Install Voicetypr on macOS

Before you start

Voicetypr supports:

• macOS Sonoma 14 or newer
• Apple Silicon Macs (recommended)
• Intel Macs (supported with the Intel build)

Before downloading, close any app that may be actively using your microphone permissions screen.

Download the correct build

1. Go to voicetypr.com/download
2. Pick macOS (Apple Silicon) for M1, M2, M3, or newer Macs
3. Pick macOS (Intel) if your Mac uses an Intel chip
4. Wait for the .dmg file to finish downloading into Downloads

If Safari or Chrome asks whether you want to keep the file, choose Keep.

Install the app

1. Open the downloaded .dmg
2. Drag Voicetypr into Applications
3. Wait for the copy to finish
4. Eject the disk image from Finder
5. Open Applications and launch Voicetypr

If macOS says the app is from an unidentified developer

This is the most common install blocker on macOS.

1. Try opening Voicetypr once from Applications
2. When macOS blocks it, close the warning
3. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security
4. Scroll to the bottom of the Security section
5. Click Open Anyway next to Voicetypr
6. Confirm with your password or Touch ID
7. Launch Voicetypr again and click Open

If you want the detailed version, see macOS says “unidentified developer” →

Grant microphone access

Voicetypr cannot transcribe until microphone access is enabled.

1. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security → Microphone
2. Turn Voicetypr on
3. Quit and reopen Voicetypr if it was already running

If Voicetypr does not appear in the list yet, launch it once and trigger a recording attempt first.

Grant accessibility access

Accessibility access is what lets Voicetypr paste into Cursor, ChatGPT, email, docs, and other apps.

1. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility
2. Click the + button
3. Choose Applications → Voicetypr
4. Click Open
5. Turn Voicetypr on in the list
6. Restart Voicetypr

First launch checklist

After install, confirm these three things:

• the microphone permission is enabled
• accessibility permission is enabled
• your hotkey opens the dictation HUD

If the app opens but text does not paste, the issue is almost always Accessibility permission.

Apple Silicon vs Intel notes

Apple Silicon

• best performance
• fastest local models
• recommended for heavy dictation

Intel

• fully supported
• slower than Apple Silicon on large models
• still works fine for lighter or medium dictation workloads

If performance feels slow on Intel, switch to a smaller or faster model first.

If the app still will not open

Check these in order:

1. Did you move the app into Applications instead of launching from the disk image?
2. Did you click Open Anyway in Privacy & Security?
3. Did you relaunch the app after granting permissions?
4. Are you running a supported macOS version?

If you still get stuck, use Troubleshooting common issues →

Next steps

• Getting started with your first dictation →
• Choose the right model →
• Set up hotkeys →