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9 guidesGetting started
Install the app, choose a speech model, grant the permissions you need, and run your first dictation.
Open guide 02Permissions
Understand exactly why WhisperInk asks for Microphone, Accessibility, and Screen Recording access.
Open guide 03Dictation
Turn speech into your exact words, locally, then paste the result wherever your cursor is.
Open guide 04Command
Give a spoken instruction, optionally include selected text or a screenshot, and let a local or cloud writing model produce the result.
Open guide 08Privacy & data
A practical map of local processing, optional OpenAI requests, Keychain secrets, storage locations, and deletion.
Open guide 09Troubleshooting
Use the symptom-first guide for permissions, paste, screenshots, models, shortcuts, licences, downloads, and updates.
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Getting started
Install the app, choose a speech model, grant the permissions you need, and run your first dictation.
Permissions
Understand exactly why WhisperInk asks for Microphone, Accessibility, and Screen Recording access.
Dictation
Turn speech into your exact words, locally, then paste the result wherever your cursor is.
Command
Give a spoken instruction, optionally include selected text or a screenshot, and let a local or cloud writing model produce the result.
Models
Compare WhisperInk’s speech and writing models by language, speed, quality, privacy, memory, and image support.
History & vocabulary
Search local transcripts and conversations, or teach WhisperInk the terms you use most often.
Licence & updates
Understand the free trial, lifetime licence, device activations, customer portal, and signed app updates.
Privacy & data
A practical map of local processing, optional OpenAI requests, Keychain secrets, storage locations, and deletion.
Troubleshooting
Use the symptom-first guide for permissions, paste, screenshots, models, shortcuts, licences, downloads, and updates.