heyclicky

HeyClicky is a Mac-native AI assistant that sits next to the cursor, watches the screen, and listens for voice commands. This launch adds two dictation modes aimed at people who write across a lot of different apps, from Claude Code and terminals to Gmail, Slack, LinkedIn, and Google Slides. Founded in 2026 by Farza Majeed, who previously built Buildspace into a community of 125,000+ builders , the company is part of Y Combinator's Spring 2026 batch. The first mode is a plain speech-to-text that streams into whatever text field the cursor is on, triggered with FN plus Control and running at roughly 450 milliseconds of latency. The second, triggered with Control plus Option, is screen-aware. Instead of transcribing what you say, it reads the current window and drafts the actual text for you, so asking it to reply to an open email produces a Gmail reply written in your voice, and asking it to follow up in a terminal produces a working prompt for Claude Code. It draws on HeyClicky's stored memory of the user to keep the tone consistent. The launch matters for operators evaluating voice input tools because it pushes dictation past raw transcription into something closer to a screen-reading writing assistant. Early users are applying it to ad copy in Google Ads, resume editing, and everyday replies in Slack and LinkedIn. Farza has flagged that the feature is live in production and still rough in places, with active work on speed and reliability given a spike in usage after the demo.