Requirements
Windows 10/11
Note: On Windows, the first-time setup may take 10–20 minutes, depending on your internet connection.
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Latest graphics drivers from Intel / AMD / NVIDIA
- Do not rely on OEM-modified drivers (ASUS / Dell / HP / Lenovo, etc.)
- Example: on the ASUS Zenbook S16, the OEM graphics drivers does not include Vulkan support, which will break GPU acceleration. Install the driver directly from Intel/AMD/NVIDIA instead.
- Do not rely on OEM-modified drivers (ASUS / Dell / HP / Lenovo, etc.)
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Administrator privileges required (one-time)
- Git will self-install (requires admin — even for the portable build)
- VulkanSDK will self-install (requires admin — even for the portable build)
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FFmpeg will self-install (no admin required)
macOS
- Apple Silicon (M1 / M2 / M3 / M4 / M5)
Known Issue
- MacOS version currently can't be opened without disabling checks, will fix soon
macOS workaround (Terminal)
- Drag
EasyWhisperUI.appintoApplications - Open Terminal and run:
sudo xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/EasyWhisperUI.app"- Then right-click
EasyWhisperUI.app→ Open (do this once), and confirm.
Note for Windows Users who installed v2.0
- If you installed v2.0, please uninstall it first otherwise the files remain.
- If you already installed v2.1 then, reinstall 2.0, uninstall and then install v2.1 again.
New Features!
- Custom Model support (Feature Request) c12a5f2
- You can now use third-party models from a file!
- Drag and Drop works again ca19ab3
- Open With works again c1eaf41
- Update button bc12cde
- ffmpeg fixes 8af4e52 240ca7a 0e5eb6a
- Huge speed improvements on mac
- Delete converted file after 0e5eb6a
- Switch to arm64 ffmpeg on macOS 240ca7a
- Minor UI changes 7dd8b4c e0021c2 82c7c10
- Removed install/uninstall button and unnecessary logic 895ce7e
- Uninstaller also deletes roaming folder now. (Windows) 600b09e
- fix major dylib issue and ffmpeg issue on macOS 2228993 8c8fa41
- fix SDL2 dylib missing on Mac c3f3482
Full Changelog: v2.0...v2.1