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App Styles let you change how Scout formats your dictated text based on which app you’re using. Formal emails get proper punctuation while casual chat gets relaxed formatting.
App Styles require a Pro subscription.

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Built-in presets

PresetWhat it doesBest for
FormalNo changes — uses the speech engine’s default output (proper capitalization + punctuation)Email, documents, professional writing
CasualRemoves the final trailing period from your text (keeps all other punctuation, including abbreviations like “Dr.” or “U.S.A.”)Slack, Discord, iMessage, casual chat
MinimalConverts to lowercase + removes the final trailing periodQuick notes, search boxes, very casual contexts

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Setting up an app style

1

Open Settings → App Styles

You’ll see the list of available style presets.
2

Choose a preset

Select Formal, Casual, or Minimal.
3

Add app matchers

Tell Scout which apps should use this style. You can match by:
  • Process name — e.g., Slack, Discord, Mail
  • Window title — e.g., a specific document name or URL
Matching is case-insensitive and uses substring matching, so “slack” matches “Slack.exe” and “com.tinyspeck.slackmacgap”.
4

Enable the style

Toggle the style on. Scout applies it automatically when the matching app is focused.

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How matching works

When you start dictating, Scout checks the focused app against your enabled styles:
  1. It checks the process name first (case-insensitive substring match)
  2. Then checks the window title (case-insensitive substring match)
  3. The first enabled style with a matching app wins
If no style matches the current app, Scout uses the default output (equivalent to Formal).

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Examples

PresetYou sayScout types
Formal”Thanks for the update period”Thanks for the update.
Casual”Thanks for the update period”Thanks for the update
Minimal”Thanks for the update period”thanks for the update
App Styles are not applied when a quick phrase expansion occurs in the same dictation.
Start with Casual for chat apps and Formal for email. You can always adjust after seeing how it feels.