Speech Dock
Windows

Windows installation

Speech Dock for Windows 10 (version 1903+) and Windows 11, x64. GPU acceleration via CUDA (NVIDIA) or DirectML (AMD/Intel), CPU fallback without a GPU.

Choose a format

Both formats install per-user, no administrator rights required.

The Windows build is in progress. Download buttons will go live right after release.

.exe installer

Recommended

Installs into %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Speech Dock, creates Start menu shortcuts and an uninstaller entry in «Add or remove programs».

Available

Portable .zip

Unzip anywhere and run speech-dock.exe. No install, no registry changes.

Available

System requirements and tradeoffs.

Local processing depends on memory, disk and first-run setup. A GPU is optional, but supported accelerators may reduce processing delay.

Windows

  • OSWindows 10 (version 1903+) or Windows 11
  • Architecturex86_64
  • RAM8 GB minimum · 16 GB recommended
  • Disk~300 MB for the app; runtime downloads during first setup, keep several GB of free space
  • GPUNot required; NVIDIA — CUDA, AMD/Intel — DirectML
  • NetworkNeeded for runtime download, updates, checkout and license
  • IntegrationWin32 API (global hotkeys, auto-paste, clipboard)

SmartScreen: allow the app to run

The installer is not yet signed with an Authenticode certificate — on first launch Windows SmartScreen may show a «Windows protected your PC» warning.

  1. Click «More info»
  2. Click «Run anyway»

After the first successful launch the warning no longer appears for this file.

GPU acceleration

Detected automatically on first launch:

  • NVIDIA — CUDA (requires drivers with CUDA 13.x runtime support)
  • AMD / Intel — DirectML (DirectML.dll, a system component on Windows 10 1903+)
  • No GPU — CPU (our STT engine works fine without an accelerator)

Troubleshooting

The native libraries are built with MSVC and require the VC++ Redistributable 2015-2022 x64. Onboarding offers to install it automatically, or install it manually:

Terminal
bash
winget install Microsoft.VCRedist.2015+.x64

See the SmartScreen section above — click «More info» → «Run anyway». Code signing is on the backlog.

Make sure your graphics drivers are up to date. NVIDIA needs the CUDA 13.x runtime bundled with the driver; AMD/Intel rely on the system DirectML.dll (Windows 10 1903+).

The overlay uses a topmost window, which is hidden by exclusive-fullscreen apps (some games, for example). In borderless-windowed mode the overlay stays visible.

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