Getting started

1. 

   Download

   Get the installer for your computer from the download page. It is for Windows 10 or 11, or for a Mac with Apple silicon.

2. 

   Install

   Mac: open the file and drag Munu onto Applications. Windows: open the installer and click Install.

   If Windows warns you. The Windows installer is not code-signed, so Windows shows “Windows protected your PC” once. This is expected. Click More info, then Run anyway. If your browser asks whether to keep the file, choose Keep.

3. 

   First run

   A welcome window opens. It takes about three minutes: allow the microphone, say “Munu” five times, and sign in with your email. There is no password and no card. You can skip any check and do it later.

4. 

   Say your first three things

   Start with its name, all in one breath: “Munu, what’s on my list today?”, “Munu, open Spotify”, “Munu, remember that the dentist moved to Friday”. More to try.

5. 

   Try hand control

   Optional. Hold both thumbs up and your hand moves the pointer. One minute to learn it.

• Computers. Munu runs on 64-bit Windows 10 or 11 and on Macs with Apple silicon (M1 or newer). There is no Intel Mac build, no Windows ARM build and no Linux version.
• Language. Munu 1.0 understands and speaks English only.
• The free trial. You sign in with your email. There is no password, and you never copy or paste a key. The trial lasts 3 days or until you have used its 25 points, whichever comes first. Settings > Account shows how many days are left. See pricing for the plans after that.

Munu installs for your user account only. It never asks for administrator rights, and there is nothing else to install first.

On a Mac

1. Get Munu-1.0.1-macos-arm64.dmg from the download page. It is for a Mac with Apple silicon (M1 or newer). To check yours, open the Apple menu and choose About This Mac: a Chip line means Apple silicon. There is no Intel Mac build.
2. Open the file. In the window that appears, drag Munu onto Applications.
3. Open Munu from your Applications folder. Munu lives in the menu bar at the top right of the screen, not in the Dock. The first time, a welcome window helps you set up and macOS asks to let Munu use the microphone.

On Windows

1. Get Munu-1.0.1-windows-x64-setup.exe from the download page and open it.
2. Click Install. Munu installs into your user account and appears in the Start menu. Leave Launch Munu ticked and click Finish.
3. Munu lives in the notification area at the bottom right of the screen, near the clock. Click the ^ arrow if you do not see it. The first time, a welcome window helps you set up.

The first time you open Munu, a welcome window walks you through setup. It takes about three minutes, and the account comes last.

1. Welcome. Click Get started.
2. Your name. Tell Munu what to call you.
3. Permissions. Every permission Munu needs, on one page, each with one line on why. Click Allow all, or allow one row at a time.
4. Microphone. Pick your microphone, watch the level bar, then click Test and say a few words.
5. Speaker. Pick your speakers, click Play a sound, then say whether you heard it.
6. Say “Munu”. Say its name five times, then read three short sentences. It learns how you say its name, on your computer.
7. Hand gestures. Keep the box ticked to use the camera for hand gestures, or untick it. Calibrate now fits gestures to your hands.
8. Start your free trial. Type your email, then the 8-digit code Munu sends you. There is no password.
9. Done. Say Munu’s name and ask anything.

Permissions on Mac and Windows

On a Mac, the page lists Microphone, Camera, Accessibility, Screen Recording, and Automation for Mail and for Calendar. Click Allow all and answer each question your Mac shows, or click Allow on one row at a time. Some rows open System Settings: switch Munu on there and come back. Each row turns to “On”, with a tick, by itself. Mail and Calendar only ask while they are open, so they say “Not checked yet” until then.

On Windows the page lists only the microphone and the camera. Allow opens the Windows privacy page for it.

Teaching Munu your voice

On the Say “Munu” step, click Start, say Munu’s name five times when asked, then read three short sentences. Munu learns how you say its name. This takes about 30 seconds and stays on your computer.

Signing in with your email

Type your email and click Send me a code. Munu emails you an 8-digit code. Look in your spam folder if it does not arrive within a minute. Type the code and click Sign in. You can paste it with a space or a dash in it, because Munu uses only the digits. If the code is wrong or has expired, Munu says so and helps you try again. If you typed the wrong email, click Use a different email.

Everything else starts with sensible choices: a notes folder in Documents, the calm personality and your computer’s speakers. You can change all of it in Settings, from the Munu icon in the menu bar (Mac) or the notification area (Windows). Settings > Account shows how much of your free trial is left and has a Sign out button.

Munu sleeps until it hears its name. Say the name and your request together, in one breath. You do not need to pause after the name.

All the phrases, and how to be heard well

Hand gestures are on by default, and Munu starts in Watching mode: it sees your hands and controls nothing. You choose when to take control, with your thumbs.

1. Take control. Hold both thumbs up. Now your hand moves the pointer.
2. Move and click. Move your hand to move the pointer. Pinch your thumb and index finger and let go quickly to click.
3. Stop. Hold one thumb up and one down to go back to watching. Cross your forearms to pause everything. Hold both thumbs down to turn gestures off.

For a better fit, run Calibrate my hands in Settings > General. It takes about 30 seconds. Every gesture, the four modes and calibration

Download the new version and install it the same way. On a Mac, choose Replace when you drag Munu onto Applications. Your settings, notes and sign-in are kept.

• Mac. Quit Munu from its menu in the menu bar, then drag Munu from your Applications folder to the Trash.
• Windows. Open Settings > Apps > Installed apps (on Windows 10: Apps & features), find Munu and choose Uninstall. The uninstaller stops Munu and removes the program and its Start menu entry.

This removes the program only. Your settings, logs, downloaded models and connected account stay, so installing Munu again picks up where you left off. To remove them too, see how to delete everything. Your notes folder is never deleted for you. That folder is yours.