diff --git a/Sources/Inlay/InlayController.swift b/Sources/Inlay/InlayController.swift
index 353bcf16..1fecb16a 100644
--- a/Sources/Inlay/InlayController.swift
+++ b/Sources/Inlay/InlayController.swift
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ final class InlayController: ObservableObject {
             hotkey.mode = activationMode
         }
     }
-    @Published var launchAtLogin = false {
+    @Published var launchAtLogin = true {
         didSet {
             guard hasInitialized, !applyingConfiguration, !updatingLogin, launchAtLogin != oldValue else { return }
             configuration.update { $0.launchAtLogin = launchAtLogin }
diff --git a/Sources/InlayCore/InlayConfiguration.swift b/Sources/InlayCore/InlayConfiguration.swift
index e290c7f0..3c41760c 100644
--- a/Sources/InlayCore/InlayConfiguration.swift
+++ b/Sources/InlayCore/InlayConfiguration.swift
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public struct InlayConfiguration: Codable, Equatable, Sendable {
     public static var defaultHoldKey: String { InlayBuild.current.isDevelopment ? "rightOption" : "fn" }
     public static let `default` = InlayConfiguration()
 
-    public init(holdKey: String = InlayConfiguration.defaultHoldKey, activationMode: String = "hold", launchAtLogin: Bool = false,
+    public init(holdKey: String = InlayConfiguration.defaultHoldKey, activationMode: String = "hold", launchAtLogin: Bool = true,
                 muteOutputWhileRecording: Bool = false, dictationSoundsEnabled: Bool = true,
                 customTriggerKeyCode: Int? = nil, preserveClipboard: Bool = false,
                 microphones: MicrophonePreferences = MicrophonePreferences()) {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public struct InlayConfiguration: Codable, Equatable, Sendable {
         }
         self.init(holdKey: holdKey,
                   activationMode: activationMode,
-                  launchAtLogin: try values.value(Bool.self, for: .launchAtLogin, default: false),
+                  launchAtLogin: try values.value(Bool.self, for: .launchAtLogin, default: true),
                   muteOutputWhileRecording: try values.value(Bool.self, for: .muteOutputWhileRecording, default: false),
                   dictationSoundsEnabled: try values.value(Bool.self, for: .dictationSoundsEnabled, default: true),
                   customTriggerKeyCode: customTriggerKeyCode,