Setup guide · about 10 minutes

How to install Dev on Windows, step by step

From sign up to “Hey Dev”: create your account, copy your license key, run DevSetup.exe, and Dev takes care of the rest. You don't need to install any AI model, Python or API keys.

• 1. Account
• 2. License key
• 3. Download
• 4. Install
• 5. First start
• 6. Your voice
• 7. Apps
• 8. Contacts
• 9. Hey Dev
• Problems?

What you need

• Windows 10 or 11, 64-bitAny laptop or desktop from the last few years.
• A microphoneThe laptop's own mic works. A headset hears you better in a noisy room.
• Internet for setupAnd about 1.5 GB of free disk space for Dev and its speech model.
• Google ChromeFor Gmail, Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook. Dev opens its own Chrome window.
• WhatsApp DesktopFrom the Microsoft Store, signed in, if you want Dev to send WhatsApp messages.

The steps

1. Create your account and choose a plan

   Go to app.shahabdev.com/account.html and sign up with your email. The Windows app needs the Pro or Business plan.

   • Card: pay on the checkout page; your plan starts right away.
   • JazzCash, Easypaisa or bank transfer: send the amount shown, then type the transaction ID on your account page. Your plan starts as soon as the payment is confirmed.

2. Copy your license key

   Your key is on your account page. It looks like DEV-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX. Click Copy key. Keep it private: anyone with your key can use one of your PC slots.

3. Download DevSetup.exe

   On your account page, click Download for Windows. One installer works for every plan; your key decides what Dev can do.

4. Run the installer

   1. Open DevSetup.exe from your Downloads folder.
   2. If Windows shows “Windows protected your PC”, click More info, then Run anyway.
   3. Paste your license key and click Next. Setup checks it online.
   4. About you (optional): your name, your own WhatsApp chat as it's named in WhatsApp, and your WhatsApp number with the country code. Dev sends your reports there.
   5. Choose a desktop shortcut and whether Dev starts with Windows, then click Install.
   GOOD TO KNOWSetup doesn't need admin rights. It installs for your Windows user only and activates this PC on your license.

5. Start Dev for the first time

   • If Windows asks whether Dev may use the microphone, click Yes.
   • Dev downloads its speech model once, about 480 MB. The bottom of the window shows “Preparing my voice… 45%”. You can type to Dev while it downloads.
   • When it says “My voice is ready”, you can talk.

6. Enroll your voice

   Open the Controls tab and click Enroll my voice. Read the sentences on the screen in your normal voice. After that, Dev only obeys you, even with a TV or other people in the room.

7. Allow your apps

   Dev asks before it opens an app the first time. To do it all at once, open the Apps tab and click Allow next to the apps you use, or Allow all.

8. Add contacts and connect your accounts

   Click CONTACTS at the bottom of Dev's window.

   • Your WhatsApp: check your own chat name and number.
   • Contacts: add the people you message, with their WhatsApp number (like +92 300 1234567), email and social usernames. Then “tell Sara on WhatsApp…” always reaches the right Sara.
   • Connectors: click Sign in next to Gmail, Instagram, LinkedIn or Facebook. Dev opens its own Chrome window; sign in there yourself, once.
   YOUR PASSWORDSYou type your passwords yourself, on the real Google, Meta or LinkedIn page. Dev never reads or types passwords, and your sign-ins stay on your PC.

9. Say “Hey Dev”

   Turn on the mic, say “Hey Dev”, wait for the reply, and talk. Try:

   • “Open Chrome and play Coke Studio on YouTube.”
   • “Check my Gmail.”
   • “Tell Sara on WhatsApp that I'll be late.”
   • “Volume thora kam karo.”
   • “Check my Instagram messages.”

   Say “stop” or “good night” when you're done. You can always type instead of talking.

If something goes wrong

Still stuck? Write to us from your account page.