halopen.com
Twitter / X
@halopenapp

Boilerplate

Three lengths. Pick one.

Copy and paste verbatim, or rewrite as needed.

Short — one sentence

Halopen is a native macOS hold-to-talk dictation app for compatible text fields. Verbatim is the default output mode; cleanup is optional. Built by Meria LLC.

Medium — one paragraph

Halopen is a native macOS hold-to-talk dictation app. It is designed for standard Mac text fields, with Verbatim as the default output mode and optional cleanup. Compatibility depends on the application, field, permissions, focus and Secure Input state. Review completed transcripts before sending or executing them. Free for 14 days without a credit card, then $19/month for unlimited Pro. Universal binary, macOS 14.0+. Made by Meria LLC.

Long — two paragraphs

Halopen is a native macOS hold-to-talk dictation app. It is designed for standard Mac text fields, with Verbatim as the default output mode and optional cleanup. Compatibility depends on the application, field, permissions, focus and Secure Input state. Review completed transcripts before sending or executing them. Hold the configured key, speak and release. Optional live partials are a provisional preview and can differ from the final transcript. Local recognition and Cloud transcription have different processing boundaries, explained on the privacy page. Halopen runs on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs with macOS 14.0 or later. The no-card trial lasts 14 days. Pro costs $19/month or $179/year; current plans are listed on the pricing page. Halopen is a product of Meria LLC.

Brand assets

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The complete brand kit. Right-click any link → "Save Link As", or email [email protected] for vector source files (Figma / SVG / PSD).

Usage notes

  • App icon: use as is. Don't recolor, don't apply a drop shadow (the icon is already lit from within), don't flatten the squircle to a square.
  • Wordmark: "Halopen" set in Source Serif 4 SemiBold. Letter-spacing tightened to -0.014em. Always one word, always uppercase H.
  • Pronunciation: "HAL-oh-pen" or "HAY-loh-pen" — both work. Two syllables, six characters.
  • Brand colors: warm cream paper (#FAFAF7), warm graphite (#0B0A07), and the cyan→periwinkle→magenta gradient (#66D9FF → #A68CFF → #F28CF2).

Screenshots

In context.

Halopen running on macOS. For tailored captures (specific apps, dark mode, longer dictation flows, the recording pill mid-take), email [email protected] — we'll send a custom shot within a day.

Halopen running in the macOS menu bar — the halo arc plus pen mark visible at native size, next to the system tray
Halopen, in the menu bar. The brand mark — an open halo arc with the pen of writing through it — at native macOS render size. Live capture from a real Mac. Click to download the full-width PNG.

Brand imagery

App icon and Open Graph card for preview tiles and article headers.

Halopen Open Graph card — app icon centered on cream paper
Halopen app icon — pen plus waveform on cream paper

Story angles

Three frames for the story.

Halopen is more interesting from these angles than "another voice typing app."

  1. Angle one

    The verbatim manifesto.

    Halopen captures what was actually said — contractions, intensifiers, code-switches — and lets the user choose what happens next. The thesis is unfashionable on purpose. Read the manifesto.

  2. Angle two

    Native Mac, from the menu bar.

    Halopen is a Swift menu-bar app with a hold-to-talk hotkey. Resource use depends on the recording, settings and Mac. Account, licensing, update and enabled diagnostic activity are separate from recording.

  3. Angle three

    Voice typing that respects the technical work.

    Halopen offers Mac text insertion for compatible editor and terminal fields. Check paths, commands, identifiers and constraints before submitting dictated prompts. Built by an independent maker for the workflows he uses every day.

Anything missing?

We respond fast. Email [email protected] for tailored screenshots, founder interview availability, embargo'd review copies, or anything else.