Draft for Windows.

Hold Right Ctrl, speak naturally, release. Version 0.2.0 is an early Windows x64 release, and the speech model is inside the installer.

Download Draft 0.2.0 Release notes

Draft-Setup-0.2.0.exe · 1.33 GB · Windows 10/11 x64

Speech model includedNo administrator promptNo account

Current release

Draft 0.2.0

Early

Download for Windows

Windows 10/11 · x64 · 1.33 GB

Released: October 21, 2026
License: MIT
Installer: 1,425,663,461 bytes
Code sign: Not signed yet

SmartScreen may warn because the installer is unsigned. before you run it.

Download the installer

Draft-Setup-0.2.0.exe. The F16 Whisper large-v3-turbo model is bundled inside.

Install for your user

No administrator prompt. Draft installs under %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Draft.

Hold Right Ctrl

Speak, then release. The finished text appears at the cursor in the app you are using.

What it runs on.

Draft is a native Windows app. It does not need Python, a separate model download, or an account.

Operating system: Windows 10 or Windows 11, x64
Graphics: Vulkan-capable GPU recommended. CPU fallback when a GPU backend is unavailable.
Disk: 1.33 GB download. The installer includes the F16 speech model.
Permissions: Per-user install. No administrator prompt. Start Menu and optional desktop shortcut.
Install location: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Draft
Data location: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Draft4 (settings, logs, model, and text-only history)
Internet: Not required for dictation after installation
Updates: Manual in 0.2.0. Draft does not check for updates.

macOS and Linux are not supported in 0.2.0. They are future work, not an available download.

Know what you downloaded.

The release page publishes a SHA-256 for the installer. Compare it before running the file. It should match exactly.

The installer is not code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen may warn on first launch. Hashing the file is a more useful check than trusting the dialog.

Installer SHA-256

99B672AC767CA1CC8FED638CF601A81E908F97D9CA0526827BA77221F0758685

Check it in PowerShell

certutil -hashfile Draft-Setup-0.2.0.exe SHA256

Run it in the folder that contains the installer, usually your Downloads folder.

Release notes and hash file

GitHub release SHA-256 file

An early release, in the open.

Draft 0.2.0 is the first Windows build of a new Rust codebase. Some parts are finished; some are deliberately not promised yet.

Read the full release notes

Windows x64 is the only supported target. macOS and Linux are future work.
The installer is unsigned, so SmartScreen may warn on first launch.
The History pane is not built yet. The bounded, text-only store exists behind draftctl.
Real-speech accuracy parity with the previous generation is still being measured. No accuracy claim is made ahead of it.
Updates are manual. There is no in-app updater or update ping.

Questions at the download.

All support questions

Does Draft need an internet connection?

No. The Windows installer includes the F16 Whisper model, so dictation works offline once Draft is installed. If you build from source without the bundled model, the one-time model download is the only network request the app makes. There is no account, telemetry, or update ping.

Which GPUs are supported?

Draft uses Vulkan for GPU inference on Windows x64 and keeps the model warm between dictations. When a GPU backend is unavailable, it falls back to CPU. There is no published minimum GPU list for 0.2.0; the measured numbers on this site come from the reference machine and will differ on yours.

Why does Windows warn when I install?

The 0.2.0 installer is not code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen may show a warning on first launch. Choose More info then Run anyway if you trust the download, or verify the SHA-256 against the value on the download page.

Is Draft free?

Yes. Draft is MIT-licensed and free to download. There is no account, subscription, or paid tier. You can read, build, and audit the source on GitHub.

Ready when you are.

Free, MIT licensed, and yours to inspect.

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