General Settings is the first sidebar section in HyperWhisper’s Settings window. It controls app-level behavior — how the app starts, how it appears on screen, whether it checks for updates, and how it handles error reporting.
Opening General Settings
Click the HyperWhisper menu bar icon, then choose Settings. The General sidebar section opens automatically.
Click the HyperWhisper tray icon (or open the main window), then navigate to Settings and select General in the sidebar.
Application Behavior
Launch on login / Launch at startup
When enabled, HyperWhisper starts automatically when you log in to your computer. On macOS this uses the system’s native login item service (SMAppService); on Windows it registers a startup entry.
Labeled Launch on login. If macOS rejects the change (for example, because the app is unsigned or you denied the system prompt), the toggle snaps back to its actual state automatically.
Labeled Launch at startup. If enabling or disabling fails, an error message is shown explaining that you may need to check your startup permissions.
Launch minimized
When enabled alongside Launch on login / Launch at startup, HyperWhisper starts in the background without showing its main window.
The app is accessible via the menu bar icon. The main window stays hidden until you open it manually.
The app launches hidden in the system tray. Click the tray icon to open the main window.
Show in Dock
This setting is macOS only.
Minimize to system tray
This setting is Windows only.
Show recording window
When enabled, a floating overlay appears on screen while you are recording and while HyperWhisper is processing your audio. Both macOS and Windows show an animated waveform.
Disable this if you find the overlay distracting or if you prefer a more discreet recording experience.
Logging and Updates
Error logging / Send error reports
Labeled Error logging. When enabled, HyperWhisper automatically captures and sends error reports to help improve the app.
Labeled Send error reports. When enabled, crash reports are sent automatically. Your transcriptions are never included in these reports.
Auto update / Check for updates automatically
Labeled Auto update. When enabled, HyperWhisper automatically checks for and downloads new versions.
Labeled Check for updates automatically. When enabled, HyperWhisper silently checks for new versions on startup.
Support
The Need help? row in General Settings opens the HyperWhisper support page in your browser, where you can contact the support team directly.
You can also reach support at support@hyperwhisper.com or via the support page.
App version
The current version and build number are shown at the bottom of the General Settings panel. This is useful when contacting support or checking whether you have the latest release. 