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About

Cohere adds a cloud transcription engine to TypeWhisper powered by the Cohere Transcribe API. Introduced in PR #185, the plugin provides state-of-the-art speech recognition across 14 languages using a REST-based architecture. Audio is sent to Cohere’s API endpoint and the transcribed text is returned directly.

Features

  • Cloud transcription via Cohere Transcribe API
  • 14 supported languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, English, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, and Turkish
  • Automatic language detection
  • Built-in API key validation in settings
  • Secure API key storage in the macOS Keychain

Transcription Models

ModelID
Cohere Transcribecohere-transcribe-03-2026

Configuration

  • API Key - Create an API key at cohere.com and paste it into the plugin settings.

Setup

  1. Create a free account at cohere.com
  2. Generate an API key in your dashboard
  3. Open TypeWhisper Settings > Plugins
  4. Find the Cohere plugin and click Configure
  5. Enter your Cohere API key and save it
  6. Select Cohere as your transcription engine in Settings or in a profile