Install & Set Up

Get Mumble AI installed on your Mac and walk through the onboarding steps.

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System requirements

Mumble AI requires macOS 14.2 or later and Apple Silicon (M1 or above). Intel Macs are not supported yet. If you plan to use Local Mode, Apple Silicon with 24GB or more memory is recommended.

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Install Mumble AI

1. Download Mumble AI from heymumble.com
2. Open the downloaded file and drag Mumble AI to your Applications folder
3. Launch the app

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Sign in with Google

Mumble uses Google sign-in. You can log in with either a Google Workspace account or a personal Gmail account. Click “Continue with Google” and a browser tab will open for you to complete authentication. If you have multiple Google accounts, pick the one tied to your work calendar. Mumble pulls in your calendar events to power meeting detection and auto-recording.

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Connect your Google Calendar

During sign-in, Mumble will ask for permission to access your Google Calendar. Grant this to get the full experience. With calendar access, Mumble can show your upcoming meetings in the app, remind you before a meeting starts, automatically start and stop recording when a meeting is in progress, and let you join calls with one click. You can skip this step and still use Mumble, but meeting features will be limited. To connect later, go to Settings > Integrations > Google Accounts, or click the prompt on your Home screen > upcoming meetings.

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Choose your processing mode

Back in Mumble after sign-in, Mumble starts by asking what you plan to use it for: Meeting Notes, Voice Notes, or Dictation. Pick all that apply. Then choose how Mumble should process your audio.

• Cloud. Best accuracy and fast performance, powered by the latest large language models. Requires internet. Audio is processed in the cloud and never stored.
• Local. Full privacy. Audio never leaves your Mac and works offline. Apple Silicon with 24GB+ memory is recommended.
  • If your Mac meets the requirement, Mumble starts downloading the local model right away.
  • If your device has less than 24GB, Mumble will let you know the local model may run slowly or use a lot of memory. You can still proceed with the download or switch to Cloud.

You can change this anytime in Settings. Learn more →

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Grant permissions

Mumble then walks you through a few macOS permissions it needs before you can get started. Which permissions you see depends on the features you selected in the previous step. The first two are required for Mumble to function at all:

• Microphone Access. Lets Mumble hear your voice for recordings, voice notes, and dictation.
• System Audio Recording. Lets Mumble capture audio from other apps, so it can hear the other participants in your meetings.

The next two are optional but recommended. Without them, you can still record meetings and dictate, but you’ll miss out on advanced features like auto-recording, speaker identification and dictation enhancement:

• Accessibility. Enables Mumble to detect when meetings start and end, so recording can begin and stop automatically. Lets Mumble read the context in the active text field, so it can produce better output for dictation.
• Screen Recording. Enables Mumble to read participant names from the meeting window, so your transcript gets accurate speaker labels.

You can review and update these anytime in Settings > Permissions, or in macOS System Settings > Privacy & Security.

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Set up your shortcuts

Mumble uses two keyboard shortcuts. During setup, you’ll configure them and make sure they work on your Mac.

• Hold Fn for dictation and AI chat.
• Press Fn + Space for voice notes and skills.

These are the defaults. If they conflict with other apps or just don’t feel right, click “No, change shortcuts” to customize them. You can also change shortcuts later in Settings > Shortcut.

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Choose your language

Select the language you use most often. Mumble uses this to optimize transcription for meetings, voice notes and dictation. You can change it later in Settings > Preference > Languages.

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Try each feature

Based on your earlier selections, Mumble walks you through a quick interactive demo of each feature you chose. You’ll try dictation, create a voice note, or see how Mumble records a meeting and generates a structured summary, using the shortcuts you just configured.

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You’re all set

After onboarding, you land on the Home screen. If you connected Google Calendar, your upcoming meetings are already synced and ready to go.