Changelog

What's new in Speakmac. Follow along as we ship improvements.

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Version 5.9.4 - Faster long dictations and a dependable Live Preview

  • Long dictations with Custom Words turn into text more than twice as fast after you stop. A 4-minute dictation now finishes in about 1.6 seconds instead of 3.7, and the text comes out the same.
  • Live Preview stays visible and keeps up for the whole dictation. It could go blank or show garbled words, especially after a dictation you stopped mid-sentence, and sometimes stopped appearing until Speakmac restarted. It also follows quiet microphones better. Your recordings and final text are unchanged.
  • Push-to-talk no longer gets stuck recording when the key release is missed while your Mac is busy.
  • Clipboard pastes finish about half a second sooner, and Speakmac uses much less CPU while idle and while recording hands-free.
  • The download is smaller.

Version 5.9.3 - First-time setup works with the Dock showing

  • During first-time setup, the dictation bar and its tips now sit above the Dock. With the Dock showing, the bar used to hide behind it and the tips landed on top of it.
  • Showing and hiding the sidebar and selecting an item in it are now animated. With Reduce Motion on, they change instantly as before.

Version 5.9.2 - Dictation in Mail subject lines

  • Dictating into the Subject, To and Cc fields of a Mail message now works. The text used to be dropped there. The message body still keeps your font.
  • Words from your custom vocabulary keep the punctuation and possessive you said with them, so “Speakmac.” keeps its full stop and “Kohavi’s” keeps its ’s.

Version 5.9.1 - Cleaner punctuation and one license per Mac

  • Dictations of up to three words no longer end with an automatic full stop, so short entries like names and form fields paste clean. Abbreviations such as “Dr.” keep their dot.
  • Voice Commands keep punctuation words as words when you use them as nouns, as in “the comma”, “a period”, “ein Punkt” or “das Komma”, and “Punkt 12 Uhr” stays as you said it. Times, decimals and abbreviations like 12.30, 2.5 and Dr. no longer get a space inside them.
  • After a spoken full stop, question mark or exclamation mark, the next word starts with a capital. “Open paren” and “close paren” insert brackets, and an opening bracket gets a space before it.
  • Speakmac can now run in several macOS user accounts on the same Mac at once, and all of them share one license seat.

Version 5.9.0 - A Models page, typing into remote PCs, and a steadier first run

  • Settings has a new Models page. It holds the languages you speak, Fast and More Accurate, and Clean Up Dictation. The Dictation page is gone: Shortcuts, Microphone and recording feedback are now in App Settings, together with a new Storage used section that lists how much space each model takes.
  • Choosing Fast or More Accurate selects it straight away. Your current model keeps working until the new one has downloaded, and the Fast card says so. More Accurate listens for one language at a time; pick it from the language menu on its card, which lists every language it supports.
  • Dictating into a Windows PC through Microsoft’s Windows App now types your text as keystrokes, because that app never received pasted text. Other apps that don’t accept pasted text can be added in App Settings under “Text not pasting into an app?”.
  • Fixed a crash on the practice step of first-time setup on some new Macs running macOS 27.0.1, and a crash when the disk was full while Speakmac saved its logs.
  • The Dictation Dot no longer appears beside dropdown buttons on web pages, and its halo fades out softly in light and dark mode. Home’s cards and list sit better in light mode.

Version 5.8.2 - Remote Windows PCs and a steadier Dictation Dot

  • Dictating into a Windows PC through Microsoft’s Windows App now pastes your text instead of typing a single “v”. Back-to-back dictations also put your own clipboard back afterwards instead of leaving it empty.
  • Spoken punctuation replaces the punctuation just before it: “help. Exclamation mark.” gives “help!”, and “Done. Period.” no longer gives “Done..”.
  • The Dictation Dot sits right beside the cursor in browsers and in chat boxes like those in Slack or Claude, and follows text boxes that grow or shrink after you click into them. In browser text boxes where macOS can’t report the cursor position, it stays hidden instead of showing in the wrong place.

Version 5.8.1 - The Dictation Dot

  • A small dot now sits beside your text cursor in other apps. Click it to see your dictation shortcut, paste your last dictation, or open Speakmac. From its menu you can hide it for an hour, hide it in one app, or open its settings to turn it off.
  • During the free trial, the Dot’s card shows how many free dictations you have left.

