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 — the file is Veda.dmg for Mac and Veda.exe for Windows.

#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. Run Veda.exe. SmartScreen will show "Windows protected your PC". Click More info, then Run anyway.
2. It installs itself. On first run Veda copies itself to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Veda, adds a Start Menu entry, and sets itself to start with Windows. There's no admin prompt. You can delete the file you downloaded.
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 and weekly recap) 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 and tone. Skip for now is fine.

Call audio, your calendar and Screen Recording aren't asked for during setup. Veda asks the first time you use the feature that needs them — meeting notes, connecting Apple Calendar, or Ask Veda on an app that draws its own text. 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 → Connections. Meeting notes need no extra permission on Windows.

#Updates

Veda checks for a new version once a day.

• 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: a banner appears in the tray panel. Click it, download the new Veda.exe and run it. It replaces the installed copy, and offers to close Veda first if it's running.

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: use Settings → Apps like any other program.

Your settings and learned writing style are left in place in case you reinstall. They live in ~/Library/Application Support/Veda/ on a Mac and %AppData%\Veda\ on Windows.