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ahem.

The page comes alive with JavaScript. Without it, here is help and how to support the project.

Help.

Something isn't working, or you have an idea? Write to us. We read every message.

Write to us

The email address is coming soon. For now, please report problems on GitHub.

Report a problem

Opens a new issue on GitHub. Good for bugs: others can find it and follow along.

Report a problem ↗

What to include so we can help fast

01The app version: Settings → General → Version.
02Your system, for example macOS 15 or Windows 11.
03Which model you use.
04What you pressed and what you got.

Please don't send: API keys · voice recordings · private texts

Common questions

macOS won't open ahem the first time

If macOS says ahem can't be opened, go to System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down and click “Open Anyway” next to ahem. You only need to do this once.

Microphone and Accessibility permissions

ahem needs the microphone to hear you, and Accessibility to type text and read the selection in other apps.

On a Mac, turn ahem on in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Microphone and → Accessibility. Recording your computer's sound in a meeting asks for one more permission.

On Windows, open Settings → Privacy & security → Microphone and let desktop apps use the microphone.

The text doesn't get typed

Put the cursor in a text field before you speak. On a Mac, check that ahem is turned on under Accessibility. After an update you may need to turn it off and on again.

If you turned on History, the text is there too, ready to copy.

Which model should I choose?

With a graphics card, start with Whisper Turbo: fast, and good with many languages. Without one, pick Parakeet or Nemotron, which run on the processor. Nemotron types while you speak. For Russian, try GigaAM.

You can switch any time in Models, and each model shows its languages.

Where is my data, and how do I delete everything?

Models → Data folder opens the folder with your history, meetings and models.

To remove everything, turn off Launch at login in Settings → General, quit ahem and delete the app. Then delete its folders:

Windows: %APPDATA%\com.useahem.ahem and %LOCALAPPDATA%\com.useahem.ahem

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/com.useahem.ahem, and the com.useahem.ahem item in Keychain Access.

Say thanks.

ahem is free and open source.

Support is voluntary and doesn't promise anything in return. There are no paid features. It simply helps keep the work going.

Ways to support will appear here soon. Thank you for wanting to help.