Version 5.8.0 - A more accurate dictation engine

  • Speakmac downloads a new on-device speech engine, Parakeet Ultra (555 MB), in the background. It gets names, technical terms and numbers right more often, and is noticeably better in German, French and Dutch. Dictation keeps working during the download and switch, and you’ll see one message when it’s ready.
  • Meeting transcripts no longer repeat the other side’s words that your microphone picks up from your speakers.
  • Everything now runs on your Mac: the cloud transcription and cleanup options are gone. If you used one, Speakmac switches you to the on-device engine.
  • Numbers come straight from the new engine as digits, so phrases like “one of them” stay as words.
  • Faster, steadier text cleanup, and updates now use a new signing key.

Version 5.7.7 - Learn from your edits

  • When you fix a misheard name or term by hand within about 30 seconds of dictating, Speakmac offers to save the spelling for next time. Choose Save, and Undo if needed. Several fixes appear together; remove any you don’t want. Speakmac reads only the text box it just typed into, never password fields, and nothing leaves your Mac. Turn it off in Words & Text > Learn from my edits.
  • Custom words appear as compact pills: click one to edit it, or hover to delete. Copy and More on dictations appear when you hover; they stay visible with VoiceOver or Switch Control.
  • The recording indicator is a solid black pill in push-to-talk, hands-free and meetings, with a flatter waveform when you are silent. Floating messages that close on their own show a countdown line, and tooltips no longer cover the indicator.
  • Crash reports are captured more reliably after speech models load.

Version 5.7.6 - Seat transfer and steadier More Accurate

  • If your license is already active on its maximum number of Macs, Settings now lists those Macs so you can deactivate one and activate this Mac yourself. Seat releases are limited to three per key per day.
  • Future updates no longer switch More Accurate back to Fast when its engine is upgraded. Speakmac keeps your choice and downloads only the updated engine, reusing the installed model. If an earlier update switched you to Fast, choose More Accurate again in Settings > Preferences > Languages & Accuracy.
  • Copy, meeting and card actions show their tooltips immediately, including why Copy is unavailable when no speech was detected. Clickable buttons and links consistently show the pointing-hand cursor.

Version 5.7.5 - Clearer history and meeting controls

  • Dictations are grouped by date, with a fixed time column and aligned Copy and More actions. To replay saved dictation audio, choose More → Play audio, then use the seek bar and Play/Pause. The inline play and five-second skip buttons have been removed.
  • Meetings has clearer search, date headings, hover feedback and Copy confirmation. No-speech notices now offer Keep or Discard: Keep retains the recording for review in Meetings, and Discard asks for confirmation. Retry options are available from More.
  • Meeting controls use the recording footer and floating indicator. The floating indicator follows the cursor onto another display while preserving its dock position, and pauses that movement while you drag it.
  • With Stop when a call ends enabled, Speakmac pauses a suggested recording and offers Keep recording before stopping automatically. Resume also continues the recording during that countdown.
  • Successful meeting transcripts stay available when capture warnings exist. Small timing gaps at a known pause boundary no longer mark the recording incomplete; actual audio-loss warnings remain visible.
  • Refined Home typography, copy feedback, meeting setup prompts and trial-card spacing. VoiceOver navigation stays within the sidebar before entering page content. Meeting Mode remains beta on macOS 15 or later.

Version 5.7.4 - Meeting recovery and clearer playback

  • New meeting recordings retain received microphone and system audio before transcription. Retry can rebuild prepared tracks from saved originals; Show Recording in Finder gives you access to the audio. Original files use additional local storage.
  • Saved meeting transcripts remain visible, searchable and editable after partial recording or transcription failures. Retry preserves available text and clearly marks missing audio; words the Mac never recorded cannot be recreated.
  • Navigate playback through broad dominant-speaker sections, with speaker hints on hover and a clearer seek position. Transcripts use a narrower centered column, and focused search no longer overlaps its icon.
  • Optional FluidAudio background preparation waits during meeting capture. Improved device-change handling, audio-buffer delivery and recovery diagnostics help protect received audio.
  • Improved dictation startup and Undo handling, safer history deletion, and window sizing on smaller displays. Hidden Home artwork stops animating.
  • Meeting Mode remains beta on macOS 15 or later. Long-call coverage across headsets, conferencing apps, route changes and sleep/wake is still being qualified.

Version 5.7.3 - Dictation compatibility hotfix

  • Restored ordinary auto-paste for editors where checking the original text field prevented insertion.
  • Wait for processing and delivery to finish before starting another dictation. Keep your intended writing field focused: paste and auto-send use the field focused when the transcript is delivered.
  • Turning auto-send on or off during processing now applies to the current dictation, including after Undo restores a cancelled dictation.
  • Stops treating “point” as a full stop, preserving ordinary phrases and spoken decimals. Say “period”, “dot” or “full stop” for punctuation.

