Installation

Download and install Epilude on your Mac in under a minute.

System requirements

Epilude requires macOS 13 (Ventura) or later, running on Apple Silicon or Intel.

Download

Download the latest version of Epilude from epilude.com. The app is distributed as a .dmg disk image.

Install

  1. Open the downloaded .dmg file
  2. Drag Epilude into your Applications folder
  3. Launch Epilude from Applications or Spotlight

Permissions

On first launch, Epilude will request the following permissions:

Microphone Access

Required for voice dictation. macOS will prompt you to allow microphone access — click Allow.

Accessibility Access

Required for inserting text into any application. Go to System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility and enable Epilude.

Quick toggle

You can also open Accessibility settings directly from the Epilude onboarding flow.

Permissions not working?

If toggling Accessibility on doesn't take effect, try this: remove Epilude from the list (click −), quit the app completely, re-add Epilude, then relaunch. This forces macOS to re-register the permission.

After a macOS update

macOS updates can silently reset your Microphone and Accessibility permissions. If Epilude stops working after an OS update, re-grant both permissions following the steps above. See Text not inserting for detailed troubleshooting.

Verify installation

After granting permissions, test your setup:

  1. Open any text field (Notes, TextEdit, a browser, etc.)
  2. Press and hold your dictation hotkey (default: Right Option ⌥)
  3. Speak a short sentence
  4. Release the key — your text should appear

First-time setup

You'll need to configure an AI provider in Settings before dictation works. See AI Providers for setup instructions.

Uninstalling

To remove Epilude:

  1. Quit the app from the menu bar icon
  2. Drag Epilude from Applications to the Trash
  3. Optionally, revoke permissions in System Settings
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