Changelog
macOS — Direct Download (DMG)
v1.5.9August 12, 2026
New
- Meeting markers — drop a marker while recording and find that moment later in the transcript and in Markdown exports
- Live microphone and system-audio indicators — see at a glance that both sides of the call are being captured
Improvements
- Redesigned waveform player with clearer controls and more precise seeking
- Each model now remembers its own language, so switching models no longer carries over a language it can't handle
- Search now matches Simplified and Traditional Chinese variants
Fixes
- Fixed meeting edge cases — incomplete microphone or system-audio tracks, and edits to “Me” segments when re-transcribing
- Fixed the CLI and MCP server dropping long responses; the CLI can also relaunch Whisper Notes if the app was closed
v1.5.8August 5, 2026
New
- Re-transcribe meetings — if a meeting transcript ever came out incomplete, right-click it → Re-Transcribe rebuilds it from the saved audio; recordings were always kept in full, so nothing is lost
Improvements
- Meeting transcription heals itself mid-call — an hour-long call can no longer end up with only the first minutes transcribed
Fixes
- Fixed two launch freezes — and if recordings had gone missing from your list, they'll quietly reappear as items you can transcribe or delete
- Fixed the Screen Recording prompt reappearing every time you returned to the app — re-granting now sticks
v1.5.7August 4, 2026
New
- Export As — every transcript exports to TXT, Markdown, SRT or VTT, with speaker names in all four formats when speaker detection has been run
- Start meeting recording automatically — opt-in under Settings → Meeting Recording; applies only to the meeting apps you've enabled, and recording always stays visible
Improvements
- Markdown exports carry the date, duration, source and speaker list at the top, with each speaker turn labeled and timestamped
- Renaming a transcript no longer lags on every keystroke
v1.5.6August 2, 2026
Improvements
- Settings → Integrations: the CLI card now suggests a first command to try after installing, and the documentation link is always visible
Fixes
- Fixed “Launch at Login” silently breaking after the 1.5.1 update — the toggle looked on but Whisper Notes no longer started with your Mac, taking Fn dictation with it; the app now repairs its registration automatically
- If your menu bar icon has been missing after restarts since late July, this update brings it back for good
v1.5.5August 2, 2026
New
- Local CLI & MCP server — drive Whisper Notes from the terminal, or let Claude and any MCP client search, read, and transcribe your notes. Off by default — enable in Settings → Integrations; guide at whispernotes.app/cli-mcp
- Batch export (CLI) — whispernotes export saves every note as TXT or Markdown, audio files copied alongside
Improvements
- Switch the model and language right from the sidebar
- The transcript view plays audio from a floating bar that appears when you move the mouse
- Tidier message actions — copy, export audio, and a ⋯ menu on right-click
- Cleaner toolbar on macOS 26
Fixes
- Fixed two audio streams playing at once when starting playback from a note's detail view
- The “No speech detected” notice now dismisses itself
- Recording from the main window no longer flashes the dictation window
- SenseVoice protection now triggers only on genuine crashes and recovers on its own
v1.5.4July 30, 2026
New
- Recycle Bin — deleted notes are kept for 30 days instead of disappearing
- Video workspace — subtitles, 0.75×–2× playback speed, click any timestamp to jump, SRT/VTT export
- Voice Typing diagnostics — export a report when dictation misbehaves; timings and device info only, never audio or text
Improvements
- Fn dictation is ready again the instant a session ends
- Removed the automatic dictation timeout
- The live transcript panel opens when meeting recording starts; close it and a compact indicator takes over
- More video formats — MP4, MOV, M4V, AVI, MKV, WebM, MTS/M2TS — including multi-gigabyte files
Fixes
- Meeting recordings survive crashes and power loss
- Hours-long meetings no longer drift; your own voice is always attributed to Me
- Cancelled video imports can be retried; same-name imports no longer overwrite the earlier file
- Transcript edits stay in place across restarts and re-exports
- SenseVoice steps aside with a clear message if it can't run reliably on your machine
- Smaller fixes: SRT/VTT extensions, model switching, vocabulary, clipboard copy, AI chat
v1.5.3July 28, 2026
New
- Edit in speaker view — click any sentence to correct it; the fix shows up in transcript, copies and exports
- Quiet in-app updates — download behind a sidebar button, install when you're ready; no more popups
- Open with Whisper Notes — right-click any audio or video file in Finder
- New Voice Typing options — auto-send after dictation, and an instant-start mode that leaves your music untouched
- Hide the floating indicator during meetings
Improvements
- Fn dictation starts up to 10× faster
- With AirPods, music pauses cleanly while you dictate and comes back at full quality
- Speaker view reads as flowing paragraphs — one block per speaker
Fixes