Version 5.7.2 - Live meeting transcripts and floating controls

  • Follow a live transcript while the active meeting is open. Recording continues when you leave that view; reopening catches up, and Stop creates the final transcript from the saved audio.
  • Meeting controls now sit in a fixed footer. A compact floating indicator lets you stop or reopen the session, snaps to any screen edge, turns vertical at the sides and remembers its position.
  • Right-click the meeting indicator to hide it for this meeting or always. Restore it from Meeting settings. Dictation temporarily takes over the shared indicator while you speak.
  • Open an active meeting from its recording card or the first menu-bar entry. No-speech messages now belong to their saved recording, and finishing progress appears once in the footer.
  • Privacy Mode controls dictation history; meeting recordings retain their saved audio and transcript. Automatic call-end stopping applies to recordings started from a meeting suggestion.
  • Refreshed Home and Meetings cards, clearer app compatibility labels, immediate control tooltips and more visible button feedback.

Version 5.7.1 - Dictation reliability and cleanup controls

  • Improved push-to-talk indicator reliability, including rapid recording sessions and transitions to hands-free dictation.
  • Push-to-talk and hands-free now share the same processing appearance. The send-after indicator retains its blue badge, with improved writing-style icon rendering.
  • Clean Up Dictation has its own on/off switch again. Default style follows your existing dictation and cleanup settings; Message and Email remain optional.
  • The writing-style button appears only after you configure a style shortcut. Click it to choose a style; missing-model guidance opens Preferences and highlights the download card.
  • Upgrading applies the new default main-window size once, then remembers your subsequent resizing.

Version 5.7.0 - Dictations and meetings, together

  • Home and History are now together under Dictations. Meetings opens Scribe, and dictation options are under Preferences.
  • The dictation history menu now contains Privacy Mode and Delete all dictations. The audio-only filter and other shortcuts have been removed from that menu; meeting recordings remain separate from dictation history.
  • Try up to five Scribe meeting recordings before buying a licence. Confirmed no-speech results return their trial credit; discarded recordings still count. Meeting capture requires macOS 15 or later.
  • Control meetings from a compact menu with pause, resume, stop and inline discard confirmation. Completed transcripts and no-speech results have an Open action, with saved recordings available in Meetings.
  • Optional Message and Email styles format dictation using the on-device cleanup model. Choose a style through its shortcut settings; if the model is missing, Open Preferences takes you to its download card. Existing cleanup preferences are preserved.
  • Copy Last Transcript highlights its preview together with the action, and Start Dictation shows your configured shortcut beside it.
  • Meeting transcripts support editing and search. Improved saved-audio handling, cancellation and long-text cleanup recovery help preserve your work.
  • The app requires macOS 14 or later. Home shows useful dictation guidance on Macs without meeting capture support.
  • Improved sidebar keyboard and VoiceOver focus, with clearer first-dictation guidance and quieter meeting result notices.

Version 5.6.9 - Startup responsiveness hotfix

  • Fixed a settings-notification deadlock that could leave Speakmac unresponsive during startup.

Version 5.6.8 - Dictation reliability hotfix

  • Spoken-number conversion now runs separately from the app, preserving your transcript if conversion fails.
  • Live Preview leaves spoken-number conversion until the final transcript, helping dictation controls stay responsive while you speak.
  • Improved shortcut reliability and bounded background cleanup waits, keeping the recognized text available when optional cleanup takes too long.

Version 5.6.7 - Launch reliability and crash-report controls

  • Fixed a crash that could occur while Speakmac was launching and preparing the on-device dictation model.
  • Technical crash reports are now enabled by default independently of optional usage analytics, with their own control in Settings. Crash reports help us diagnose failures without collecting dictated text.

Version 5.6.4 - Readable copy actions

  • Copy and recovery prompts now keep their action labels readable after long dictations instead of stacking the button text vertically.

Version 5.6.3 - More Accurate dictation hotfix

  • More Accurate dictation now separates speech from long quiet or noisy tails before transcription, preventing repeated German sentences while preserving real speech after pauses.

Version 5.6.2 - Microphone privacy hotfix

  • Fixed a regression that could keep the microphone active while Speakmac was idle. Dictation now opens the microphone only when you start recording and releases it when you stop or cancel.
  • The start sound now plays once microphone audio is arriving, so you know when dictation is ready.

Version 5.6.1 - A clearer engine update

  • Fixed a layout issue that could hide the top of History and the sidebar when the new dictation engine still needed to be downloaded. The download action now stays visible when you open the app.
  • The engine-ready screen now explains the faster, more reliable dictation experience alongside Live Preview and Custom words.

