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What we can help with
Installation
Choose Download for Mac to get ShabdaTara-macOS.dmg, open it, and drag ShabdaTara to Applications. Windows is coming soon and is not available to download yet.
Dictation
Hold Right Option and talk in the app you already have open, then release. Command-Option is hands-free. Both can be changed in Settings. ShabdaTara does not translate.
Microphone permissions
Dictation needs microphone access. If macOS permission is denied, ShabdaTara cannot hear you. Turn it on in System Settings, then try the shortcut again.
Accessibility permissions
Accessibility is required to insert text into other apps. If it is off, ShabdaTara can still transcribe and then fail to type into the frontmost app.
Keyboard insertion
ShabdaTara types at the cursor in the app you were using. Click into that app first. If nothing appears, check Accessibility, then try a plain text field.
Language and transcription
You can pick English, German, Hindi, or Russian. Automatic language detection is not available. If Automatic is selected, ShabdaTara inserts nothing and asks you to pick a language. English uses the local English path. German, Hindi, and Russian need the multilingual model and do not fall back to English. Meetings stay on English.
Windows
ShabdaTara for Windows is coming soon. There is no Windows download yet.
Before contacting support
Include these details so the reply can be specific:
- macOS version
- ShabdaTara version
- Mac model
- Language being used
- Whether dictation works
- Whether Accessibility permission is enabled
- The relevant error message