# About: version, updates, links. Dimmy Help.

> About: version, updates, links. Step-by-step help for Dimmy, the native voice dictation app for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Source: https://dimmy.app/help/about-and-updates/

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Settings Reference

# About: version, updates, links

Settings → About shows the current version, runs an update check, and links to the repo, license, and acknowledgements.

About tab with version number, Check for updates button, and link list

## What you see

* App version (e.g. 0.6.27).
* Last update check timestamp.
* Check for updates button: queries GitHub releases.
* Install update button: shown only when an update is available.
* Links: GitHub repo, releases, license, privacy, acknowledgements.

## How updates work

* Windows: Velopack auto-update. The app fetches the new installer in the background and applies it on next launch. No admin prompt.
* macOS: in-app updater drops the new .app next to the old one and relaunches.
* Linux: AppImage. Click Install update to download the new AppImage; replace the old file manually.

## Check on a schedule

Dimmy checks once every 24 hours after launch. You can disable that in Settings → About → Auto-check for updates. If you turn it off, use the Check for updates button to do it on demand.

## Get older versions

Every release is on GitHub: \[github.com/KonradDallaOrg/dimmy/releases\](https://github.com/KonradDallaOrg/dimmy/releases). Each tag has installers for all three platforms and a SHA-256 checksum.

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Pre-release builds (staging-latest) are published continuously for testers. Treat them as unstable; they may eat your hamster.

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## In this category

[ Settings ReferenceSettings overview: every tab, in one mapRight-click the pill → Settings. Ten tabs grouped by purpose. Use this as the index to find anything you can configure.](https://dimmy.app/help/settings-overview/) [ Settings ReferenceAudio input: microphone and processingSettings → Voice input. Pick the input device. The processing toggles ship off, because measurement showed they made transcripts worse.](https://dimmy.app/help/audio-input/) [ Settings ReferencePick the dictation languageAuto-detect or pin one of 15 languages. What the setting does depends on which engine you run: Whisper obeys it, Parakeet ignores it, Qwen3-ASR needs it.](https://dimmy.app/help/language/) [ Settings ReferenceStats: count, time saved, words dictatedSettings → Stats. Aggregate numbers computed from your local history. Time saved is the difference between speaking and typing the same text.](https://dimmy.app/help/stats/) [ Settings ReferencePause Dimmy temporarilyDisable the hotkey without quitting the app. Useful during screen recordings, presentations, or focus blocks.](https://dimmy.app/help/pause-dimmy/)

Last updated: 2026-05-22

On this page

1. [01 What you see](#what-you-see)
2. [02 How updates work](#how-updates-work)
3. [03 Check on a schedule](#check-on-a-schedule)
4. [04 Get older versions](#get-older-versions)