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Download WhisperJot

Built natively for each platform. The local speech models download on first use and run entirely on your device — or skip the download with the Jot Cloud engine (opt-in, used only while selected, and audio never stored on our servers).

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For this device

macOS

Built for Apple Silicon. Notarized .dmg. Lives in your menu bar.

Create an account Requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later

Windows

Native C#/.NET port. Installer for x64.

Create an account Requires Windows 10 or later

Linux Beta

Debian/Ubuntu package for x64. Tarball and arm64 builds too.

Create an account Also: tar.gz and arm64 builds

After you download

macOS

  1. Open the app — it lives in your menu bar. There's no Dock icon or main window; look for the mic icon near your clock. First launch opens a browser sign-in (use the account you subscribed with), then a setup window walks you through the rest.
  2. Grant Microphone, Accessibility, and Input Monitoring when prompted — these let WhisperJot hear you and type for you.
  3. The speech model downloads once (Jot Local is about 500 MB on Mac, around 600 MB on Windows and Linux; Jot Local Pro is up to 1.5 GB) — the progress percentage shows next to the menu-bar icon. After that, local dictation runs offline and launches are instant.
  4. Hold fn (or press ⌥ Space) and speak. Pick your engine and recording mode from the menu bar any time.

Windows

  1. Run WhisperJot-setup.exe. In the first days after a new release, SmartScreen may warn about an unrecognized app — choose “More info”, then “Run anyway”.
  2. WhisperJot lives in your system tray (near the clock). First launch signs you in and downloads the speech model once (Jot Local is about 500 MB on Mac, around 600 MB on Windows and Linux); after that local dictation runs offline.
  3. Press your hotkey and speak. Right-click the tray icon for Settings, including changing the hotkey.

Linux Beta

  1. Install the package: sudo dpkg -i WhisperJot-linux-*.deb on Debian/Ubuntu, or extract the tar.gz anywhere and run it from there.
  2. Run whisperjot from your app launcher or terminal — the speech model downloads once (Jot Local is about 500 MB on Mac, around 600 MB on Windows and Linux). Needs PipeWire or PulseAudio; on Wayland install wtype for text injection.