WHISPERINK DOCUMENTATION

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Learn every part of WhisperInk—from the first permission prompt to choosing a private local model or fixing a failed paste.

All guides

01

Getting started

Install the app, choose a speech model, grant the permissions you need, and run your first dictation.

02

Permissions

Understand exactly why WhisperInk asks for Microphone, Accessibility, and Screen Recording access.

03

Dictation

Turn speech into your exact words, locally, then paste the result wherever your cursor is.

04

Command

Give a spoken instruction, optionally include selected text or a screenshot, and let a local or cloud writing model produce the result.

05

Models

Compare WhisperInk’s speech and writing models by language, speed, quality, privacy, memory, and image support.

06

History & vocabulary

Search local transcripts and conversations, or teach WhisperInk the terms you use most often.

07

Licence & updates

Understand the free trial, lifetime licence, device activations, customer portal, and signed app updates.

08

Privacy & data

A practical map of local processing, optional OpenAI requests, Keychain secrets, storage locations, and deletion.

09

Troubleshooting

Use the symptom-first guide for permissions, paste, screenshots, models, shortcuts, licences, downloads, and updates.