- Meeting recordings now capture every call to the very end
- Editing very long transcripts is now fully reliable
- Fixed dictation clipping first or last words with USB docks and some external microphones
v1.5.2July 27, 2026
Fixes
- Fixed permission issues from the 1.5.1 update that broke Fn dictation and caused repeated Screen Recording prompts — macOS will ask you to re-grant Accessibility once
Other
- Still stuck? Quit the app, run tccutil reset All com.mazzystar.WhisperMemo in Terminal, then reopen and re-grant
v1.5.1July 25, 2026
New
- Speaker identification — tells apart individual speakers in any recording or imported file, 100% on-device; rename speakers and export with labels (TXT / SRT / VTT)
- Automatic speaker identification for meetings
- Manual meeting recording from the menu bar — capture any call even if it isn't auto-detected
Improvements
- Meeting recording is significantly more reliable during long sessions
- A compact recording indicator replaces the live transcript panel during calls
- Long recordings transcribe faster
- Parakeet: cleaner short clips, better long recordings, and French no longer drifts into English
- A silent Bluetooth microphone falls back to the built-in mic automatically
Fixes
- Fixed meeting recordings coming out empty or with only your own voice after long calls
- Fixed the two most frequently reported crashes
- Fixed Fn dictation occasionally typing phantom text
- Model downloads no longer hang where Hugging Face is unreachable — models come from Whisper Notes' own servers
v1.5.0May 12, 2026
New
- Redesigned Voice Typing HUD — real-time audio waveform with visual feedback for speaking, low audio, and silence
- Silence detection — warns you immediately if no audio is detected, so you never lose a recording to a muted mic
Improvements
- Smarter AirPods handling — Bluetooth audio switching is now automatic and reliable across recording modes
- Fn key dictation no longer pastes empty results into your text
- Meeting transcript panel uses translucent background with quick-access stop button
v1.4.9May 8, 2026
New
- Meeting recording — captures system audio and microphone simultaneously with live transcription every 30 seconds. Each meeting is saved as a self-contained folder for easy backup
- Speaker-labeled transcripts — colored labels distinguish your voice from others. Tap any segment to jump to that moment in the audio
- YouTube and video recording — automatically extracts the video title and produces a clean timestamped transcript with SRT export
Improvements
- Better meeting detection — added support for Microsoft Teams, WebEx, Slack, Discord, and more
- Meeting recording now only requires Screen Recording permission
- Floating recorder no longer steals focus from your meeting app
Fixes
- Fixed Google Meet falsely triggering meeting detection on non-meeting pages
v1.4.8May 6, 2026
New
- SenseVoice speech model — 5× faster than previous CJK model for Chinese, Japanese, Korean with GPU acceleration. Download in Settings → Models (~830 MB)
Fixes
- Fixed Fn quick dictation producing stray dots at the beginning of text
- Fixed words occasionally getting cut off at the end of Fn recordings
- Fixed long recordings sometimes appearing out of order
- SenseVoice now correctly outputs punctuation
v1.4.7April 24, 2026
New
- Qwen3-ASR speech model — optimized for Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and 27 other languages. Download in Settings → Models (~1 GB)
Improvements
- Parakeet transcription is ~2.5× faster on long recordings
- Qwen3-ASR supports streaming transcription — text appears chunk by chunk as you speak
v1.4.6April 23, 2026
New
- Resizable AI Chat panel — drag the edge to adjust width
Improvements
- AI polish is now on-demand — tap to clean up instead of auto-running
- Default AI model upgraded from Gemma 2B to 4B — smarter responses overall
v1.4.5April 22, 2026
New
- Local AI features powered by on-device Gemma 4 (Beta) — runs 100% on your Mac, your data never leaves the device
- Auto-generated titles for long recordings
- AI polish for Fn quick dictation — automatic punctuation, grammar, and casing
- AI Assistant panel — ask questions about any transcript
- Search now includes AI-generated titles
Other
- AI features are in Beta and may change in future releases
v1.4.4April 21, 2026
New
- Inline transcript editing — tap any paragraph in the detailed view to fix mistakes in place, no re-recording
- “Clean up filler words” toggle — automatically removes um/uh/嗯/啊 during transcription
Improvements
- Fn quick dictation starts noticeably faster, especially with AirPods and other Bluetooth audio
- Smoother transition when transcription completes (no more bubble text-size jitter)
- Better recovery from GPU hiccups during long meetings
- Parakeet backend transcription quality improvements
Fixes
- Minor polish and stability fixes across the app
v1.4.3April 15, 2026
Improvements
- Noticeably faster Whisper transcription on long audio
- Dramatically better recognition of proper nouns and specialized vocabulary
- General pipeline stability improvements
Fixes
- Major Whisper quality fix for long recordings — eliminated repetitive loops and dropped segments in meetings, interviews, and lectures
