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Follow the three steps below to install it. The first launch takes a few minutes while WhisperWrite downloads and prepares its speech engine.

WhisperWrite.dmg11 MB

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Install in three steps

WhisperWrite.dmg
Downloads
Step 1

Open the DMG

Double-click WhisperWrite.dmg in your Downloads folder.

Step 2

Drag to Applications

Drag the WhisperWrite icon onto the Applications folder, then open it from Applications.

Microphone
Accessibility
Step 3

Grant Microphone and Accessibility

Microphone lets WhisperWrite hear you. Accessibility lets it type into other apps. WhisperWrite walks you through both, then downloads its speech engine (about 610 MB) and optimizes it for your Mac. That takes a few minutes, once.

⌥ option

That's it. Once setup finishes, hold Right Option in any app and start talking.

System requirements

macOS 14 or later
Apple Silicon (M1 or newer). Intel Macs aren't supported.
About 1 GB of free space
English dictation
Free to download
Signed and notarized by Apple

Need help?

Text isn't appearing. Check that WhisperWrite is turned on in System Settings › Privacy & Security › Accessibility.

The pill shows no bars. Check Microphone access in the same place, and make sure the right input is selected.

More fixes are on the Support page. Still stuck? Contact us.