Version 5.6.0 - A new dictation engine and better custom words

  • A new on-device dictation engine improves performance and reliability. After updating, follow the in-app prompt to prepare it before your next dictation. Speakmac shows the download size, progress, and a retry action if needed.
  • Custom words now lets you add names and terms that dictation often gets wrong, without needing a replacement pair. Existing word replacements remain available, with an optional correction for consistent misspellings.
  • Live Preview is smoother and has clearer download recovery. It remains a preview: the saved recording produces the final transcript.
  • Cancel and Undo now work during transcription processing as well as recording, and recovery no longer brings the main app in front of your writing.
  • Silent recordings and engine failures no longer consume trial dictations. The old engine model is removed after your first successful real dictation with the new one.
  • Languages & Accuracy shows clearer download states and actual model storage, including regional runtime files. New users can choose the app language during setup, independently of their spoken languages.
  • History honors your final word replacements, and the command-line installer repairs an older shortcut that could launch the app instead of the CLI.

Version 5.5.0 - Faster first dictation and a simpler start

  • First-run setup is shorter and more focused: choose your languages, grant the two required Mac permissions, then dictate once in a simple native Notes-style editor.
  • Speakmac now warms the local dictation model immediately after download, so the first practice dictation does not also have to pay the model startup cost.
  • The first real dictation is guided with a lightweight optional coach, a concrete phrase to try, and a Done action that returns focus to Speakmac without leaving extra onboarding behind.
  • Speakmac now always uses the native Apple-silicon build, preventing a false local-transcription compatibility error when macOS had been set to open the app with Rosetta.
  • Bluetooth headset dictation no longer changes playback or output volume when the same headset is used for both input and output, and saying “tab key” now performs a real Tab action.

Version 5.4.2 - Quieter dictation and stronger Mac accessibility

  • Floating dictation, Scribe, preview, prompt, and permission surfaces now expose clearer names and actions to VoiceOver and Voice Control without changing their visual design.
  • Routine spoken announcements no longer compete with dictation. Speakmac also applies the selected system-audio mute before microphone capture begins, reducing the chance that Mac speech becomes dictated text.
  • Keyboard navigation and History disclosure controls are more consistent, including forward and reverse traversal and steadier collapsed-group alignment.
  • The automatic updates switch is now one master control for background checks, downloads, and installation. Turn it off to update only when you choose Check for Updates.
  • Clean Up Dictation setup announces useful progress and failures without repeatedly reading routine state changes.

Version 5.4.1 - Native navigation and cleaner meeting endings

  • Speakmac now uses a native Mac window and sidebar, with more predictable keyboard and VoiceOver navigation across History, Scribe, Words & Text, Dictation, and Settings.
  • History, Scribe, onboarding, and embedded settings have been visually refined around the native window while keeping core dictation controls easy to reach.
  • Shortcut displays now distinguish the left and right versions of modifier keys, making custom hotkeys easier to understand.
  • Scribe now rejects more non-speech audio at the end of a recording, reducing invented or garbled words after the conversation has finished.
  • History and meeting cards have clearer actions and more stable grouping as libraries grow or sections are collapsed.

Version 5.4.0 - Updates, Scribe, and shortcut reliability

  • Speakmac now installs updates automatically by default. You can turn automatic installation off while Speakmac continues checking and downloading, then choose Install and Update from the app, menu bar, or floating prompt.
  • Hotkey capture and rebinding are more reliable, including modifier-only shortcuts and safe promotion from Push to Talk into Hands-Free recording.
  • Scribe has clearer meeting notes, settings, and navigation on macOS 15. Automatic meeting detection remains off by default, and nothing records until you explicitly start Scribe.
  • The speakmac command-line tool can run through the app service without opening or activating the main Speakmac window.
  • The compact animated sidebar is restored, with smoother page transitions and corrected Scribe alignment.
  • Audio-file import, Dock shortcuts, Support, and History actions are easier to reach, while cached-model startup and private failure handling are more reliable.

Version 5.3.1 - Shortcut reliability hotfix

  • Fn + Space can once again be recorded and used as the hands-free dictation shortcut.
  • While using hold-to-talk, Return can toggle auto-send and the floating window now confirms whether auto-send is on or off.
  • Copy Last Transcript and Paste Last Transcript now show a clear confirmation in the floating window.
  • The first-run “Where did you hear about Speakmac?” question now uses seven clearer choices, and Other accepts a short written answer.
  • Acquisition answers are saved directly to Speakmac independently of optional product analytics, with automatic retry if the Mac is temporarily offline.
  • The duplicate post-purchase website question has been removed.

