Installation

Download Talkative Lobster for your platform and install it.

macOS

Download

Chip	File
Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4)	talkative-lobster-arm64.dmg
Intel	talkative-lobster-x64.dmg

Download from the Download page or GitHub Releases.

Install

1. Open the downloaded .dmg file
2. Drag Talkative Lobster to the Applications folder
3. Open the app from Applications

Unsigned app warning

The app is not signed with an Apple Developer ID. On first launch, macOS will block the app. Go to System Settings > Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway.

Permissions

macOS requires explicit permission for:

• Microphone — System Settings > Privacy & Security > Microphone
• Screen Recording — required for the speaker monitor (filters out system audio). System Settings > Privacy & Security > Screen Recording

Windows

Download

Architecture	File
x64	talkative-lobster-x64-setup.exe

Download from the Download page or GitHub Releases.

Install

1. Run the downloaded .exe installer
2. Follow the setup wizard
3. Launch Talkative Lobster from the Start menu

Permissions

• Go to Settings > Privacy > Microphone and allow the app

Linux

Download

Format	File
AppImage	talkative-lobster-x86_64.AppImage
Debian/Ubuntu	talkative-lobster-amd64.deb

Download from the Download page or GitHub Releases.

Install (AppImage)

chmod +x talkative-lobster-x86_64.AppImage
./talkative-lobster-x86_64.AppImage

Install (deb)

sudo dpkg -i talkative-lobster-amd64.deb

Permissions

Ensure PulseAudio or PipeWire is running and the app has microphone permissions.

Next Steps

• Getting Started — first launch and initial setup
• Providers — STT and TTS provider configuration
• Troubleshooting — common issues and solutions