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v3.15.1·Released

Waffler turns what you said into clean text and pastes it where you were typing. It’s free and open source, with no Waffler account and no subscription.

Mac

Signed and notarised

macOS 14+ · Apple Silicon

Download for Mac Waffler-3.15.1-mac.dmg

Requirements

  • macOS 14 Sonoma or later
  • Apple Silicon (M1 or later)
  • Microphone, Accessibility and Input Monitoring access (asked for during setup)
  • A Groq or OpenAI API key

Windows

Not code-signed yet

Windows 10+ · 64-bit

Download for Windows Waffler-Setup-3.15.1.exe

Requirements

  • Windows 10 or later
  • 64-bit (x64)
  • Microphone access
  • A Groq or OpenAI API key

Not available

  • There is no Linux build.
  • No iPhone, iPad or Android app. Waffler is a desktop app for Mac and Windows.
  • No other languages yet. Waffler works in English, with British or American spelling.

This release

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Version
v3.15.1
Released
Licence
MIT (open source)
Waffler account
None
Subscription
None
Your dictations
Sent only to the providers you set up, on your own keys

What changed in v3.15.1Source on GitHubFull changelog

First run

From download to your first dictation.

API key guide

Setup walks you through permissions, then you talk. You need a Groq or OpenAI API key, and the API key guide shows where to get one.

On a Mac

  1. 1

    Open the .dmg and drag Waffler into Applications.

  2. 2

    Allow Accessibility and Input Monitoring when asked, so it can hear your hotkey and paste for you.

  3. 3

    Paste your Groq key into the setup window.

  4. 4

    Hold Fn, talk, let go.

Default hotkey

Fn

You can change it to Command + Shift or Option + Shift, in Settings.

On Windows

  1. 1

    Run the installer. If SmartScreen warns you, choose More info, then Run anyway.

  2. 2

    Paste your Groq key into the setup window.

  3. 3

    Hold Win + Ctrl, talk, let go.

Default hotkey

WinCtrl

You can change it to Ctrl + Shift when setup asks for your hotkey.

After setup, it’s three keys.

  1. FnMac WinCtrlWindows

    01Your hotkey. Hold to talk. Let go to paste.

  2. Space

    02Space. Tap Space while holding the hotkey to lock recording on, then let go and keep talking. Press the hotkey again to stop and paste.

  3. Esc

    03Esc. Esc cancels while you’re recording: nothing is transcribed, pasted or sent, so nothing is spent. The waffle’s X does the same.

Signing and checksums

Check what you downloaded.

Code signing policy

Mac builds are signed and notarised. Windows builds are not code-signed yet.

Our code signing policy explains who can publish a release and how builds are produced.

  • Mac

    Signed and notarised

    Signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarised by Apple, so it opens without an unidentified-developer warning.

  • Windows

    Not code-signed yet

    Windows builds are not signed yet: we have applied to the SignPath Foundation, whose certificate, through SignPath.io, will sign Windows releases once the application is approved. Until then SmartScreen may warn you: choose More info, then Run anyway.

  • Checksums

    SHA-256 digests on GitHub

    Every release is built by GitHub Actions from the public source, and GitHub records a SHA-256 digest for every file in it that you can check against your download. Files and digests for v3.15.1

Less typing. More waffling.

Free for Mac and Windows. Bring your own Groq key.

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