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Free for Mac and Windows. Recording, transcription and notes need no account.
IT and managed deployment: the signed Windows installer (.exe) is also available as a direct download.
Mac
macOS 15 or newer, Apple silicon.
- Download the Mac build with the button above.
- Open the DMG and drag Softspoken into Applications.
- Open Softspoken from Applications, the way you open any app. macOS may ask you to confirm the first time, as it does for anything downloaded from the internet.
- Grant microphone and screen-recording access when asked. Screen recording is how the call's audio is captured; nothing visual is stored.
Windows
Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit.
- Install Softspoken from the Microsoft Store with the badge above. Microsoft delivers the install itself, so there is no browser download and no SmartScreen warning.
- It installs for your user only, so no administrator password is needed. Open Softspoken from the Start menu.
- Press the dictation hotkey or start a meeting; Windows will ask for microphone access once.
Setup starts with dictation: hold your hotkey, say a sentence and watch it appear. The speech model for meetings downloads in the background meanwhile, and a sample meeting shows what your notes will look like before you record your own.
Windows builds are Authenticode-signed by River Edge Ventures Pty Ltd, so Windows can verify the publisher before anything runs; the Microsoft Store delivers that same signed build. macOS builds are signed with the same company's Apple Developer ID and notarised by Apple, so macOS opens them without a warning about an unidentified developer. If you use the direct installer (.exe) instead of the Store, SmartScreen may show a caution while our certificate builds reputation; choose More info, then Run anyway.
Turning on the AI layer
Open Settings, choose AI, pick Softspoken AI and sign in with your email. We email you a six-digit code; enter it and you are in. Prefer your own keys? Pick Anthropic or AWS Bedrock instead and paste your credentials: they are stored in your operating system's secure store and only ever sent to your provider.
Softspoken keeps itself current: when a new version ships, the app shows a notice and installs it on your say-so.
Hear about big updates
Optional. Leave your email and we will write when something big ships, and not otherwise.