Version 5.3.0 - Simpler controls, clearer accuracy, stronger meetings

  • Dictation controls are simpler: hold-to-talk and hands-free recording now have dedicated shortcuts, while existing custom shortcuts migrate automatically.
  • Language & Accuracy now presents language choice, recognition mode, required downloads, and readiness in one clearer flow without changing the underlying local models.
  • Microphone priority is easier to control and automatically skips disconnected or private aggregate devices while remembering preferred inputs when they return.
  • Each dictation now starts with a fresh audio capture session, strengthening repeated start and stop reliability.
  • Meeting transcripts are searchable and editable, with cleaner speaker timelines and copy formatting.
  • Floating dictation controls now explain their actions immediately, and bundled recording sounds end more cleanly.

Version 5.2.1 - More Macs, clearer setup, steadier dictation

  • Speakmac now supports macOS 13 and Intel Macs through one universal installer. It automatically selects a compatible local dictation model for the Mac, while newer Apple silicon remains the fastest path.
  • First-run setup has been rebuilt around language choice, model readiness, permissions, two local practice dictations, and one guided dictation in a real app. Existing users keep their current setup and are not sent through onboarding again.
  • Recording shutdown now drains the final queued audio before transcription, reducing the chance that the last word of a dictation is clipped.
  • Clipboard restoration is more conservative after dictation, reducing the chance that Speakmac disturbs something you copied while a paste was in progress.
  • Recording, permission, and recovery surfaces now share a clearer visual system, and History is easier to scan across everyday dictations and meeting recordings.
  • Meeting recording remains a beta on supported macOS 15 Macs, with local two-source capture, searchable transcripts, and clearer recovery when a session needs attention.

Version 5.1.6 - Pricing visibility and checkout attribution

  • The upgrade flow now shows the current $29 one-Mac and $39 two-Mac pricing more consistently across the app and website.
  • Checkout handoff is more explicit about the selected plan, CTA, placement, price, and acquisition source, so pricing drop-off can be diagnosed from real funnel data.
  • Paid campaign download lanes have been refreshed for the current app build, keeping regional acquisition cohorts measurable after install.

Version 5.1.5 - Clipboard cleanup hotfix

  • Successful auto-paste now cleans up Speakmac temporary clipboard text more reliably after dictation lands in the focused app.
  • Speakmac is more careful not to restore older dictated text back into the global clipboard after a later dictation.
  • If paste delivery cannot be verified in an unknown app, Speakmac keeps the dictated text available for manual paste instead of clearing it too aggressively.

Version 5.1.1 - CLI installer hotfix

  • The Install speakmac CLI command button now reports real install problems instead of silently keeping the generic helper text.
  • If the CLI command points to an older Speakmac app helper, installing now safely repoints it to the current app build.
  • Speakmac still refuses to overwrite unrelated files or non-Speakmac command-line tools at ~/.local/bin/speakmac.

Version 5.1.0 - Easier Clean Up Dictation discovery

  • Clean Up Dictation is easier to find: Models now shows a small discovery dot until you visit it, and the menu bar includes a direct Try Text Clean Up entry.
  • The menu bar shortcut opens Models and briefly highlights the Clean Up Dictation card, so the new v5 cleanup flow is easier to spot.
  • Discovery dots now disappear after you visit Models, so Speakmac does not keep nagging once you have seen the feature.
  • The checkout path is hardened around the retired global one-Mac plan, reducing the chance of stale $19/one-Mac handoffs.

Version 5.0.0 - Offline Clean Up Dictation

  • Clean Up Dictation now runs locally on your Mac with a downloadable Gemma model, so everyday cleanup can improve punctuation, paragraphs, fillers, and rough dictated phrasing without sending transcript text to the cloud.
  • Settings has a dedicated Models area for local dictation and cleanup setup, with clearer download, install, retry, unavailable, and low-disk-space states.
  • Spoken-number cleanup is stronger across supported dictation languages, and unsupported cleanup cases now fall back to the raw transcript instead of guessing.
  • The floating paywall, first-run setup, license recovery, paste behavior, and Fn hotkey handling have been tightened so the app feels steadier around the release-defining cleanup flow.

Version 4.3.1 – Paste reliability and clearer diagnostics

  • Speakmac now puts the current dictated text on the clipboard immediately before paste, reducing the chance that a target app can receive stale generated text from an older dictation.
  • Paste diagnostics are clearer: Speakmac now separates “paste command posted” from best-effort evidence that text changed in the target app, without logging dictated content.
  • Chinese language-pack downloads now fail more clearly on server errors or partial downloads, with stronger verification before a pack is accepted.
  • Cloud cleanup settings now explain exactly when final transcript text is sent through Speakmac’s cleanup path, and Text Intelligence requests use stricter provider privacy preferences.

