How to install VoiceStudio on Windows

Before you start

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

1. 1

   Install Git

   Run the installer, then reopen PowerShell.

   Open installer ↗

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

2. 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 VoiceStudio

1. 3

   Open PowerShell

   Keep it open beside this page.

   You know this worked when: PowerShell is open

2. 4

   Check Git and Node

   Git and the current Node LTS are required.

   Type this into PowerShell (not Command Prompt), then press Enter.

   Copy the command for step 4

   git --version
   node --version

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

3. 5

   Install bun

   The app is a bun project.

   Type this into PowerShell (not Command Prompt), then press Enter.

   Copy the command for step 5

   npm.cmd install -g bun

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

4. 6

   Install Rust

   Accept the MSVC prerequisites, then reopen PowerShell.

   Type this into PowerShell (not Command Prompt), then press Enter.

   Copy the command for step 6

   winget install --id Rustlang.Rustup -e --source winget

   You know this worked when: cargo --version prints a version

5. 7

   Install Python

   Run the installer, then reopen PowerShell.

   Open download ↗

   You know this worked when: python3 --version prints a version

6. 8

   Install uv

   Needs Python already installed.

   Type this into PowerShell (not Command Prompt), then press Enter.

   Copy the command for step 8

   python -m pip install --user uv

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

7. 9

   Copy VoiceStudio to this PC

   Type this into PowerShell (not Command Prompt), 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.

   Copy the command for step 9

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

   You know this worked when: A VoiceStudio folder appears

8. 10

   Open the VoiceStudio folder

   Type this into PowerShell (not Command Prompt), 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.

   Copy the command for step 10

   cd ~
   cd VoiceStudio

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

9. 11

   Use the reviewed version

   Type this into PowerShell (not Command Prompt), 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.

   Copy the command for step 11

   cd ~/VoiceStudio
   git checkout 420bc73e78a36009eb8afbca3a40ca7cb37a2978

   You know this worked when: Git reports the reviewed commit

10. 12

    Install dependencies

    Type this into PowerShell (not Command Prompt), 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.

    Copy the command for step 12

    cd ~/VoiceStudio
    bun install

    You know this worked when: The command finishes without an error

11. 13

    Build VoiceStudio

    A debug build of the desktop app. Several minutes the first time.

    Type this into PowerShell (not Command Prompt), 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.

    Copy the command for step 13

    cd ~/VoiceStudio
    bun run --cwd frontend tauri build --debug --no-bundle

    You know this worked when: The build finishes without errors

12. 14

    Open VoiceStudio

    It sets itself up on first launch.

    Type this into PowerShell (not Command Prompt), 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.

    Copy the command for step 14

    cd ~/VoiceStudio
    Start-Process "frontend\src-tauri\target\debug\omnivoice-studio.exe"

    You know this worked when: VoiceStudio opens

13. 15

    Allow Microphone

    Approve it when Windows asks.

    You know this worked when: Microphone is turned on

14. 16

    Try it

    VoiceStudio should be open and ready to use.

    You know this worked when: VoiceStudio works

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.