v1.4.2April 4, 2026
New
- Playback speed control for recordings (0.5x–2x)
- Recording auto-stop
- Toast notification when your audio input device changes
Improvements
- 5–10 seconds faster per transcription on average
Fixes
- Fixed Traditional Chinese text rendering
v1.4.1March 21, 2026
Improvements
- Redesigned Menu Bar — cleaner native menu replaces the old popover, with quick access to Settings and feedback
- Improved shortcut hints — clearer guidance below shortcut buttons
Fixes
- Settings window no longer flickers when reopened; it now centers over the main window automatically
- Fn dictation and global shortcut can no longer interfere with each other — if one is recording, the other is safely ignored until the recording finishes
- Fixed a launch issue where the app could start with a blank UI when set as a login item with the Dock icon hidden
Other
- Localization improvements across 30+ languages
v1.4.0March 20, 2026
Fixes
- Fn dictation no longer cuts off the last word — we now capture a short tail after you release the key, so final syllables come through intact
- Fixed text insertion on non-QWERTY keyboard layouts (Dvorak, Colemak, AZERTY, etc.) — transcribed text now inserts correctly regardless of your layout
v1.3.9March 19, 2026
Fixes
- Rapid Fn press/release no longer leaves the floating window stuck on “Transcribing…”
- Fn+Backspace (forward delete), Fn+Arrow keys, and other Fn combos no longer trigger recording
- Trial banner in sidebar now disappears immediately after license activation — no restart needed
- Dock icon no longer briefly appears after reboot
- Launch at Login no longer silently loses registration — the app re-registers automatically on startup
v1.3.8March 17, 2026
Improvements
- Long Parakeet transcriptions now include automatic paragraph breaks at sentence boundaries
- Restored completion sound effect when Fn key recording finishes
Other
- Removed AppleScript paste option — keycode-based typing is now keyboard-layout-independent
v1.3.7March 14, 2026
New
- New low-latency recording engine — rebuilt for faster start and more reliable audio capture
- Seamless microphone switching — plug in or unplug USB/Bluetooth microphones while recording without interruption
Improvements
- Automatically selects external microphone when connected
- Fn key recording now briefly delays muting to avoid clipping the start of your speech, and no longer plays a sound when you stop
Fixes
- Fixed text being inserted at the wrong cursor position when using global shortcut
- Fixed recording getting stuck when unplugging USB microphone mid-session
v1.3.6March 13, 2026
New
- Global shortcut now auto-inserts transcribed text at the cursor position in any app
- Fn key recording automatically mutes system audio to avoid feedback
Improvements
- Custom vocabulary UI improvements
Fixes
- Fixed transcription stuck on “Transcribing…” when switching from Parakeet to Whisper
- Fixed external keyboard users getting stuck at the Fn key test during onboarding
- Fixed recording failure with some USB microphones — automatically falls back to compatible format
- Fixed error message appearing when cancelling a model download
- Fixed unnecessary microphone permission dialog appearing on some launches
v1.3.4March 7, 2026
New
- Free trial with 5,000 words — try all features before purchasing
- App Store users can migrate their purchase to the direct version
Fixes
- Fixed keychain prompt appearing after upgrade
v1.3.3March 7, 2026
New
- Automatic microphone switching — detects when you plug in or unplug a microphone
Fixes
- Fixed sound effects being too quiet at low system volume
- Fixed auto-update not working for some users
v1.3.2March 4, 2026
New
- On-device translation — translate transcriptions directly on your Mac using Apple Translation framework, no internet required (macOS 15+)
- Parakeet V3 speech engine — a new ASR engine is now built-in as the default, faster and more accurate for English
Improvements
- Whisper Small model changed to downloadable on-demand, reducing app bundle size
- Parakeet segmentation splits on sentence-ending punctuation for more natural paragraphs
- Translation paragraph alignment is more robust, no more drifting between original and translated text
Fixes
- Fixed transcription state cleanup to prevent rare “stuck” states after errors
- Fixed translation map misalignment for older messages
- Cached timestamps are now reused instead of re-transcribing audio
- Model deletion now correctly resets the active model selection
v1.3.1March 4, 2026
New
- Auto-update support — the app now checks for updates automatically via Sparkle
- iCloud file import — audio and video files stored in iCloud Drive are auto-downloaded before import
- Sidebar feedback button for quick access to support email
Fixes
- Fixed app occasionally terminating unexpectedly due to watchdog firing during recording
- Fixed iCloud import failure when file download status is unavailable
- Fixed missing theme in sidebar Settings navigation
- Increased model download timeout from 60s to 300s for slow connections
Other
- Comprehensive localization audit and fixes across 32 languages
- Removed PostHog analytics
iOS
For iOS release history, visit the App Store.