PrivateTranscribe

Changelog

Changelog

New features, improvements, and fixes for PrivateTranscribe.

v0.4.0March 23, 2026

Performance & Reliability

ImprovedEliminated 3-4s recording start delay by caching microphone device enumeration
ImprovedPooled microphone stream between recordings to remove getUserMedia latency on every dictation
ImprovedUpgraded overlay to screen-saver window level on Windows for guaranteed always-on-top behaviour
FixedOverlay no longer intercepts mouse clicks in transparent areas
FixedFaster on-top self-repair loop so overlay recovers if another window pushes it down
ImprovedTray tooltip simplified to app name for cleaner taskbar presentation

v0.3.4March 21, 2026

Pre-Launch Polish

ImprovedRewrote Pro feature locked-state copy to be benefit-focused and premium
ImprovedFull Pro/Free enforcement audit - no bypasses across all gated surfaces
FixedAdded root-level ErrorBoundary for graceful crash recovery
FixedNormalized support email handling across the app
FixedFixed dictionary word replacement and streak date calculations

v0.3.0March 15, 2026

Action Engine & Smart Context

NewAction Engine v1 - execute commands and workflows from voice
NewSmart Context - IDE-aware dictation that adapts to your active window (Pro)
NewCorrection Memory - learns from your edits to improve over time (Pro)
ImprovedAuto-disable translation for unsupported Whisper models
ImprovedWarning when Turbo model is used with translation enabled

v0.2.0March 1, 2026

Settings & Onboarding Overhaul

NewRedesigned settings with proper navigation sections (dictionary, AI models, agent config, prompts)
NewGPU status card with driver download links and re-detection
NewCPU vs GPU transcription benchmark with honest performance labeling
ImprovedImproved onboarding completion flow with clearer copy
FixedHardened Linux CPU-only hardware detection
FixedFixed overlay cancel button only showing for mouse-click activations
FixedFull app restart on "Reset app data" instead of renderer-only reload

v0.1.5February 15, 2026

UI Polish & Stability

ImprovedStandardized dropdown and select styling with consistent surface tokens
ImprovedDashboard empty state shows hotkey CTA matching onboarding
FixedFixed vendor names, VRAM display, and CUDA detection copy
FixedFixed local date handling for streak calculations
FixedStabilized Windows push-to-talk and drag behavior

v0.1.0February 1, 2026

Initial Release

Launch100% local speech-to-text powered by OpenAI Whisper
NewGlobal hotkey activation from any application
NewAuto-paste transcription directly to your cursor
NewMultiple Whisper model sizes (tiny → large-v3-turbo)
NewVoice-reactive overlay with real-time feedback
NewCross-platform support: Windows, macOS, Linux
NewAI Enhancement for grammar and formatting (Pro)
NewFile upload with multi-format audio support

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