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System requirements

What you need to run Amlin: a Mac with Apple Silicon, a recent macOS, and a few permissions.

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Written by Junan Pang

Supported

  • Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or later). Amlin ships as an Apple Silicon build.

  • macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later.

  • An internet connection for meetings. Live transcription, enhanced notes, briefings, and Ask all run through Amlin's servers. Dictation does not.

  • Disk space for the on-device speech model that dictation downloads on first use (~450 MB).

Not supported

  • Intel Macs. The build is Apple Silicon only.

  • Windows and Linux. Amlin is macOS-first by design; there are no plans for a Windows version.

  • The Mac App Store. Amlin is a direct download, because App Store sandboxing would make system-wide dictation impossible.

Permissions Amlin asks for

Permission

Used for

Required?

Microphone

Hearing you in meetings and dictation

Yes

Screen & System Audio Recording

Hearing the other side of a call (audio only — never video)

Yes, for meetings

Accessibility

Letting dictation type into other apps

Yes, for dictation

Input Monitoring

Detecting the fn key that starts dictation

Yes, for dictation

Google sign-in

Your free account, cloud features, sync, and read-only calendar

Optional but recommended

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