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Lip 1.0.0 · 132 MB
Apple silicon, macOS 14 and later · notarised by Apple
Open the .dmg
Double-click Lip-1.0.0.dmg in your Downloads folder. A window opens with the Lip icon on the left and a shortcut to Applications on the right.
Drag Lip into Applications
Drag the icon across onto the Applications folder and let go. That's the install. Eject the disk image afterwards and you can delete the .dmg.
Running it straight from the disk image works, but permissions won't stick between restarts.
Allow two permissions
macOS asks for the microphone, so Lip can hear you, and accessibility, so it can type at your cursor. It walks you through both on first launch.
The mic only opens while you hold the key, and nothing recorded leaves your Mac.
Revoke either one any time in System Settings.
Hold Fn and talk
Click into any app, hold the key, say a sentence, let go. Prefer a different key? Pick Right Command, Right Option or Caps Lock during setup.