Version 4.3.0 – Japanese local dictation

  • Speakmac now has a Japan build with a dedicated Japanese local dictation pack, so Japan users get a clearer first-run setup instead of being sent through a generic language-pack path.
  • The new Japanese pack installs on demand and runs locally, with Settings, onboarding, the menu bar, retry options, and diagnostics all recognizing Japanese as its own dictation mode.
  • Multilingual Pro remains available as an advanced Japanese option on supported Apple Silicon Macs, while the Japan build defaults to the smaller Japanese-specific local pack.
  • Japan campaign downloads now use a dedicated jp_search installer lane, including the /download/jp route, so attribution and regional behavior stay measurable after install.

Version 4.2.2 – Microsoft Word paste reliability hotfix

  • Dictation now inserts directly into Microsoft Word more reliably, including cases where Word exposes the document area as a container instead of a normal text field.
  • Speakmac now observes whether the target app actually requests clipboard data during paste, which makes paste diagnostics much clearer without logging dictated text.
  • Document editors receive richer paste payloads where useful, while terminal-style apps keep using the safer keyboard insertion route.
  • Paste reliability telemetry is now in place so future app-specific changes can be based on production evidence instead of guesses.

Version 4.2.0 – Clearer setup and app languages

  • Speakmac now includes localized app text for German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Polish, and Simplified Chinese, with English still available as the default fallback.
  • Settings now has an App Language picker, so you can choose the language used by Speakmac’s interface without changing the language you dictate in.
  • Onboarding is cleaner and more consistent, with clearer hotkey setup copy, steadier completion visuals, and a smoother handoff into the app.
  • For India users, the upgrade card now says Pay with UPI next to the supported local payment icons.

Version 4.1.4 – Faster everyday dictation controls

  • The menu bar now lets you copy your last transcript directly, with a short preview so it is clear what will be copied.
  • A new Send After Dictation hotkey can submit your dictated text after paste, useful for chat boxes, prompts, and other places where you normally press Return right after dictating.
  • Multilingual Pro installs are safer after app updates: Speakmac now recognizes valid installed packs more reliably and logs clearer install errors if a pack needs attention.
  • Recording cues and the floating controls are steadier, with clearer feedback when Send After Dictation is active.

Version 4.1.1 – Multilingual Pro download hotfix

  • Multilingual Pro now uses a new v3 model pack that extracts reliably from Speakmac’s app environment, so the one-time Pro download should finish cleanly on Macs that could get stuck or fail with the previous pack.
  • Existing older Pro installs are cleaned up automatically on launch. Speakmac now falls back to the regular Multilingual pack until the current Pro pack is fully downloaded, verified, and ready.
  • The final part of the Pro install is clearer too: after the archive download completes, Speakmac now shows the install and finishing stages instead of looking stuck at 100%.
  • Audio-file imports are quieter now, with the success toast removed, and transcription cards once again include Open in Finder for local audio files.

Version 4.1.0 – Faster Multilingual Pro and audio-file transcription

  • Multilingual Pro now installs from a smaller, versioned Speakmac pack and starts warming up as soon as recording begins, so Pro dictation feels much faster without changing the transcription model quality.
  • The Pro pack install path is safer too: downloads are verified, staged atomically, and old incompatible pack files are replaced cleanly so users get the new runtime and model together.
  • You can now import audio files into Speakmac for transcription by dragging them into the app, opening them with Speakmac, or using the Finder service, and History can filter those imported files separately from normal dictation.
  • Speakmac registers as an alternate audio-file handler instead of taking over as the default player for MP3/WAV files.
  • History cards now keep the retry menu available more reliably when a transcription needs another attempt.

Version 4.0.2 – Clearer dictation settings and steadier history

  • Saved transcriptions in History now keep their natural reading direction much more reliably, so entries are less likely to appear flipped or visually wrong, especially when the text is right-to-left.
  • Dictation settings are easier to scan now: Language Packs gets its own row, Microphone moves into the main dictation controls group, and Text Intelligence is clearly marked beta.
  • Newly installed builds now check for updates through Speakmac’s managed update route, and behind-the-scenes product-health instrumentation is restored, which should make automatic updates and regression detection more dependable over time.

