← Sayble

INSTALLATION & HELP

A few minutes
to your first words.

You’re trying an early build of Sayble. It is free during testing, with no account or license key. Current version: 0.1.0 (4).

Before you start

You need an Apple Silicon Mac (M1 or later), macOS 14 or later, at least 16 GB of memory, and an internet connection for the initial model download. The default model download is about 483 MB. Allow extra free disk space for installation and compilation.

Install and set up

  1. Download the Sayble DMG, open it, drag Sayble to Applications, and eject the disk image.
  2. Open Sayble from Applications. It lives in the menu bar.
  3. Allow Microphone access when requested. In System Settings → Privacy & Security, grant Sayble Accessibility and Input Monitoring access as needed. Quit and reopen Sayble if macOS asks.
  4. Use the speech-model controls in Sayble’s menu to download the default model. Wait until it is ready. The first preparation may take longer while macOS compiles the model.
  5. Open a blank note, place the cursor in it, hold Fn, and speak a short sentence. Release Fn and check the inserted text.

Everyday controls

If the key does nothing

Check that the speech model is ready and that the microphone is available. Check Sayble’s permissions in System Settings. If another dictation app uses Fn, quit it while testing Sayble. macOS may also assign a system action to the Fn/Globe key in Keyboard settings.

If words are not inserted

Check Accessibility permission and confirm that the intended text field still has focus. Try a plain text editor to distinguish an app-specific issue. Protected fields and some custom editors can behave differently. Always review the result before sending a message.

Updates

Automatic updates are not available yet. Return to this website for the latest test build. Quit Sayble before replacing it in Applications; your downloaded models remain on your Mac.

Remove Sayble and its models

  1. Quit Sayble from the menu bar, then move Sayble from Applications to the Trash.
  2. In Finder, choose Go → Go to Folder and open ~/Library/Application Support/Sayble/.
  3. To reclaim model storage, move the Models folder to the Trash. Removing it means downloading the models again if you reinstall.
  4. Remove Sayble’s permissions in System Settings → Privacy & Security if you no longer use it.

Report a problem

Reply to the person who sent you this link. Include the Sayble version, macOS version, Mac chip and memory, target app, and the steps that reproduce the problem. Share a harmless example rather than private audio or text. Please do not include sensitive recordings or transcripts.

Credits

Sayble uses FluidAudio and NVIDIA’s Parakeet TDT 0.6b v3, converted to Core ML by FluidInference. See the third-party notices.