Install Dimmy on Mac, Windows, or Linux

Dimmy ships as a native installer on Windows (per-user, no admin prompt) and macOS (standard drag-and-drop). On Linux it builds from source today; a tested, signed AppImage is on the waitlist.

Windows

1. 1Open dimmy.app, click Download for Windows. You get Dimmy-Setup.exe (around 12 MB).
2. 2Double-click the installer. SmartScreen may warn the first time: click More info, then Run anyway.
3. 3Dimmy installs in your user folder (AppData). No admin password is needed.
4. 4The app opens automatically when install finishes.

macOS

1. 1Open dimmy.app, click Download for macOS. You get Dimmy-macos-arm64.dmg (around 25 MB).
2. 2Open the DMG and drag Dimmy.app into Applications.
3. 3Double-click Dimmy in Applications. Gatekeeper may complain the first time: see Troubleshooting → macOS Gatekeeper.
4. 4Grant microphone and accessibility permissions when asked.

Linux

1. 1Clone github.com/KonradDallaOrg/dimmy and follow the build steps in the README (GTK4 frontend, shared Rust core).
2. 2Once you have a Dimmy-linux-x86_64.AppImage, open a terminal in the folder where it is.
3. 3Run chmod +x Dimmy-linux-x86_64.AppImage to make it executable.
4. 4Run ./Dimmy-linux-x86_64.AppImage to launch.

bash
chmod +x Dimmy-linux-x86_64.AppImage
./Dimmy-linux-x86_64.AppImage

What happens next

On first launch, Dimmy walks you through onboarding: grant microphone permission, pick a model (a local one to download, or a Groq key for cloud), set your shortcut, try it. After that the pill appears and you are ready to dictate. See Your first dictation for the walkthrough.