Version 4.0.1 – Hotfix for Multilingual Pro downloads

  • Multilingual Pro now downloads reliably on supported Apple Silicon Macs. The larger local pack now comes from Speakmac-owned downloads instead of depending on a gated external source behind the scenes.
  • If a large local-pack download fails, Speakmac is much clearer about why, especially when your Mac is low on disk space or the download itself cannot be fetched cleanly.
  • Background update checks now run on a steadier 4-hour cadence, which should make automatic updates more dependable over time.

Version 4.0.0 – Downloadable local packs and broader hotkey control

  • Speakmac now gives you clearer on-device pack choices. Multilingual stays built in, Chinese remains a separate pack, and Apple Silicon Macs can now install Multilingual Pro when you want better long-form dictation more than raw speed.
  • Pack downloads and switching are much more explicit now, so it is easier to see what is installed, what is active, and what each option is best at before you start dictating.
  • Mouse-button hotkeys now work with more Quartz-exposed buttons, so more mice can start dictation natively instead of forcing awkward remaps.
  • Recording overlays and cancel behavior are steadier too, which should make repeated dictation sessions feel less fragile.

Version 3.9.2 – Safer recording when your Mac gets in the way

  • If Speakmac cannot write or finish the temporary audio file cleanly, it now fails much more clearly instead of leaving you with a vague broken-recording or bad-transcription outcome.
  • Low-storage and file-write problems are handled more safely now, so rare recording failures are less likely to turn into confusing dictation behavior.
  • Behind the scenes, failure diagnostics are much richer too, which should make edge-case transcription bugs faster to track down and fix.

Version 3.9.1 – Numerals behave more like real dictation

  • Spoken numbers now turn into digits more reliably in normal dictation, so phrases like “twenty users”, “flight twenty one”, and “one, two, three” are much more likely to come out as 20 users, Flight 21, and 1, 2, 3.
  • If you already use Speakmac’s spoken-number cleanup, it is much more reliable now in everyday dictation and list-like numeric phrases.
  • Guardrails are tighter too: Speakmac is less likely to over-convert dates, clock times, negative-number phrases, fraction phrases, ranges, or labels like “21B”.
  • Text Intelligence now follows the same numerals-first policy, so cloud cleanup is less likely to turn practical numeric dictation back into spelled-out words.

Version 3.9.0 – Much more reliable hotkeys and setup

  • Dictation hotkeys are much more reliable now, especially when you use the Fn key, add multiple triggers, or finish setup on a fresh install.
  • You can now use mouse buttons as dictation triggers, and older shortcut setups carry forward more cleanly into the newer hotkey system.
  • Speakmac can now clean up spoken numbers into real numerals when you want it to, so phrases like “twenty one”, “zero point five”, and “version three point nine” can become 21, 0.5, and 3.9 before paste.
  • The onboarding demo is steadier too, including clearer setup flow and more reliable microphone switching in the Notes practice step.

Version 3.8.0 – Easier buying, stronger activation, and cleaner dictation

  • Buying Speakmac is simpler now. The app opens the purchase flow more directly, and India buyers get a cleaner local ₹699 checkout path instead of bouncing through the global pricing flow.
  • License activation and re-activation are sturdier, especially for same-Mac recovery, so false activation-limit lockouts are much less likely after reinstalling or renaming your Mac.
  • Licensed users can now turn on Text Intelligence to clean up filler words, punctuation, and paragraphing before paste while keeping the original meaning intact.
  • The floating controls, guide strip, and recording startup behavior are more polished, so Speakmac feels steadier during everyday dictation and easier to understand when something needs your attention.

Version 3.7.0 – Better mic handling and multilingual voice commands

  • Speakmac is much better at staying on the mic you picked. External mics and headphones switch more cleanly, and if a mic disappears mid-recording the session now ends cleanly instead of drifting to the wrong input.
  • Voice commands now work in 10 languages, including Chinese, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Russian, Italian, Polish, and Ukrainian. You can say punctuation, quotes, new line, and common symbols in your own language.
  • When your mic changes, Speakmac now tells you which mic it switched to with a clearer on-screen hint, even when you are not actively recording.
  • New interaction sounds make recording states easier to notice, and the home screen now shows a simple Time Saved stat.
  • If an update keeps showing up in the background, Speakmac now gives you a gentle in-app reminder so it is easier to install the latest version.

Version 3.6.0 – Safer dictation flow and steadier floating controls

  • Dictation is more reliable across push-to-talk, hands-free, cancel, and repeated start/stop sessions because recording and live preview now follow a simpler, safer flow.
  • Live Preview is now best-effort feedback only, so your final dictated text always comes from the full recording even if preview stalls, restarts, or misses a phrase.
  • Silent clips and very short recordings now end cleanly without leaving the floating processing UI stuck on screen.
  • Hands-free controls, auto-submit toggles, and microphone-change recovery behave more predictably during longer recording sessions.

