Platform edition
Smallest Pulse for macOS
Cloud transcription through the Smallest AI Pulse API with a selectable language mode.
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Plugin ID
- com.
typewhisper. smallest-pulse - Requirements
- TypeWhisper 1.4.0 or newer · macOS 14.0 or newer
Inside this edition
Features in this edition
- Cloud speech-to-text processing
- Selectable language mode
- API key validation in settings
- Processing through the respective cloud provider
Settings in this edition
- Store, validate, or remove the API key in macOS Keychain
- Choose the language mode used for transcription
About
Smallest Pulse adds cloud speech-to-text to TypeWhisper through the Smallest AI Pulse STT API. Pulse is built for low-latency transcription and supports both fixed language codes and automatic language modes.
The plugin requires a Smallest API key. TypeWhisper stores the key through its plugin secret storage, while audio is sent to Smallest AI for transcription.
Sources: Smallest Pulse documentation, macOS plugin PR, Windows plugin PR
Features
- Cloud transcription with Smallest AI Pulse
- API key validation in plugin settings
- Language modes for automatic language detection
- Word timestamps and segment parsing where the platform implementation exposes them
- Secure API key storage through TypeWhisper plugin secrets
- No translation support
Platform Behavior
| Platform | Plugin ID | Behavior |
|---|---|---|
| macOS | com.typewhisper.smallest-pulse | Uses the pre-recorded Pulse HTTP endpoint for the initial implementation. |
| Windows | com.typewhisper.smallest-ai | Supports pre-recorded HTTPS transcription and WebSocket live streaming, plus Lightning and Lightning Pro text-to-speech with the same API key. |
Language Modes
Use an explicit profile language when you know the spoken language. Smallest recommends setting the language parameter when possible because the model can optimize for that language directly.
| Mode | ID | When to use it |
|---|---|---|
| Auto (European) | multi-eu | Unknown European-language audio. |
| Auto (Multilingual) | multi | Truly unknown or mixed multilingual audio. |
| Auto (Indic) | multi-indic | Unknown Indic-language audio. |
| Auto (Asian) | multi-asian | Unknown Asian-language audio. |
Configuration
- API Key - Create a Smallest API key and paste it into the plugin settings.
- Language Mode - Select the automatic language mode used when the profile does not provide a more specific language.
- Remove - Clears the stored API key from TypeWhisper.
Setup
- Create a Smallest AI account and generate an API key.
- In TypeWhisper, open Settings > Discover plugins and install Smallest Pulse. The add-on then appears in the Settings sidebar, and its page opens.
- Enter the API key and wait for validation.
- Choose a language mode.
- Select Smallest Pulse as your transcription engine in Settings or in a profile.