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[← Help Center](https://voicetypr.com/help)

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# Getting Started

Your first 2 minutes with Voicetypr. Pick a model, set a hotkey, and start talking.

## 1. Pick a Model

On first launch, Voicetypr asks you to download a speech model.

**Recommended for beginners:**

- Whisper Base (~140 MB) — Fast, accurate for clear speech, 99 languages

- Whisper Large v3 (~2.9 GB) — Best accuracy, handles noise and accents better

The model downloads once and stays on your machine. No internet needed after that.

## 2. Set Your Hotkey

Default hotkey is **⌘ + Shift + Space** (macOS) or **Ctrl + Shift + Space** (Windows).

To change it:

- Open Voicetypr settings

- Click Hotkey

- Press your preferred key combination

- Click Save

## 3. Your First Dictation

- Open any app — Notes, ChatGPT, Gmail, VS Code

- Place your cursor where you want text

- Press and hold your hotkey

- Speak naturally

- Release the hotkey — text appears where your cursor was

## Tips

- Pause punctuation : Say "comma", "period", "new line" — Voicetypr inserts them

- Numbers : Say "one twenty three" or "one hundred and fifty"

- Corrections : Backspace and re-dictate. There's no cloud delay.

## What's Next?

- [Learn about models and which one to pick →](https://voicetypr.com/help/models)

- [Set up custom hotkeys →](https://voicetypr.com/help/hotkeys)