---
title: "Updates, beta channel and uninstalling"
summary: "Dictate downloads new versions itself and installs them while you are not dictating. How to check by hand, change the channel, install another version or uninstall Dictate."
url: "https://help.medisynchealth.ai/en/dictate/updates-and-uninstall"
product: "MediSync Dictate"
platforms: ["windows","macos"]
access: "public"
updated: "2026-11-11"
version: "Dictate 0.4.0-beta.6"
---

# Updates, beta channel and uninstalling

Dictate downloads new versions itself and installs them while you are not dictating. How to check by hand, change the channel, install another version or uninstall Dictate.

Dictate looks for a new version 30 seconds after it starts and then every hour. It downloads a new version in the background. It installs it when no dictation is running and the last dictation was 10 minutes ago. If that moment does not come, Dictate installs the version when it quits. After such an update, Dictate starts again without a window. Automatic updates cannot be turned off.

Dictate installs only versions that MediSync has signed. If the signature does not match, `Update refused: the signature does not match.` appears and nothing is installed.

What a new version changes is under **Help › New**, see [What's new in Dictate](https://help.medisynchealth.ai/en/dictate/whats-new).

## Check for updates by hand

1. Open **Settings › System**.
2. Under **Updates**, in the row **Check the version**, click **Check for updates**.
3. When a new version has finished downloading, Dictate says it is ready and shows **Restart and install**. Click it to install right away.

Under **Check the version** you see what is happening, for example **You have the newest version.** or **Checking …**.

You can do the same through the Dictate icon in the notification area of the taskbar (Windows) or in the menu bar (macOS). The menu has a line for the update. It reads **Check for updates**, shows the progress in percent while downloading and then offers the restart into the new version.

## Change the channel

Dictate follows the channel **Stable** or **Beta**. In the beta channel new features come earlier, but they are less tested.

1. Open **Settings › System**.
2. Under **Updates**, choose **Beta** or **Stable** next to **Channel**.

Dictate checks the chosen channel right away. It does not install an older version. If you switch from Beta to Stable, you stay on your version until Stable has a newer one.

## Install another version

Under **Settings › System › Updates**, **Install another version › All versions** opens the [download page](https://medisynchealth.ai/en/dictate/download). There you download the stable version or the beta and install it as in [Download and install](https://help.medisynchealth.ai/en/dictate/install).

> **Note**
> On the Mac, macOS applies an update only when Dictate runs from the Applications folder. If it fails, `macOS could not apply the update. Download the new version and drag it into the Applications folder.` appears. Click **Download** and install the new version by hand.

## Uninstall Dictate

**Windows**

1. Quit Dictate: right-click the Dictate icon in the notification area of the taskbar and choose **Quit**.
2. In Windows, open **Settings › Apps › Installed apps**.
3. Next to "MediSync Dictate", choose the three dots and **Uninstall**.

Your data stays in the folder `%LOCALAPPDATA%\MediSync\Dictate`.

**macOS**

1. Quit Dictate: click the Dictate icon in the menu bar and choose **Quit**.
2. In the Finder, open the **Applications** folder.
3. Drag MediSync Dictate to the Trash.

Your data stays in the folder `~/Library/Application Support/MediSync Dictate`.

Uninstalling leaves your data in place: settings, dictionary, snippets, notes, scratchpad, dictation history, models and logs. A new installation finds them again. To remove everything:

1. Keep what you want with **Settings › Privacy › Export data**.
2. Delete the data with **Settings › Privacy › Delete local data**. Sign-in, licence and models stay.
3. Uninstall Dictate and then delete the data folder by hand.

More in [Privacy in Dictate](https://help.medisynchealth.ai/en/dictate/privacy-in-dictate).