diff --git a/AudioRecorder.py b/AudioRecorder.py
index 8c09227..7b6d944 100644
--- a/AudioRecorder.py
+++ b/AudioRecorder.py
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 import custom_speech_recognition as sr
-import pyaudiowpatch as pyaudio
+import os
 from datetime import datetime
 
+try:
+    import pyaudiowpatch as pyaudio
+except ImportError:
+    if os.name != "nt":
+        import pyaudio
+    else:
+        raise
+
 RECORD_TIMEOUT = 3
 ENERGY_THRESHOLD = 1000
 DYNAMIC_ENERGY_THRESHOLD = False
@@ -37,23 +45,44 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.adjust_for_noise("Default Mic", "Please make some noise from the Default Mic...")
 
 class DefaultSpeakerRecorder(BaseRecorder):
-    def __init__(self):
-        with pyaudio.PyAudio() as p:
-            wasapi_info = p.get_host_api_info_by_type(pyaudio.paWASAPI)
-            default_speakers = p.get_device_info_by_index(wasapi_info["defaultOutputDevice"])
-            
-            if not default_speakers["isLoopbackDevice"]:
-                for loopback in p.get_loopback_device_info_generator():
-                    if default_speakers["name"] in loopback["name"]:
-                        default_speakers = loopback
-                        break
-                else:
+    
+    # Different implementations of obtaining the info dict of a default speaker, for different platforms
+    if os.name == "nt":
+        def _get_default_speaker(self):
+            # Requires PyAudioWPatch >= 0.2.12.6
+            with pyaudio.PyAudio() as p:
+                try:
+                    # Get loopback of default WASAPI speaker
+                    return p.get_default_wasapi_loopback()
+        
+                except OSError:                
+                    print("[ERROR] Looks like WASAPI is not available on the system.")
+        
+                except LookupError:
                     print("[ERROR] No loopback device found.")
+    
+    else:
+        def _get_default_speaker(self):
+            # At the moment, recording from speakers is only available under Windows
+            # raise NotImplementedError("Recording from speakers is only available under Windows")
+            
+            # As far as I understand, now the code style does not provide
+            # for error handling - only print them.
+            print("[ERROR] Recording from speakers is only available under Windows.")
+
+            
+    def __init__(self):
+        default_speaker = self._get_default_speaker()
+        
+        if not default_speaker:
+            print("[ERROR] Something went wrong while trying to get the default speakers.")
+            super().__init__(source=sr.Microphone(sample_rate=16000), source_name="Speaker")
+            return
         
         source = sr.Microphone(speaker=True,
-                               device_index= default_speakers["index"],
-                               sample_rate=int(default_speakers["defaultSampleRate"]),
+                               device_index=default_speaker["index"],
+                               sample_rate=int(default_speaker["defaultSampleRate"]),
                                chunk_size=pyaudio.get_sample_size(pyaudio.paInt16),
-                               channels=default_speakers["maxInputChannels"])
+                               channels=default_speaker["maxInputChannels"])
         super().__init__(source=source, source_name="Speaker")
-        self.adjust_for_noise("Default Speaker", "Please make or play some noise from the Default Speaker...")
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+        self.adjust_for_noise("Default Speaker", "Please make or play some noise from the Default Speaker...")
diff --git a/AudioTranscriber.py b/AudioTranscriber.py
index b37eae8..bf245b8 100644
--- a/AudioTranscriber.py
+++ b/AudioTranscriber.py
@@ -7,9 +7,17 @@
 import custom_speech_recognition as sr
 import io
 from datetime import timedelta
-import pyaudiowpatch as pyaudio
 from heapq import merge
 
+try:
+    import pyaudiowpatch as pyaudio
+except ImportError:
+    if os.name != "nt":
+        import pyaudio
+    else:
+        raise
+
+
 PHRASE_TIMEOUT = 3.05
 
 MAX_PHRASES = 10
@@ -112,4 +120,4 @@ def clear_transcript_data(self):
         self.audio_sources["Speaker"]["last_sample"] = bytes()
 
         self.audio_sources["You"]["new_phrase"] = True
-        self.audio_sources["Speaker"]["new_phrase"] = True
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+        self.audio_sources["Speaker"]["new_phrase"] = True
diff --git a/custom_speech_recognition/__init__.py b/custom_speech_recognition/__init__.py
index 1d339b0..d5694c9 100644
--- a/custom_speech_recognition/__init__.py
+++ b/custom_speech_recognition/__init__.py
@@ -109,7 +109,10 @@ def get_pyaudio():
         try:
             import pyaudiowpatch as pyaudio
         except ImportError:
-            raise AttributeError("Could not find PyAudio; check installation")
+            if os.name != "nt":
+                import pyaudio
+            else:
+                raise
         from distutils.version import LooseVersion
         if LooseVersion(pyaudio.__version__) < LooseVersion("0.2.11"):
             raise AttributeError("PyAudio 0.2.11 or later is required (found version {})".format(pyaudio.__version__))
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 78f1554..5cb9913 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ openai-whisper==20230314
 Wave==0.0.2
 openai==0.27.6
 customtkinter==5.1.3
-PyAudioWPatch==0.2.12.5
+PyAudioWPatch==0.2.12.6; sys_platform == 'win32'
+pyaudio==0.2.13; sys_platform != 'win32'
 --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu117
-torch
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+torch