Getting Started

Download

Get the latest release from GitHub Releases.

Platform	Files
Windows	.exe installer, portable .exe
macOS	.dmg (Intel x64 and Apple Silicon arm64)
Linux	.AppImage, .deb

First Launch

1. Open DeLive — on first launch you'll be taken to the Settings page.
2. Choose a provider — select an ASR backend from the Service tab.
3. Enter credentials — fill in the required API key or configure a local service. See the API Key Guide for step-by-step instructions.
4. Test configuration — click Test Config to verify connectivity.
5. Start recording — go to the Live view, click Start Recording, pick a screen/window with audio sharing enabled.

Windows SmartScreen

Windows may show a SmartScreen warning on first launch. Click More info → Run anyway. This is normal for newly distributed unsigned apps.

System Requirements

• Windows 10+
• macOS 13+
• Linux with PulseAudio loopback support
• At least one ASR provider configured (cloud API key or local service)

Provider Quick Setup

Cloud Providers

For detailed signup instructions and free tier info, see the API Key Guide.

Provider	What You Need
Soniox	API key from soniox.com
Volcengine	APP ID and Access Token
Groq	API key from groq.com
SiliconFlow	API key from siliconflow.cn
Deepgram	API key from deepgram.com
AssemblyAI	API key from assemblyai.com
ElevenLabs	API key from elevenlabs.io
Gladia	API key from gladia.io
Mistral AI	API key from mistral.ai
Cloudflare Workers AI	API token + Account ID from cloudflare.com

Local Providers

Provider	What You Need
Local OpenAI-compatible	A service exposing /v1/models and /v1/audio/transcriptions (e.g. Ollama)
Local whisper.cpp	whisper-server binary + a .bin or .gguf model — or let DeLive download them

Building from Source

git clone https://github.com/XimilalaXiang/DeLive.git
cd DeLive
npm run install:all
npm run dev

npm run dev starts Vite and Electron together. The Volcengine proxy runs inside the Electron main process.