Get Kaho.
Hold a key, speak, release. Clean text appears where your cursor is. Free for 1,000 words a month with a free Kaho account.
Signed and notarized for macOS. Linux →
Needs an Apple Silicon Mac (M1 or newer). There is no Intel build yet.
Open a terminal and run this one line. It picks the right package for Ubuntu, Debian, Mint, Fedora or any other distro and asks for your password once:
wget -qO- https://wovero.com/kaho/install.sh | shOr with curl: curl -fsSL https://wovero.com/kaho/install.sh | sh
Or download a package: .deb · Ubuntu / Debian / Mint .rpm · Fedora AppImage · any distro
x86-64 · X11 and Wayland. On Wayland, a one-time setup for the hotkey and for pasting. macOS →
Installs for your user only, no admin rights needed. If WebView2 is missing, the installer downloads it.
- Edge or Chrome may say the file “isn't commonly downloaded”. Edge: click “…” next to it, then Keep (if asked again: Delete ⌄ → Keep anyway). Chrome: click Keep.
- When you open it, Windows shows “Windows protected your PC”. Click More info, then Run anyway.
After that, Kaho updates itself. A Microsoft Store version is coming. macOS / Linux →
// what happens next · about three minutes
- 01Drag to ApplicationsOpen the download and drag Kaho into Applications.
- 02Sign inGoogle, Apple or email, in your browser.
- 03Allow two thingsMicrophone and Accessibility.
- 04Say a sentenceHold Right ⌘, talk, let go.
Install help
macOS
Open kaho.dmg, drag Kaho into Applications, then open it from Applications. Kaho is signed and notarized, so macOS asks once whether to open an app downloaded from the internet. Choose Open.
Windows 10 and 11
Open kaho-setup.exe. It installs Kaho for your user, without admin rights, and downloads WebView2 if Windows lacks it. The installer is not code-signed yet, so Windows shows “Windows protected your PC” once: click More info, then Run anyway. Edge or Chrome may first say the file “isn't commonly downloaded”: in Edge click “…” → Keep (then Delete ⌄ → Keep anyway if asked), in Chrome click Keep. Kaho updates itself after that. A Microsoft Store version is coming.
Shortcuts on Windows (change any of them in Settings):
- Hold to dictate:
Right Ctrl - Start / stop dictation (without holding):
Win+Shift+D - Re-paste transcript:
Win+Shift+P - Instant rewrite (of the selected text):
Win+Shift+N - Edit with prompt:
Win+Shift+E - Translate selection:
Win+Shift+Y
Linux, one line (any distro)
Picks the right package for your system and installs everything Kaho needs. It asks for your password (sudo) once:
wget -qO- https://wovero.com/kaho/install.sh | shIf you have curl instead of wget: curl -fsSL https://wovero.com/kaho/install.sh | sh. If sudo says your user may not run it (Debian with a root password), type su - first and run the line as root.
Then open Kaho from your app menu. On Ubuntu, Debian, Mint and Fedora the command is Kaho; on other distros the app is ~/.local/bin/kaho.
Ubuntu / Debian / Mint (.deb)
Double-click kaho.deb to install it in App Center or Software, or in a terminal:
cd ~/Downloads
sudo apt install ./kaho.debFedora (.rpm)
cd ~/Downloads
sudo dnf install ./kaho.rpmAny other distro (AppImage)
Nothing else to install. Make it executable (or right-click → Properties → Allow executing), then run it:
cd ~/Downloads
chmod +x kaho.AppImage && ./kaho.AppImageThe AppImage is signed for auto-update; verify it against the .sig.
Linux sessions
Kaho works in X11 and Wayland sessions. On Wayland it needs a one-time setup, which it walks you through on first start: for the hotkey, add yourself to the input group, or bind a desktop shortcut to kaho --toggle; for pasting, allow Kaho once when the desktop asks (on GNOME, “Allow Remote Interaction”).