Changelog
Every change,
documented.
We don't ship 'performance improvements' without explaining what improved. Here's the full history.
v0.3.1Patch
2026-03-28
FixFixed race condition that could cause the transcription window to freeze on M1 Max when switching models mid-session
FixHotkey now correctly re-registers after the Mac wakes from sleep
FixLive Translation no longer emits partial source-language words at the start of an utterance
ImprovementReduced peak memory usage during Parakeet inference by ~18%
v0.3.0Minor
2026-03-11
NewParakeet (parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v2) model support — faster inference than Whisper large for US English
NewModel download progress now shows estimated time remaining
ImprovementLive Translation latency reduced by ~30% on M2 and M3 chips via CoreML path optimisation
ImprovementTranscription speed improved ~30% across all Whisper model sizes
ImprovementMicrophone permission scoping tightened — access is now session-scoped
FixFixed an issue where the app could inject text into the wrong window if focus changed during the final decode step
v0.2.1Patch
2026-01-29
FixGlobal hotkey no longer fires when the hotkey field in Settings is focused
FixApp crash resolved when downloading Whisper large on macOS 13.0 (specific build)
FixLive Translation toggle state now persists correctly across app restarts
ImprovementWhisper model download now resumes after interrupted network connection
v0.2.0Minor
2026-01-14
NewLive Translation — speak any language, get English output, entirely offline
NewWhisper model selector — choose between tiny, base, small, medium, large
NewGlobal hotkey support — trigger and stop transcription without leaving your app
NewNetwork activity monitor — app now surfaces an alert if any outbound request is attempted (should never happen)
ImprovementOnboarding redesigned — model download happens during setup, not on first use
ImprovementText injection reliability improved for apps that use non-standard text fields (Electron, web views)
v0.1.0Initial release
2025-11-19
NewWhisper tiny, base, and small running fully on-device via CoreML
NewGlobal hotkey to begin and end transcription
NewTranscribed text injected into the currently focused text input
NewZero network calls during transcription — verified and enforced
NewmacOS 13.0+ support, Apple Silicon only