Getting Started with Wordwand
From download to first AI action in under 5 minutes.
Step 1 — Download & Install
Download Wordwand from wordwand.co. Once the download completes, open the DMG file and drag Wordwand into your Applications folder.
Launch Wordwand from your Applications folder or Spotlight. The Wordwand icon will appear in your Mac menu bar — that is where it lives.
Step 2 — Grant Accessibility Permissions
When you first launch Wordwand, macOS will prompt you to grant Accessibility access. This permission is required for Wordwand to read selected text and insert the processed result back into any app.
For a full walkthrough, see the Accessibility Permissions guide.
Step 3 — Configure Your Shortcut
Click the Wordwand icon in the menu bar to open preferences, then go to the Shortcuts tab. Each feature — Fix Grammar, Translate, Ask AI, Voice Dictation, and so on — has its own assignable keyboard shortcut. Set whichever combinations work for your workflow.
Step 4 — Make Your First Action
Open any Mac app — Mail, Slack, Notes, Pages, Xcode, anything — and type some text. Select a sentence or paragraph, then press the shortcut for the action you want.
For example, press your Fix Grammar shortcut to correct the selected text, or your Translate shortcut to convert it to another language. Wordwand processes the text and replaces your selection with the result — no copy-pasting required.
What's available
Wordwand includes eight AI-powered features, each with its own configurable keyboard shortcut.
Wordwand not responding?
If Wordwand is not reading or replacing text, the most common cause is a missing Accessibility permission. Check the Accessibility Permissions guide to verify and fix access in macOS System Settings.