---
title: "Download and install MediSync Dictate"
summary: "Download the setup for Windows or the disk image for the Mac, install it and start Dictate for the first time."
url: "https://help.medisynchealth.ai/en/dictate/install"
product: "MediSync Dictate"
platforms: ["windows","macos"]
access: "public"
updated: "2026-11-11"
version: "Dictate 0.4.0-beta.6"
---

# Download and install MediSync Dictate

Download the setup for Windows or the disk image for the Mac, install it and start Dictate for the first time.

The downloads are on the page [Download MediSync Dictate](https://medisynchealth.ai/en/dictate/download). You also find the beta and the changes of each version there.

**Windows**

The setup installs Dictate for your Windows user account. You do not need administrator rights.

1. Open the [download page](https://medisynchealth.ai/en/dictate/download) and click **Download for Windows**.
2. Open the downloaded file `MediSync-Dictate-Setup.exe`.
3. If Windows shows "Windows protected your PC", click **More info** and then **Run anyway**.
4. Wait until the setup is finished. Dictate then starts by itself and opens the [first-run setup](https://help.medisynchealth.ai/en/dictate/first-run-setup).

> **Note**
> Windows shows "MediSync GmbH" as the publisher. SmartScreen can still warn while only a few computers have downloaded the file. If it shows another publisher or none, do not install the file and download it again from our page.

The setup creates:

- The program in `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\medisync-dictate`
- A "MediSync Dictate" shortcut on the desktop and in the Start menu
- The autostart: Dictate starts with Windows and waits without a window in the notification area of the taskbar. You turn this off under **Settings › System › Start with Windows**.

Each Windows user installs Dictate for themselves. On a computer with several users, each one needs their own setup.

**macOS**

Dictate for the Mac is a disk image for Macs with an Apple chip. MediSync signs it and Apple notarizes it.

1. Open the [download page](https://medisynchealth.ai/en/dictate/download) and click **Download for macOS**.
2. Open the downloaded file `MediSync-Dictate-arm64.dmg`.
3. Drag MediSync Dictate into the **Applications** folder.
4. Start Dictate from the **Applications** folder. The [first-run setup](https://help.medisynchealth.ai/en/dictate/first-run-setup) opens and asks for the permissions **Accessibility**, **Input Monitoring** and **Microphone**.

> **Important**
> Always start Dictate from the Applications folder, not from the disk image or the Downloads folder. Otherwise macOS cannot apply updates.

The Dictate icon sits at the top right in the menu bar. Dictate does not appear in the Dock. Dictate starts when you log in to the Mac. You turn this off under **Settings › System › Start when you log in to the Mac**.

The files are also on our download server:

|  | File |
| --- | --- |
| Windows | `https://downloads.medisync.me/dictate/stable/MediSync-Dictate-Setup.exe` |
| macOS | `https://downloads.medisync.me/dictate/stable/MediSync-Dictate-arm64.dmg` |

## Open Dictate

You open the window through the Dictate icon in the notification area of the taskbar (Windows) or in the menu bar (macOS) and **Open MediSync Dictate**. The window does not have to be open for dictation.

Dictate installs updates by itself. More in [Updates and uninstalling](https://help.medisynchealth.ai/en/dictate/updates-and-uninstall).