macOS builds ship as inkspoke-osx-Setup.pkg and require Apple Silicon — an M1 or newer, running macOS 13 Ventura or later. There is no Intel build on the current download page.
Installing
- 01Open the .pkgDownload
inkspoke-osx-Setup.pkgand run it. - 02Handle the Gatekeeper warning if it appearsDepending on the build, macOS may report that the developer cannot be verified. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll to the message about InkSpoke, and choose Open Anyway.
- 03Launch itThe InkSpoke icon appears in the menu bar and the setup wizard opens.
The two permissions that matter
macOS is the strictest of the three platforms, and InkSpoke genuinely cannot work without these. The setup wizard walks you through both.
| Permission | Needed for | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Microphone | Capturing your voice at all | Prompted directly by the app the first time |
| Accessibility | Typing text into other apps, and reading your selected text | System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility |
A third permission, Screen Recording, is requested only if you use meeting recording, because capturing system audio goes through the same macOS API as screen capture. Plain dictation never asks for it.
Performance
On Apple Silicon, local transcription uses Metal by default and is roughly seven times faster than running on CPU. You do not need to configure anything.
Where your data lives
macos~/Library/Application Support/InkSpoke/
Settings, the local database, and logs live here. Models and recordings default here too and can be relocated from Settings → Storage.