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HyperWhisper on Windows is a .NET 10 WPF app that lives in your system tray and transcribes speech on demand — locally or via cloud providers. It runs on Windows 10 and 11, with native installers for both x64 and ARM64.

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Installation

1

Download the installer

Go to hyperwhisper.com and download the installer for your architecture:
  • HyperWhisper-X.Y.Z-x64-Setup.exe — standard Intel/AMD laptops and desktops
  • HyperWhisper-X.Y.Z-arm64-Setup.exe — Snapdragon X and other ARM64 Windows devices
Not sure which you need? Open Settings → System → About and look at the System type field.
2

Run the installer

Double-click the downloaded .exe and follow the setup wizard.
  • If .NET 10 Desktop Runtime is missing, the installer downloads and installs it automatically.
  • The default install location is C:\Program Files\HyperWhisper. The app itself uses about 300 MB of disk space, not counting any local models you download later.
  • The installer offers an optional Create a desktop shortcut task — it is unchecked by default.
3

Launch HyperWhisper

At the end of the wizard you can tick Launch HyperWhisper to start the app immediately.

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First launch

When HyperWhisper starts for the first time it automatically registers itself to start with Windows — you’ll find it in HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. You can turn this off later in Settings → General. The main window opens on first launch. Closing it sends the app to the system tray (see System tray behavior below) — the app keeps running in the background ready to transcribe.

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Your first recording

1

Open the app

If the main window is not already visible, either:
  • Double-click the HyperWhisper icon in the system tray, or
  • Press the default hotkey Ctrl+Alt from anywhere on your desktop.
2

Choose a transcription mode

Switch modes via the Modes page in the sidebar, the Ctrl+Shift+. shortcut, or the Select Mode submenu in the tray icon. Modes control which provider, model, and post-processing settings are used for each recording.
3

Start recording

Press Ctrl+Alt from anywhere to start recording, or right-click the tray icon and choose Start/Stop Recording. A recording overlay appears while audio is being captured.
4

Stop and review

Press Ctrl+Alt again (or choose Start/Stop Recording from the tray) to stop. Once processing is complete the transcript appears in the History section in the sidebar.

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Default keyboard shortcuts

You can customize all shortcuts in Settings → Shortcuts.

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System tray behavior

HyperWhisper runs in the background with an icon in the Windows system tray (notification area). Right-clicking the icon opens a context menu with quick access to the most common actions: By default, closing the main window hides it to the tray instead of quitting the app. To exit completely, use Quit from the tray menu.
If you enable Settings → General → Launch Minimized, the app will hide to the tray at startup and show a balloon notification with your recording hotkey as a reminder.

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Next steps

Keyboard Shortcuts

Customize hotkeys for recording, cancelling, and switching modes.

Audio Input

Select and test your microphone.

Transcription Modes

Create and configure modes for different tasks.

Choosing a Provider

Compare local and cloud transcription options.