PrivateTranscribe
PrivateTranscribe

Changelog

Changelog

New features, improvements, and fixes for PrivateTranscribe.

v0.4.1March 29, 2026

Overlay & Action Engine Reliability

  • FixedFixed overlay context menu overflowing screen edges — menu now flips direction based on available space instead of always opening upward
  • FixedFixed Action Engine voice commands firing twice on overlapping transcript segments — added per-action debounce (2 s default)
  • ImprovedHistory empty state now shows your actual configured hotkey so new users know how to start
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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