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About Zian — An Offline-First Voice Productivity Tool
Zian is a 100% offline, privacy-first voice input tool. Unlike all cloud-based voice solutions, Zian runs deeply optimized AI models locally on your device for speech recognition and text transcription.
Your audio data is never uploaded. The software has no networking modules, no background telemetry, and no behavioral data collection. Your data doesn't just legally belong to you — it has physically never left your computer.
This is not just a feature promise, but Zian's product philosophy: offline, controllable, and complete data sovereignty for the user.
Getting Started
Download & Install
Download the latest version from the official website. Choose your installation method based on the file type: if it's a ZIP archive, extract it directly to your target folder; if it's an EXE installer, follow the installation prompts to install to your preferred directory. After installation, run Zian.exe to launch.
⚠️ Important: The installation path must not contain non-ASCII characters (e.g., Chinese/Japanese characters), as this may prevent the engine from loading properly.
First Voice Input Experience
Long-press CapsLock (the default trigger key) to start speaking, then release to automatically input text at the cursor position. A short press of CapsLock still toggles caps lock. Zian offers a rich selection of trigger keys — CapsLock, F6–F9, ScrollLock, Pause (8 keys total), plus a configurable secondary auxiliary key. Switch them with one click in Settings to find the key combination that suits you best.
Experience Zian Link
Don't forget to try Zian Link! Open the Zian Link option in Settings, connect your phone to your PC, and experience the joy of using your phone as a microphone for voice input. Phone microphones offer far better noise cancellation and audio quality than most built-in PC microphones, while the recognition processing is handled by your PC's powerful hardware — best of both worlds. LAN direct connection, auto-discovery, AES-256 encryption throughout.
Activate Pro
Want to use Zian with zero restrictions and full access to every feature? Purchase and activate the Pro version to unlock all capabilities. Steps: Open Settings → License Management → Copy your Machine Code → Complete payment on the purchase page → Enter the serial number you receive to activate.
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