Hyprcore normally downloads models on demand from models.hyprcore.ai. If your network blocks that domain, or you’re setting up a Mac without network access, you can install models manually.
1. Find your app data directory
The directory is:
~/Library/Application Support/ai.hyprcore.desktop/
2. Create the models folder
mkdir -p ~/Library/Application\ Support/ai.hyprcore.desktop/models
3. Download the model files
The URLs are publicly accessible. Download from any browser or with curl:
Whisper models (single .bin files)
curl -L -o ggml-small.bin https://models.hyprcore.ai/ggml-small.bin
curl -L -o whisper-medium-q4_1.bin https://models.hyprcore.ai/whisper-medium-q4_1.bin
curl -L -o ggml-large-v3-turbo.bin https://models.hyprcore.ai/ggml-large-v3-turbo.bin
curl -L -o ggml-large-v3-q5_0.bin https://models.hyprcore.ai/ggml-large-v3-q5_0.bin
| Model | Size | Filename |
|---|
| Whisper Small | 487 MB | ggml-small.bin |
| Whisper Medium | 492 MB | whisper-medium-q4_1.bin |
| Whisper Turbo | 1.6 GB | ggml-large-v3-turbo.bin |
| Whisper Large | 1.1 GB | ggml-large-v3-q5_0.bin |
Parakeet models (compressed archives)
curl -L -o parakeet-v2-int8.tar.gz https://models.hyprcore.ai/parakeet-v2-int8.tar.gz
curl -L -o parakeet-v3-int8.tar.gz https://models.hyprcore.ai/parakeet-v3-int8.tar.gz
Silero VAD (required)
curl -L -o silero_vad_v4.onnx https://models.hyprcore.ai/silero_vad_v4.onnx
4. Install
Whisper
Drop the .bin files directly into the models directory. Don’t rename them—Hyprcore identifies them by filename.
~/Library/Application Support/ai.hyprcore.desktop/models/
├── ggml-small.bin
├── whisper-medium-q4_1.bin
├── ggml-large-v3-turbo.bin
└── ggml-large-v3-q5_0.bin
Parakeet
Extract the .tar.gz archives and place the resulting directories—not the archives—in models. The directory names matter exactly:
tar -xzf parakeet-v3-int8.tar.gz
mv parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3-int8 ~/Library/Application\ Support/ai.hyprcore.desktop/models/
~/Library/Application Support/ai.hyprcore.desktop/models/
├── parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v2-int8/
│ └── (model files)
└── parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3-int8/
└── (model files)
The Parakeet directory name must match exactly. Renaming it breaks detection.
Silero VAD
The Silero VAD file goes in a slightly different place if you’re building from source (see the desktop README). For installed app users, it’s bundled inside the app.
5. Verify
- Restart Hyprcore.
- Open Settings → Models.
- Manually-installed models appear as Downloaded.
- Select one and run a test transcription.
If a model doesn’t appear, check that:
- The filename or directory name matches exactly.
- The file isn’t corrupted (compare sizes against the table above).
- You restarted Hyprcore after copying the files.
Updating
When Hyprcore ships a new version of a model, the URL stays the same but the file changes. To update, re-download and overwrite. Hyprcore detects the change on next launch. 
