Installation

Veda runs on Apple Silicon Macs with macOS 26 or newer, and on 64-bit Windows 10 or 11. Download it from getveda.app: on a Mac you get Veda.dmg; on Windows the button takes you to Veda in the Microsoft Store.

#Mac

1. Open Veda.dmg and drag Veda into Applications.
2. Open Veda from Applications. The first time, macOS asks whether you want to open an app downloaded from the internet — click Open.
3. Follow the setup. A short window walks you through four steps — see Setup on a Mac below.
4. Look for the Veda icon (a pen nib) in your menu bar. Click it any time for your meetings, the last action, Open Veda, updates and Launch at login.

That's it — your trial has already started. Put your cursor in any text field and tap right ⌥ Option.

#Windows

1. Click Get in the Microsoft Store. Windows installs Veda, adds it to the Start menu and sets it to start with Windows. It's checked and signed by Microsoft, so there's no warning and no admin prompt.
2. Open Veda from the Store or the Start menu. If you had the earlier Veda.exe from our website, Veda carries over your settings, and the old copy removes itself the next time it starts.
3. Follow the setup — see Setup on Windows below.
4. Find the Veda icon (a pen nib) in the system tray. Veda has no main window — it lives in the tray. You can also click the tray icon and choose Keep Veda visible on the taskbar later.
5. Tap Right Ctrl in any text field. Your trial is already running.

#Setup on a Mac

• What Veda needs. Accessibility is the one Veda can't work without: it's how Veda reads the box you're typing in and puts the result back. Click Grant access and switch Veda on in System Settings; setup notices within a second or two. Microphone (dictation, and your side of meeting notes) and Notifications (your brief, weekly recap and important news from us) are optional.
• Get the speech model. macOS downloads Apple's speech model so your voice is turned into text on your Mac. It starts on its own, and Continue unlocks when it's ready. If your Mac's language isn't supported yet, you can carry on without voice.
• Pick your key. Right Option is the default.
• Tell Veda about you. A few taps on your role, who you write to and your languages. Skip for now is fine.

Call audio and your calendar aren't asked for during setup. Veda asks the first time you use the feature that needs them — meeting notes or connecting Apple Calendar. Settings → Privacy lists them all.

#Setup on Windows

• What Veda uses. Whether Windows allows the Microphone and Notifications, with a button to each settings page. Windows doesn't ask per app for most of these, and Veda needs no special access to read the text box.
• Get the speech model. A one-time download of about 190 MB so your voice is turned into text on your PC. Continue unlocks when it's done.
• Pick your key and Tell Veda about you.
• Keep Veda in sight. Windows hides new tray icons behind the ^ arrow, and only you can bring one out. Open settings takes you to the switch.

Your calendar is connected later, in Veda → Connectors. Meeting notes need no extra permission on Windows.

#Updates

Veda checks for a new version every minute.

• Mac: Veda updates itself. It downloads the new version, checks it's signed by Veda, and swaps it in when you've stepped away from your Mac or when you quit — or click Restart to update in the menu-bar panel to do it now. Your permissions carry over. To be asked first instead, switch off Install updates automatically in Settings → Support.
• Windows: Veda from the Microsoft Store updates itself. It asks the Store every 10 minutes and installs a new version as soon as it's there — Veda closes for a few seconds and reopens in the tray. It waits only while it's in the middle of something for you, like dictation or meeting notes. Check for updates in the tray panel opens Veda's Store page.

You can also click Check for updates in the panel, or look under Updates in Settings → Support, at any time.

#Uninstalling

• Mac: quit Veda from its menu-bar panel and drag it from Applications to the Trash.
• Windows: right-click Veda in the Start menu and choose Uninstall, or use Settings → Apps.

Your settings and learned writing style are left in place in case you reinstall. They live in ~/Library/Application Support/Veda/ on a Mac. On Windows, uninstalling the Store app removes them with it (Settings → Support → Show folder opens them).