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What’s new in Dictation?

All versions at a glance — every improvement runs, as always, entirely locally on your Mac.

0.7.0

Latest
  • Dictation is now fully available in English: the interface automatically follows your macOS language.
  • New language switcher in Settings — pick the app language (System, German, or English), independent of your dictation language.
  • Menus, settings, onboarding, and all messages are now fully translated.
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0.6.3

  • New hotkeys: “Double-tap Ctrl”, “Hold Ctrl” (push-to-talk), and “Hold right Ctrl key” — selectable in Settings and in the menu bar menu.
  • No more accidental dictation from shortcuts: Ctrl+C, Ctrl+click, or Ctrl+scroll won’t trigger the new hotkeys, and in-progress recordings are cleanly discarded.
  • More robust hotkey detection for the existing Fn and Ctrl+Option modes, too.

0.6.2

  • Reliable dictation on Macs with 8 GB of memory: fixes a bug where every dictation on those Macs produced the same text.
  • Memory-friendly operation on devices with little RAM.
  • A clear warning on incomplete recordings instead of inserting faulty text.
  • Progress indicator in the menu bar while speech models are downloading.

0.6.1

  • More security: model downloads are now cryptographically signed and verified before installation.
  • More stable on-demand loading of speech models — including protection against endless retries on download errors.
  • Settings show the status of your models more reliably.

0.6.0

  • Speech models are automatically downloaded and verified when needed — no more manual setup.
  • Dictation works right after installation; the improved recognition downloads in the background and is activated automatically.
  • New “Models” section in Settings with status and one-click download.

0.5.0

  • The new speech recognition now runs fully self-contained from within the app — no additional setup required.
  • Your dictation language is detected automatically; the language setting now only controls text cleanup.
  • Decluttered settings: language selection simplified to Automatic, German, and English.

0.4.0

  • New, significantly improved speech recognition as the default — the previous recognition remains selectable in Settings.
  • Transcribe audio files: turn finished recordings into text, including subtitle export.
  • More reliable text cleanup without made-up proper names.
  • Your personal dictionary corrects technical terms and similar-sounding words more accurately.

0.3.0

  • Speech recognition and text cleanup run entirely inside the app — no separate background services needed anymore.
  • Officially signed and notarized by Apple: installation without security warnings.
  • Onboarding and Settings help you resolve macOS conflicts with the Fn double-tap — with direct buttons into System Settings.

0.2.0

  • Dictation history, personal dictionary, and text snippets for recurring phrases.
  • Automatic recording stop on speech pauses, floating status indicator, and sound cues.
  • Silent or empty recordings are detected and discarded — no made-up text on accidental starts.
  • Automatic updates right inside the app.

0.1.0

  • First release.
  • Dictate via hotkey in any app — the text appears right at your cursor position.
  • Everything runs locally on your Mac: no cloud, no data transfer.