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Smallest Pulse

Smallest Pulse for macOS

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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 ยท macOS 14.0 or newer
API Docs macOS Source Code Release 1.0.0

Inside this edition

Smallest Pulse macOS settings

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

PlatformPlugin IDBehavior
macOScom.typewhisper.smallest-pulseUses the pre-recorded Pulse HTTP endpoint for the initial implementation.
Windowscom.typewhisper.smallest-aiSupports pre-recorded HTTPS transcription and WebSocket live streaming.

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.

ModeIDWhen to use it
Auto (European)multi-euUnknown European-language audio.
Auto (Multilingual)multiTruly unknown or mixed multilingual audio.
Auto (Indic)multi-indicUnknown Indic-language audio.
Auto (Asian)multi-asianUnknown 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

  1. Create a Smallest AI account and generate an API key.
  2. Open TypeWhisper Settings > Integrations.
  3. Find Smallest Pulse and click Configure.
  4. Enter the API key and wait for validation.
  5. Choose a language mode.
  6. Select Smallest Pulse as your transcription engine in Settings or in a profile.