Documentation - Setup & Configuration
Step-by-step guides to set up OpenTypeless, configure STT and LLM providers, customize hotkeys, and get the most out of your voice input workflow.
The OpenTypeless documentation covers everything you need to get started with AI-powered voice input on your desktop. Begin with the Getting Started guide to install the app on Windows, macOS, or Linux and configure your first speech-to-text provider. Then explore the STT Providers section to learn about each supported provider — Deepgram, OpenAI Whisper, Groq Whisper, GLM-4-Voice, AssemblyAI, and SiliconFlow — including setup instructions, pricing, and performance characteristics. The LLM Providers section explains how to connect AI models for text polishing, covering OpenAI GPT, DeepSeek, Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, and local options like Ollama and LM Studio. Advanced topics include custom dictionary configuration, hotkey customization, polish prompt templates, and building OpenTypeless from source.
Getting Started
Install OpenTypeless and set up your first voice input in under 5 minutes.
STT Providers
Configure Deepgram, OpenAI Whisper, AssemblyAI, and other speech-to-text providers.
LLM Providers
Connect to OpenAI, DeepSeek, Claude, Gemini, and other LLM providers for text polishing.
Advanced
Custom dictionary, global hotkey configuration, and troubleshooting.
Start With The Right Guide
The most common setup, Ask Anything, permission, and quota questions in one place.
Ask Anything setup
How the one-off voice question flow records, transcribes, sends one prompt, and shows the answer.
Ask Anything troubleshooting
Use this when Ask Anything records silence, times out, stays thinking, or finishes without a popup.
Ask Anything credit usage
Understand hosted STT, hosted LLM, cloud words, BYOK, and local provider cost behavior.
Windows microphone permission
Fix Windows cases where dictation or Ask Anything cannot hear speech or returns a timeout.
macOS Accessibility permission
Fix shortcut, text insertion, dictation, and Ask Anything failures after installing a new build.
Provider index
Choose STT and LLM providers for BYOK, local/private mode, speed, language support, and pricing.
Fast Answers
Short routing answers for setup, provider, quota, and troubleshooting intent.
Which docs should I read first?
Start with Getting Started, then the Provider Index, then Ask Anything setup if you want one-off voice questions.
Where do I fix Ask Anything timeout or no popup?
Use the Ask Anything troubleshooting guide, then check Windows microphone permission or macOS Accessibility permission depending on your platform.
Where do I understand cloud words?
Use Ask Anything credit usage and the pricing page. Hosted STT and hosted LLM usage can consume cloud words, while BYOK/local provider paths depend on your own provider account.
Where do I configure BYOK providers?
Use the Provider Index first, then the specific STT or LLM provider page for API keys, base URLs, model names, and setup notes.