PrivateTranscribe

Changelog

Changelog

New features, improvements, and fixes for PrivateTranscribe.

v1.3.4March 21, 2025

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
v1.3.0March 15, 2025

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
v1.2.0March 1, 2025

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
v1.1.0February 15, 2025

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
v1.0.0February 1, 2025

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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