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Quick Start

Get up and running with Lite Suite in 5 minutes

Quick Start

This guide walks you through installing Lite Suite and launching your first three apps. You will be up and running in under five minutes.

1. Install Lite Suite

Download the installer from the download page and run it. The setup wizard walks you through three steps:

  1. Choose an install location -- the default is C:\LiteSuite. All apps, dependencies, and data live inside this folder for easy portability.
  2. Select your apps -- pick the ones you want. You can always add or remove apps later from LiteCore.
  3. Configure shortcuts -- choose whether to create Start Menu and Desktop shortcuts.

Click Install and Lite Suite handles the rest: downloading binaries, setting up Python environments for AI apps, and registering shortcuts.

2. Launch LiteCore

LiteCore is your mission control. It launches automatically after installation.

From LiteCore you can:

  • Launch any installed app with a single click
  • Monitor running apps and see their status
  • Install or remove apps without re-running the installer
  • Check for updates across the entire suite

Think of LiteCore as the hub -- every other app is a spoke.

3. Try LiteSpeak

LiteSpeak turns your voice into text anywhere on your system.

  1. Open LiteSpeak from LiteCore.
  2. Press the global hotkey (default: Ctrl+Shift+Space) to start dictating.
  3. Speak naturally. LiteSpeak transcribes your audio locally, then optionally refines the text with an LLM to fix grammar and punctuation.
  4. The cleaned text is pasted into whatever app has focus.

LiteSpeak works system-wide -- in your browser, code editor, chat apps, or anywhere else you type.

4. Try LiteEditor

LiteEditor is a spatial code editor with canvas mode, Monaco (the same engine behind VS Code), built-in Claude Code, and zen mode. Free and open source.

  1. Open LiteEditor from LiteCore.
  2. Open a folder or file to start editing.
  3. Switch to canvas mode to arrange files spatially, or use zen mode for distraction-free writing.
  4. Use the integrated terminal and Claude Code for AI-assisted development.
  5. Access Git integration from the sidebar to stage, commit, and view diffs.

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