TypeWhisper
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Beta

Windows is currently a public beta. Installer details, onboarding flow, and some features may still change before the stable release.

Installation

Get the current Windows beta up and running.

System Requirements

  • • Windows 10 or Windows 11 (64-bit)
  • • x64 and ARM64 builds available
  • • 8 GB RAM minimum, 16 GB+ recommended
  • • ~700 MB disk space for the Parakeet model, ~200 MB for Canary
  • • CPU-only inference - no dedicated GPU required. All local processing runs on your CPU using optimized ONNX Runtime with int8 quantization.

Download

Download the latest beta .exe installer from typewhisper-win releases.

  1. Download the TypeWhisper-Setup.exe file from the latest release.
  2. Run the installer. Windows SmartScreen may show a warning since the app is not code-signed yet - click "More info" and then "Run anyway".
  3. Follow the setup wizard to complete installation.
  4. TypeWhisper will launch automatically and appear in your system tray.

Build from Source

# Clone and build

git clone https://github.com/TypeWhisper/typewhisper-win.git

cd typewhisper-win

# Requires .NET 10 SDK

dotnet build

dotnet run --project src/TypeWhisper.Windows

First Launch

On first launch, a Welcome Wizard guides you through setup in 5 steps:

  1. Model selection - Choose and download a local speech recognition model (Parakeet for general use, Canary for multilingual with translation).
  2. Cloud providers (optional) - Connect Groq or OpenAI for cloud-based transcription. You can skip this and use only on-device models.
  3. Microphone test - Verify your microphone works and grant Windows microphone permission.
  4. Hotkey setup - Configure your global hotkey. The default is Ctrl+Shift+F9.
  5. Try it out - Test your setup with a quick dictation.

After the wizard, TypeWhisper runs in the system tray (bottom-right corner of your taskbar). Right-click the tray icon to access Settings.

Windows Autostart

TypeWhisper can optionally start with Windows. Enable this in Settings so it is always ready when you need it. The setting adds a registry entry to launch TypeWhisper on login.

Update

TypeWhisper includes built-in auto-updates via Velopack. When a new version is available, you will see a notification in the app. Updates are downloaded and applied automatically.

Uninstall

Open Windows Settings > Apps > Installed Apps, find TypeWhisper, and click "Uninstall". This removes the application. Downloaded models and settings are stored in %LOCALAPPDATA%\TypeWhisper and can be deleted manually if you want a clean removal.