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Install Vox Companion for macOS.

Vox Companion lets web apps and developer tools use speech models running on your Mac. Install it once, then connect from the browser client, Node SDK, or CLI.

Download Vox.dmg Release notes

Installer

Latest signed and notarized Mac installer

Includes Vox, its local service, and the speech worker

Works with the CLI, Node SDK, and browser client

Mac app

Open the DMG, drag Vox to Applications, and launch it. Vox lives in the menu bar and connects web apps and developer tools to local speech.

CLI

Use the CLI to check your setup, warm up models, run benchmarks, view logs, and generate speech.

A smaller thing entirely

Minivox

tiny macOS dictation

One shortcut. One job.

Vox Companion is the speech runtime for apps and tools. Minivox is the finished, single-purpose app: press a shortcut, dictate, and the text lands where you were typing.

Menu barOn-deviceAuto-paste

See Minivox

Quick previewmenu bar / idle

Minivox

local dictation

ready

Ready

Click or press shortcut

Transcription

Meet me outside at half past three.

pasted

Install Minivox

Same tiny app and command, 2 routes.

npm

Homebrew

npm setup also accepts --quiet or --verbose.