Installing wispa
Download wispa for your platform, open it once, and grant two quick permissions so it can hear you and type for you.
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wispa ships as a normal desktop app: a signed disk image on Mac and an installer on Windows. It is free while in beta, with no account. Follow the steps for your platform.
On macOS
- Download the Mac build from the download page. You need macOS 13 or later on an Apple Silicon Mac (M1 and newer).
- Open the
.dmgand drag wispa into your Applications folder. - Launch it from Applications with a double-click. The app is signed and notarized by Apple, so it opens normally, no right-click needed.
On Windows
- Download the installer from the download page. You need Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit.
- Run
wispa-setup.exeand follow the installer. - If SmartScreen appears, choose More info, then Run anyway. The installer is not Microsoft-signed yet, so Windows warns once, the download always comes from our GitHub releases.
Permissions it needs
wispa asks for microphone access so it can hear you. On Mac it also needs Accessibility access so it can type into other apps. Grant both when prompted, and after you allow Accessibility, restart wispa once so the change takes effect.
FAQ
Questions and answers
Does it run on Intel Macs?
No. wispa is built for Apple Silicon (M1 and newer) on macOS 13 or later.
Why does SmartScreen warn me on Windows?
The installer is not Microsoft-signed yet, so SmartScreen may ask once. Choose More info, then Run anyway. This is about the installer being new, not about anything being wrong.
What does it cost?
wispa is free while in beta. On-device transcription stays free forever, and cloud providers bill their own usage to your key.