Not sure how it works in other OS's but in Omarchy [1] you hold down `Super + Ctrl + X` to start recording and release it to stop, while it's recording you'll see a red voice recording icon in the top bar so it's clear when its recording.

Although as llms-py is a local web App I had to build my own visual indicator [2] which also displays a red microphone next to the prompt when it's recording. It also supports both Tap On/Off and hold down for recording modes. When using voxtype I'm just using the tool for transcription (i.e. not Omarchy OS-wide dictation feature) like:

$ voxtype transcribe /path/to/audio.wav

If you're interested the Python source code to support multiple voice transcription backends is at: [3]

[1] https://learn.omacom.io/2/the-omarchy-manual/107/ai

[2] https://llmspy.org/docs/features/voice-input

[3] https://github.com/ServiceStack/llms/blob/main/llms/extensio...