Monologue's most powerful feature is its ability to understand where you're writing and automatically adjust the formatting. You speak the same way everywhere—Monologue handles making your words fit the context.
How Modes Work
Think of modes as different "personalities" for your text. When you're writing an email, Monologue automatically switches to professional mode. When you're chatting with friends, it keeps things casual. All without you having to think about it.
Automatic Mode Detection
Monologue determines which mode to use by looking at:
The app you're using (Gmail gets email formatting, Slack gets chat formatting)
Context from existing text (if you're in an ongoing email thread, it maintains that style)
Your behavior patterns (learns from how you manually correct text)
You don't need to tell Monologue what mode to use—it figures it out automatically.
The Four Built-In Modes
📝 Notes Mode: Note-taking apps, text editors, or unknown apps
Natural, conversational formatting
Smart punctuation that follows speech patterns
Clean, readable structure
💬 Messaging Mode: Slack, Discord, iMessage, Teams, WhatsApp
Keeps the casual, conversational tone
Minimal punctuation (feels more like speaking)
Preserves internet slang and abbreviations
📧 Email Mode: Gmail, Apple Mail, Outlook, other email clients
Professional, business-appropriate tone
Proper salutations and email structure
Formal punctuation and capitalization
💻 Coding Mode: VS Code, Xcode, IntelliJ, other development environments
Preserves technical terminology exactly as spoken
Handles variable naming conventions (camelCase, snake_case)
Minimal formatting interference with code syntax
Editing Existing Modes
Monologue comes with built-in modes for common apps like Email, Messaging, and Documents. You can customize any of these to better fit how you work.
Access Mode Settings
Open Monologue dashboard → "Instructions" tab
Select a mode from the list (Email, Messaging, Document, etc.)
Add apps to a mode
Click "+" in the Activation apps section and select the app you want to add. You can also add websites where this mode will be activated in the Activation websites section.
Edit formatting instructions
Scroll down to the "Custom instructions" section and edit the text box with your formatting preferences.
Creating New Modes
Need something beyond the built-in modes? You can create your own for specific workflows — like coding, legal documents, creative writing, or anything else that needs its own formatting rules.
Create the mode
Open Monologue dashboard → "Instructions" tab
Click "Create New Mode" or the "+" button
Enter a descriptive name (e.g., "Legal Documents", "Creative Writing")
Set trigger apps
Click "+" in the Activation apps section and select which apps should use this mode. You can add multiple apps that need similar formatting.
Write custom instructions
Add specific formatting rules in the Custom instructions field.
Example—Legal Documents mode: Use formal language with numbered paragraphs. Capitalize legal entity names. Use "shall" instead of "will" for obligations.
Example—Creative Writing mode: Use flowing language with creative punctuation. Format dialogue with quotation marks and paragraph breaks. Don't auto-correct creative words.
Test your new mode
Open one of your activation apps
Record test content using different sentence types
Verify formatting works as expected
Adjust instructions if needed
Auto Enter Feature
When you enable Auto Enter, Monologue automatically presses Enter after transcription — instantly sending your message in that app.
To enable it, edit a specific mode and toggle "Auto Enter" on or off. Great for quick messages or vibe coding.