> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.coddo.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Installation

> Download and install Whisper Island on macOS.

## Requirements

* **macOS** (Apple Silicon or Intel)
* A **Coddo account** — used for transcription quota
* **Microphone access** and **Accessibility access** (Whisper Island will prompt you on first launch)

<Info>
  Whisper Island is macOS only for the moment. If you're on Windows or Linux, use [Coddo's built-in voice dictation](/features/voice-dictation) instead.
</Info>

## Download

<Card title="Download Whisper Island" icon="apple" href="https://coddo.ai/whisper-island">
  Get the latest `.dmg` from coddo.ai/whisper-island.
</Card>

1. Open the `.dmg` file
2. Drag **Whisper Island** into your **Applications** folder
3. Open Whisper Island from Applications

## Grant permissions

On first launch, macOS will ask for two permissions. Both are required.

### Microphone

Whisper Island uses your default audio input to capture what you say. macOS shows the standard microphone prompt the first time you record. If you decline, re-enable it from **System Settings → Privacy & Security → Microphone**.

### Accessibility

Pasting text into other apps requires Accessibility access — Whisper Island simulates `Cmd+V` to inject the transcript. macOS shows the Accessibility prompt automatically. If you skipped it, enable Whisper Island in **System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility**.

<Warning>
  Without Accessibility access, transcription succeeds but the text isn't pasted into the active app.
</Warning>

## Sign in

After permissions, sign in with your **Coddo account**. The login opens in your browser and comes back to the app via a deep link (`coddo://`). Your session is stored locally and encrypted with a machine-derived key — moving the file to another Mac will not work, you'd sign in again.

If you don't have a Coddo account yet, you can create one for free during this step.

## Updates

Whisper Island checks for updates automatically. When an update is downloaded, the tray menu shows **Install update (vX.Y.Z)** — click it to restart and apply the new version. A short **What's New** screen opens once on first launch after a version bump.