Download for Ubuntu
Dot for Ubuntu
Dot runs on Ubuntu 22.04 or later, on PCs with Intel or AMD processors and on Arm. It comes as a .deb package, installed with the software installer or apt, and it hears your calls through PipeWire or PulseAudio, the sound systems Ubuntu ships.
Once it is installed, it offers to listen in whenever Zoom or your browser starts a call, and it reads who is speaking through the desktop’s accessibility support, which it asks to turn on.
Last checked against the app on 29 September 2026.
Download Dot for Ubuntu
- UbuntuUbuntu on a PC with an Intel or AMD processor.Version 0.2.7, 100 MBDownload Dot for Ubuntu
- Ubuntu on ArmUbuntu on a PC with an Arm processor.Version 0.2.7, 95 MBDownload Dot for Ubuntu on Arm
Which Ubuntu do I have? Most PCs running Ubuntu have an Intel or AMD processor. If yours has an Arm processor, which uname -m in a terminal shows as aarch64, choose Ubuntu on Arm.
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What it needs
| Ubuntu | 22.04 LTS or later, including 24.04 LTS |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel or AMD (x64), or Arm (arm64), each with its own package |
| Download | A .deb package, installed with the software installer or apt |
| Sound | PipeWire or PulseAudio, as Ubuntu ships them |
| Speaker names | The desktop’s accessibility support, which Dot asks to turn on |
| Meeting apps | Zoom, and Google Meet or Teams in Chrome, Chromium, Edge, Firefox or Brave |
| Internet | Needed while Dot listens, because the call is transcribed as it happens |
Install it in three steps
Step 1: Install the package
Open the .deb file from your Downloads folder with your software installer, and choose Install. Or install it from a terminal:
sudo apt install ~/Downloads/dot-*.debStep 2: Open Dot
Open Dot from Show Apps, or press the Super key and search for Dot.
Step 3: Sign in and allow access
Sign in, or create your account. Then allow Accessibility when Dot asks, so it knows who is speaking in Teams, Zoom and Meet.
What is different on Ubuntu
Dot for Ubuntu listens, answers and writes the notes as it does on a Mac or a Windows PC. Two things work differently:
- Updates come as a new package. A .deb cannot replace itself, so Dot tells you when a new version is out and offers the download; install it the way you installed the first.
- Dot looks at what is shared on screen by itself only in an Xorg session. Under Wayland, Ubuntu’s default, it leaves that out, because Ubuntu would ask you to choose a window every few seconds.
Questions
Which versions of Ubuntu does Dot run on?
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS or later, including 24.04 LTS, on Intel, AMD and Arm processors.
Does Dot run on Debian, Linux Mint or Fedora?
Dot is made for Ubuntu, as a .deb package. Distributions built on Ubuntu or Debian may install it, but Ubuntu is the one it is made for, and there is no package for Fedora.
Does Dot work under Wayland?
Yes. Under Wayland, Ubuntu’s default session, Dot listens, names the speakers, answers and writes the notes as usual. What it leaves out is looking at what is shared on screen by itself, which it does in an Xorg session.
Which meeting apps does Dot recognise on Ubuntu?
The Zoom app for Linux, and any call in Chrome, Chromium, Edge, Firefox or Brave, which covers Google Meet and Teams on the web. In a browser, Dot reads speaker names from Meet; a Teams call there may be transcribed without them.