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How to install Chirp on Android using a Windows PC

Chirp does what Wispr Flow does, and Wispr Flow costs Paid. This guide gets you the free one.

What you end up with

Chirp running on your Android. It is free, and it stays free — there is no account, no trial and no subscription at the end of this.

Time
About 56 minutes
Steps
14
Cost
Free

Before you start

These are one-time installs. If you have used PowerShell before, you may have them already — the first step checks.

  1. Install Git

    Run the installer, then reopen PowerShell.

    Open installer

    You know this worked when: Git responds with a version number

  2. Install Node LTS

    Run the LTS installer, then reopen PowerShell.

    Open download

    You know this worked when: Node responds with a version number

Install Chirp

  1. Open PowerShell

    Keep it open beside this page.

    You know this worked when: PowerShell is open

  2. Check Git and Node

    Git and the current Node LTS are required.

    Type this into PowerShell, then press Enter.

    git --version
node --version

    You know this worked when: Git and Node respond with version numbers

  3. Copy Chirp to this PC

    Type this into PowerShell, then press Enter. The first line moves you into the folder this step runs in, so it works in a window you have just opened.

    cd ~
if [ ! -d chirp/.git ]; then
git clone https://github.com/tatarigami22/chirp.git
fi

    You know this worked when: A chirp folder appears

  4. Open the Chirp folder

    Type this into PowerShell, then press Enter. The first line moves you into the folder this step runs in, so it works in a window you have just opened.

    cd ~
cd chirp

    You know this worked when: Your terminal prompt is inside the chirp folder

  5. Use the reviewed version

    Type this into PowerShell, then press Enter. The first line moves you into the folder this step runs in, so it works in a window you have just opened.

    cd ~/chirp
git checkout a2670bb1f38f17a0c501fb316612db1781bb75a1

    You know this worked when: Git reports the reviewed commit

  6. Install Android Studio

    Accept the standard setup so it installs the SDK.

    Open download

    You know this worked when: Android Studio opens to its welcome screen

  7. Unlock Developer options

    Settings, About phone, tap Build number 7 times.

    You know this worked when: Developer options appears in Settings

  8. Turn on USB debugging

    Settings, System, Developer options, USB debugging.

    You know this worked when: Developer options shows USB debugging on

  9. Open the project

    Choose Open, then pick the android folder inside Chirp.

    You know this worked when: Android Studio finishes syncing without an error

  10. Plug in your phone

    Tap Allow on the phone when it asks.

    You know this worked when: Your phone appears in the device menu

  11. Press Run

    The ▶ button. The first build downloads Gradle.

    You know this worked when: The build ends with an install onto your phone

  12. Open Chirp on your phone

    You know this worked when: Chirp opens on your phone

If something goes wrong

Nothing here can damage your computer, and every step can be run again safely. If a command fails, the usual cause is the step before it not having finished.

Still stuck? Tell us what happened and we will fix the guide. Include the step number and we can usually reproduce it.

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