Mac
Apple Silicon (M1 or later), macOS 12 or later.
Signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarised by Apple.
Updates itself.
Version 2.13.1Release notes (opens GitHub)
Download LotusQ
For Mac (Apple Silicon), Windows and Linux. 7 days free, no card.
Download for Mac · 144 MB
For Macs with Apple Silicon (M1 or later) and macOS 12 or later. Not sure? Apple menu → About This Mac → look for "Chip".
Signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarised by Apple. Updates itself.
Intel Mac? Here's why there's no download yetDownload for Mac · 144 MB
For Macs with Apple Silicon (M1 or later) and macOS 12 or later.
Signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarised by Apple. Updates itself.
Intel Mac? Here's why there's no download yetDownload for Mac · 144 MB
For Macs with Apple Silicon (M1 or later) and macOS 12 or later.
LotusQ needs macOS 12 or later. This Mac reports an older version.
Signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarised by Apple. Updates itself.
Intel Mac? Here's why there's no download yetLotusQ 2 needs a Mac with Apple Silicon.
There's no Intel version of LotusQ 2 at the moment. One of the parts it uses to hear when you start and stop speaking isn't available for Intel Macs.
Email me if that changesI'm on Apple Silicon: download anyway
Download for Windows · 185 MB
Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit.
Signed by Annt Capital LTD, the company that makes LotusQ. By default it installs just for your account; no administrator password needed. Updates itself.
Download for Windows · 185 MB
Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit.
Built for 64-bit Intel and AMD PCs. Not tested on Windows on Arm.
Signed by Annt Capital LTD, the company that makes LotusQ. By default it installs just for your account; no administrator password needed. Updates itself.
64-bit Intel or AMD (x86_64).
Linux packages aren't signed. You can check your download against its checksum.
LotusQ runs on your computer.
It works in every app on your Mac, Windows PC or Linux machine. There's no phone app.
LotusQ isn't available for ChromeOS.
lotusq.io/download
Open that address on your computer and it'll pick the right download.
Mac (Apple Silicon, macOS 12+) · Windows 10/11 · Linux (x86_64)
7 days free, no card · then $6 a month
LotusQ 2 needs a Mac with Apple Silicon.
There's no Intel version of LotusQ 2 at the moment. One of the parts it uses to hear when you start and stop speaking isn't available for Intel Macs.
Email me if that changesWindows
Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit.
Signed by Annt Capital LTD, the company that makes LotusQ. By default it installs just for your account; no administrator password needed.
Updates itself.
Version 2.13.1Release notes (opens GitHub)
Linux
64-bit Intel or AMD (x86_64). AppImage, .deb, .rpm or .pacman.
Linux packages aren't signed. You can check your download against its checksum.
Package installs don't update themselves. Come back to the download page for new versions, or use the AppImage, which does.
Version 2.13.1Release notes (opens GitHub)
Sign in and your trial
Sign in inside the app.
Use your email or Google. New accounts get 7 days free, no card needed, and the trial starts the first time you sign in. Without a card you get about 2 hours of dictation a day; adding a card removes the limit. After the trial it's $6 a month or $60 a year. If you don't add a card, LotusQ simply stops transcribing when the trial ends. You're never charged.
Already have an account? How trials work for older accounts →
Questions
Which computers does it run on?
A Mac (Apple Silicon, not Intel) with macOS 12 or later; Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit; Linux on 64-bit Intel or AMD, as AppImage, .deb, .rpm or .pacman.
I have an Intel Mac. Can I use LotusQ?
Not LotusQ 2, at the moment. Intel Mac? Here's why there's no download yet
Is there a phone app?
No. LotusQ runs on your computer.