[BUG] Dictated text overwrites the system clipboard, losing previously copied content

[BA88]

Describe the bug

i am creating this bug issue because #729 has been closed.

Although I set FluidVoice to not use the clipboard, when I dictate, the transcribed text ends up on the system clipboard, replacing whatever I had copied before dictating. If I had copied text earlier and press Cmd+V after a dictation, I get the dictated text instead of what I copied.

The behavior is sporadic: occasionally the clipboard survives a dictation, but it is overwritten almost every time. This suggests the app inserts text by pasting through the clipboard and a restore step is missing or racing.

There may be a timing issue here. If I wait ~10 seconds before pasting, then the clipboard is respected.

This might be related to another issue I see:
The first time I dictate, the text shows up really quickly after I stop dictating. If I start to dictate immediately after, when I'm done with that second dictation, it takes quite a long time for that dictation to show up.

Below is a snapshot of my settings:
Copy to Clipboard: off
Test Insertion Mode: Clipboard Free Insert

Reproduction steps

1. Open FluidVoice
2. My settings are:

• Copy to Clipboard: off
• Test Insertion Mode: Clipboard Free Insert

3. I have quit FV after changing settings.
4. Copy text (displaying text from terminal app Ghostty)

❯ I will copy "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet"
now I am dictating
now I will paste
now I will paste <-- [cmd+v]
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet <-- if i wait 10 sec before pasting

Expected behavior

that my copy-paste clipboard is not overwritten, and that I don't have to wait ten seconds.

Actual behavior

❯ I will copy "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet"
now I am dictating
now I will paste
now I will paste <-- [cmd+v]

i copied and now I am dictating and I will wait two seconds before I paste
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

App Version

1.6.9 (20)

macOS Version

macOS 15.7.9 (Sequoia)

Architecture

Apple Silicon

Logs or crash report

Screenshots or screen recording

Screenshot 2026-09-01 at 12.44.08 PM.png

[altic-dev]

This happens when it doesn't paste it properly on the text field. does the text paste correctly and also gets copied?

[grohith327]

@BA88 What apps were you trying to dictate into ?

[BA88]

Thank you for looking at this so quickly. I appreciate it. I am working primarily in terminal app Ghostty. I am running Claude Code in Ghostty. Aha! I ran the same sequence of copy / dictate / paste in TextEdit.app and all is good (the pastebuffer is not overwritten by dicatation)! Then I ran the same sequence of copy / dictate / paste in Ghostty.app outside of Claude Code and all is good! Claude Code is creating this problem.

[altic-dev]

Yeah, exactly. I think it happens when the text cannot be pasted properly. So it gets triggered just in case you lose the dictation. That is the main reason behind it. We are working on a fix to replace the whole thing holistically so you don't have to worry too much about it, and it'll come up very soon.

[BA88]

Great, good to know that this change is coming soon. The loss of the contents of my copy buffer is so disruptive that I was going to switch away from FluidVoice. I'll hang in and hope the change comes soon. Thank you and all of FluidVoice for a really good product. Best, - BettyAnn

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[altic-dev]

If i may suggest - install raycast or maccy to have a clipboard app for storing stuff! Helps a lot in general :)

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On Wed, Sep 2, 2026 at 3:05 PM BA88 ***@***.***> wrote: *BA88* left a comment (altic-dev/FluidVoice#929) <#929 (comment)> Great, good to know that this change is coming soon. The loss of the contents of my copy buffer is so disruptive that I was going to switch away from FluidVoice. I'll hang in and hope the change comes soon. Thank you and all of FluidVoice for a really good product. Best, - BettyAnn On Wed, Sep 2, 2026 at 5:02 PM ALTIC ***@***.***> wrote: > *altic-dev* left a comment (altic-dev/FluidVoice#929) > < #929 (comment)> > > Yeah, exactly. I think it happens when the text cannot be pasted properly. > So it gets triggered just in case you lose the dictation. That is the main > reason behind it. We are working on a fix to replace the whole thing > holistically so you don't have to worry too much about it, and it'll come > up very soon. > > — > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub > < #929?email_source=notifications&email_token=AC7YY3W533DEHCHXHCE4YNT5NCKHTA5CNFSNUABFM5UWIORPF5TWS5BNNB2WEL2JONZXKZKDN5WW2ZLOOQXTKNJRG4YDKMBUGE3KM4TFMFZW63VHNVSW45DJN5XKKZLWMVXHJLDGN5XXIZLSL5RWY2LDNM#issuecomment-5517050416>, > or unsubscribe > < https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AC7YY3UM324JRINDAHAWWM35NCKHTAVCNFSNUABGKJSXA33TNF2G64TZHMYTANRRGMZDOMZRGE5US43TOVSTWNJTGE3DGMJVGQYDTILWAI> > . > Triage notifications, keep track of coding agent tasks and review pull > requests on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS > < https://github.com/notifications/mobile/ios/AC7YY3RTL4R3MMGUPTDURV35NCKHTA5CNFSNUABFM5UWIORPF5TWS5BNNB2WEL2JONZXKZKDN5WW2ZLOOQXTKNJRG4YDKMBUGE3KM4TFMFZW63VHNVSW45DJN5XKKZLWMVXHJKTGN5XXIZLSL5UW64Y> > and Android > < https://github.com/notifications/mobile/android/AC7YY3TNPSWHDP57XIUNTAL5NCKHTA5CNFSNUABFM5UWIORPF5TWS5BNNB2WEL2JONZXKZKDN5WW2ZLOOQXTKNJRG4YDKMBUGE3KM4TFMFZW63VHNVSW45DJN5XKKZLWMVXHJLTGN5XXIZLSL5QW4ZDSN5UWI>. > Download it today! > You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: > <altic-dev/FluidVoice/issues/929/5517050416 ***@***.***> > — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#929?email_source=notifications&email_token=BVSOW2VSAYHVLOD5K7QXQBL5NCKRRA5CNFSNUABFM5UWIORPF5TWS5BNNB2WEL2JONZXKZKDN5WW2ZLOOQXTKNJRG4YDONRVGM3KM4TFMFZW63VHMNXW23LFNZ2KKZLWMVXHJLDGN5XXIZLSL5RWY2LDNM#issuecomment-5517076536>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/BVSOW2VZ7HLPURCL5EY26335NCKRRAVCNFSNUABGKJSXA33TNF2G64TZHMYTANRRGMZDOMZRGE5US43TOVSTWNJTGE3DGMJVGQYDTILWAI> . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[BA88]

Thanks for the suggestions! I'll check them out since I've been meaning to do this for a while. Best!

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[panckreous]

If i may suggest - install raycast or maccy to have a clipboard app for
storing stuff! Helps a lot in general :)
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I literally came into this issue to offer this same suggestion as a friendly psa in the same manner @altic-dev just did. Its such a tiny thing that made such a massive improvement in so many ways. It's great to be able to protect against accidental overwrites of the clipboard, it's equally great knowing i can copy x things then paste them back in whatever order i want etc.

I use Alfred which, like Raycast, offers this as one feature among many. I'd recommend out of these three start with Maccy (there are one or two other top tier open source alternatives to maccy that i cant remember offhand) since it's focused on the single feature.