System requirements for MediSync Dictate
Which Windows or macOS version, how much memory and which graphics Dictate needs, and how to check your computer in the app.
- Applies to
- Windows, macOS
- Version
- Dictate 0.4.0-beta.6
Dictate runs on Windows 10 version 1809 or later and on Windows 11, both 64-bit (x64). On the Mac, Dictate needs macOS 14 or later and an Apple chip (M1 or later). Macs with an Intel processor are not supported.
For every installation
- Windows 10 (1809 or later) or Windows 11, 64-bit
- A microphone that Windows recognises as a recording device: headset, desk microphone or dictation microphone
- No administrator rights for the installation
- On the first start you allow Dictate to use the microphone.
- macOS 14 or later on a Mac with an Apple chip
- A microphone: the built-in one or a connected one
- Three permissions that macOS asks for on the first start: Accessibility (insert text), Input Monitoring (recognise the shortcut) and Microphone. Without Input Monitoring and Accessibility no dictation starts.
- For Notes with system audio, which is what other people say in online meetings: macOS 14.2 or later. macOS asks for the permission once. On an older version, Notes records the microphone only.
For MediSync Local
MediSync Local processes speech on your computer. Dictate checks these minimums:
| Minimum | |
|---|---|
| Memory | 8 GB |
| Processor | 4 cores |
| Free disk space | 4 GB |
| Graphics | optional, see below |
The graphics decide whether Smart Dictation and the assistant run on the computer. Speech recognition alone also runs on the processor without a graphics card.
Only the graphics card's own memory counts. Integrated graphics that share the main memory are not enough.
| Own graphics memory | What Dictate installs |
|---|---|
| 6 GB or more | Speech recognition and Smart Dictation, large variant |
| 3.5 to under 6 GB | Speech recognition and Smart Dictation, compact variant |
| Less, or no graphics card | Speech recognition only, rules format the text |
Supported are NVIDIA through CUDA, and AMD and Intel through Vulkan.
On the Mac, processor and graphics share the memory. Macs with 16 GB of memory or more usually get the large variant of Smart Dictation, Macs with 8 GB the compact one.
Without suitable graphics, rules format the text. The assistant is then available with MediSync Cloud only. The download size is in Model packages for MediSync Local.
For MediSync Cloud
- A MediSync account with Cloud in the plan
- An internet connection for every dictation
- No download and no graphics card
The addresses your IT has to allow are in For IT.
Check your computer
- At the bottom of the sidebar, click Help and then Status. Or open Settings›Status and models.
- Under This computer you see the table Requirements for MediSync Local with the columns Minimum and This computer.
A tick means the value is enough. If one is missing, Dictate shows Your computer does not meet the minimum requirements. MediSync Local may be slow. With MediSync Cloud these values do not matter.
On the Mac, the same page shows under Permissions whether the three permissions are granted.
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