Install guide
Download, open, and dictate from any Windows app
Inumaki is a tray-first Windows voice-to-text app. It transcribes locally with whisper.cpp, so dictation can work without external transcription or an account.
Step 1
Download the Windows installer
Use the latest GitHub release installer from the Download button. Inumaki currently targets Windows 10 and 11 on x64.
Step 2
Run the unsigned installer
Windows SmartScreen can warn for unsigned indie apps. Choose More info, then Run anyway if you trust the source or have reviewed the code.
Step 3
Finish first-run setup
The desktop app shows a short onboarding flow, then keeps Inumaki running in the tray.
Step 4
Press the hotkey
Use Ctrl+Shift+Space, speak, then paste the cleaned output where you were working.
Before you download
Transcription runs locally on your Windows PC with whisper.cpp. No account, no cloud transcription, and no personal API key are required. The installer is currently unsigned, so Windows may show a SmartScreen prompt for an unrecognized publisher.
Troubleshooting
The app opens a browser auth page
That is stale behavior. Current OSS builds should go straight to onboarding, not browser sign-in.
No text appears
Check microphone permissions, confirm the active app accepts paste, and try pasting manually from the clipboard.
Processing fails
Confirm microphone permissions, check that the local transcription assets are available, and restart the desktop app.
SmartScreen blocks launch
The app is not code-signed yet. Build from source or use More info -> Run anyway only if you trust the release.