Download LocalFlow
Version 0.2.2 for Apple Silicon Macs on macOS 13 or later. A 13 MB app; the models (5.2 GB) download on first run.
First open
macOS will block the first open. That's expected. LocalFlow isn't signed with an Apple Developer ID yet, so macOS shows "Apple could not verify LocalFlow is free of malware" with only a Done button. The way past it isn't in that window: it's in System Settings, in step 3 below. You only do this once.
- Drag it into ApplicationsOpen
LocalFlow.dmgand drag LocalFlow onto the Applications folder. - Open it, then click DoneDouble-click LocalFlow in Applications. macOS says it could not verify LocalFlow. Click Done, not Move to Trash.
- Find Open Anyway in System SettingsOpen System Settings (Apple menu, top left), click Privacy & Security in the sidebar, and scroll all the way to the bottom. Under Security it says "LocalFlow was blocked to protect your Mac." Click Open Anyway, then Open, and confirm with your password or Touch ID. The button only appears after step 2, and stays for about an hour.
- Download the modelsIn the Set Up LocalFlow window, click Download. About 5 minutes on a fast connection.
- Allow two thingsMicrophone (to hear you) and Accessibility (to see your key and paste). The window shows each one as Allowed, and comes back to the front when you switch Accessibility on.
- Pick your key and goCaps Lock, fn, or a shortcut of your own. Tap it, talk, tap again. LocalFlow then lives in the menu bar, not the Dock.
Or skip the block with Terminal
If you'd rather not go through System Settings, do step 1, then paste this into Terminal (in Applications, Utilities) and press Return. It removes the "downloaded from the internet" flag macOS checks, and LocalFlow then opens normally. Carry on from step 4.
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/LocalFlow.appDownloads so far
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Counted by GitHub from release downloads. LocalFlow itself sends nothing anywhere, so this counts downloads, not people using it.