# Install Dimmy on Mac, Windows, or Linux. Dimmy Help.

> Install Dimmy on Mac, Windows, or Linux. Step-by-step help for Dimmy, the native voice dictation app for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Source: https://dimmy.app/help/install/

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Getting Started

# Install Dimmy on Mac, Windows, or Linux

Download the installer for your operating system, run it, launch Dimmy. Takes around a minute.

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.

Download buttons on dimmy.app showing macOS and Windows, with Linux on the waitlist

## Windows

1. Open dimmy.app, click Download for Windows. You get Dimmy-win-Setup.exe (about 135 MB). Windows 10 or 11, x64.
2. Double-click the installer. SmartScreen may warn the first time: click More info, then Run anyway.
3. Dimmy installs in your user folder (AppData). No admin password is needed.
4. The app opens automatically when install finishes.

## macOS

1. Open dimmy.app, click Download for macOS. You get Dimmy-macos-arm64.dmg (about 55 MB). Apple Silicon, macOS 14 or later.
2. Open the DMG and drag Dimmy.app into Applications.
3. Double-click Dimmy in Applications. Gatekeeper may complain the first time: see Troubleshooting → macOS Gatekeeper.
4. Grant microphone and accessibility permissions when asked.

info

Requires macOS 14 Sonoma or newer on Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4).

## Linux

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The prebuilt Linux AppImage is still in testing, so it isn't offered as a one-click download yet. Dimmy ships from source on Linux for now. Want a tested, signed AppImage instead? Join the Linux waitlist on dimmy.app and we'll send one note the day it lands.

1. Clone github.com/KonradDallaOrg/dimmy and follow the build steps in the README (GTK4 frontend, shared Rust core).
2. Once you have a Dimmy-linux-x86\_64.AppImage, open a terminal in the folder where it is.
3. Run chmod +x Dimmy-linux-x86\_64.AppImage to make it executable.
4. Run ./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](https://dimmy.app/help/first-dictation/) for the walkthrough.

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Last updated: 2026-05-22

On this page

1. [01 Windows](#windows)
2. [02 macOS](#macos)
3. [03 Linux](#linux)
4. [04 What happens next](#what-happens-next)