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Installation

Local Transcriber is free and needs no account. Download it from the Download section of transcript.sierock.com or straight from GitHub Releases.

System requirements

Platform Requirement
macOS macOS 12 Monterey or later, Apple Silicon or Intel
Windows Windows 10 or 11 (x64 or ARM64), with the WebView2 runtime (already installed on Windows 10/11)
Linux x86_64 or ARM64 with webkit2gtk-4.1 (Ubuntu 22.04+, Debian, Fedora, openSUSE…)

Disk space: the app itself is small (about 10–80 MB depending on the package). The default speech model downloads once on first use and is about 550 MB.

1. Pick your download

Download section, macOS tab

Open the website and scroll to Download (or click Download for at the top). The site detects your operating system and processor and marks the best file Recommended. You can switch platforms with the macOS / Windows / Linux tabs.

Platform File Best for
macOS LocalTranscriber_<ver>_macos_arm64.dmg Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4)
macOS LocalTranscriber_<ver>_macos_x64.dmg Intel Macs
Windows LocalTranscriber_<ver>_windows_x64-setup.exe Most PCs
Windows LocalTranscriber_<ver>_windows_arm64-setup.exe ARM laptops (Snapdragon)
Windows LocalTranscriber_<ver>_windows_x64.msi Managed / Intune / silent installs
Linux …_linux_amd64.deb / …_linux_arm64.deb Debian, Ubuntu, Mint
Linux …_linux_amd64.AppImage / …_linux_arm64.AppImage Any distro; updates itself
Linux …_linux_amd64.rpm / …_linux_arm64.rpm Fedora, RHEL, openSUSE

If the site can't reach GitHub, the buttons send you to the GitHub Releases page instead. Download from there.

2. Install

macOS

  1. Open the .dmg and drag Local Transcriber into Applications.

  2. Launch it. When macOS asks for the microphone, click Allow.

  3. If macOS blocks the first launch (early builds are not notarized yet), go to System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway, or right-click the app and choose Open. From a terminal:

    xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/Local Transcribe.app"

Windows

Download section, Windows tab

  1. Run the -setup.exe. It installs in seconds.

  2. If SmartScreen appears, choose More info → Run anyway (builds are not code-signed yet).

  3. For IT deployments, use the MSI silently:

    msiexec /i "LocalTranscriber_<ver>_windows_x64.msi" /qn

Linux

Download section, Linux tab

# Debian / Ubuntu / Mint
sudo apt install ./LocalTranscriber_<ver>_linux_amd64.deb

# Fedora / RHEL / openSUSE
sudo dnf install ./LocalTranscriber_<ver>_linux_amd64.rpm

# AppImage: no install needed
chmod +x LocalTranscriber_<ver>_linux_amd64.AppImage && ./LocalTranscriber_<ver>_linux_amd64.AppImage

Only the AppImage can update itself in the app. .deb and .rpm installs get a download link when a new version is out (see Updates).

3. Verify your download (optional)

Each file in the download list shows the start of its SHA-256 checksum, with a copy button. Each release also includes SHA256SUMS.txt. Compare it with:

OS Command
macOS shasum -a 256 <file>
Windows certutil -hashfile <file> SHA256
Linux sha256sum <file>

Older versions

Every version and every file is listed under All binaries & versions on the website. You can filter it by platform. See Website Tour#all-binaries--versions.

Build from source

You need Node 20+, Rust and the Tauri prerequisites for your OS.

git clone https://github.com/GrzeskoByte/local-transcript
cd local-transcript
npm install --ignore-scripts
npm run tauri:build
# installers → src-tauri/target/release/bundle/

Next: Getting Started

Local Transcriber · MIT License · Website · App source · Website source · Releases · Edit these pages in the wiki/ folder of the website repository, see Contributing to the Wiki.

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