Version 3.5.1 – Crash hotfix for background dictation

  • Fixed a crash that could happen when you started dictation again after Speakmac had been idle for a while or your Mac had gone to sleep.
  • The floating recording controls stay usable in background apps without creating invisible click-blocking areas over the app underneath.
  • The recording pill now behaves more predictably as it moves between recording, transcribing, error, and hide states.
  • The transcribing indicator now uses a calmer static waveform to reduce background rendering instability.

Version 3.5.0 – Smarter controls and safer license activation

  • Settings are now easier to navigate, with clearer grouping for dictation controls, mic options, and app preferences.
  • Push-to-talk and hands-free interactions are more predictable, including better lock/unlock behavior and on-screen coaching hints.
  • The floating indicator is more stable during recording, reducing visual glitches in longer or repeated dictation sessions.
  • License activation is more resilient during temporary LemonSqueezy connectivity issues by using a controlled fallback path.
  • License validation now treats invalid keys as terminal immediately, so revoked or incorrect keys are enforced without delay.

Version 3.4.0 – Dictation reliability under stress

  • Final dictation text now recovers more reliably after rapid stop/start sessions, reducing cases where pending recordings could get stuck.
  • Audio preparation and timeout handling were hardened, so stress dictation runs are less likely to miss or delay the final transcript.
  • The floating indicator window is more stable, with fixes for recursion-prone layout behavior and smoother ongoing animations.
  • Startup restoration now handles interrupted sessions more defensively, improving reliability after relaunches.

Version 3.3.0 – License validation stability fix

  • Speakmac now keeps your existing license active during temporary validation failures (like brief network issues, rate limits, or server hiccups), instead of unexpectedly logging you out.
  • Activation-limit lockouts are much less likely after updates or reconnects, because the app retries validation later rather than immediately clearing your saved license.
  • Invalid or revoked licenses are still enforced promptly, so license security remains intact.

Version 3.2.0 – Reliable ad-to-sale attribution

  • Ad click attribution is now much more reliable end-to-end, so paid orders are less likely to show up as unattributed.
  • Your checkout now carries the same attribution identifiers from download through install, improving confidence in which campaigns actually drive revenue.
  • Attribution reporting now separates direct vs estimated matches clearly, so spend decisions are based on cleaner evidence.
  • Purchase webhook handling now avoids duplicate welcome emails for the same order.

Version 3.0.0 – Dictation reliability overhaul

  • Stop/start dictation is much more reliable in live preview mode, with session-bound cleanup to prevent stuck overlays and missed final text.
  • Final pasted text now always comes from full batch transcription after you stop recording, improving consistency over streaming edge cases.
  • Model download onboarding is clearer: progress now switches to a proper preparing state after download, and avoids misleading stalled percentages.
  • Fresh installs no longer trigger unnecessary Documents permission prompts.

Version 2.9.3 – More reliable history & storage fixes

  • Your Speakmac history now migrates safely to Application Support on upgrade, avoiding “missing history” issues.
  • If your local transcription database gets corrupted, Speakmac can automatically recover (and backs up the old files).
  • Smoother transcribing indicator animation with less background churn.

Version 2.9.2 – Dictation polish & smarter paste hints

  • Dictation now handles newline punctuation more naturally, keeping commas/periods in the right place.
  • Paste hints are smarter about focus and custom editors, reducing false warnings.
  • New dictation command corpus test helps prevent formatting regressions.

Version 2.9.1 – More reliable install attribution

  • Install attribution now recovers the download identifier from your Downloads folder for more reliable campaign tracking.
  • Removed an experimental WhisperKit integration that wasn’t production ready.
  • Cleaner release packaging with fewer extra install artifacts.

Version 2.9 – Dictation commands & stability fixes

  • Dictation commands let you say "comma", "period", "new line", "question mark" and 20+ other formatting commands while speaking—just like Apple Dictation but for Speakmac.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur on fresh installs during update checks.
  • Fixed speech model downloads occasionally failing silently—now completes reliably.

Version 2.8 – One-click activation & regex replacements

  • One-click license activation—click the link in your purchase email and Speakmac activates instantly.
  • Regex word replacements now available for power users—match patterns like "U S A" → "USA" with regular expressions.
  • Better geo insights help us understand where users need regional pricing (with your consent).

Version 2.7 – Analytics improvements

  • Better insights into how you use Speakmac—hands-free mode, live preview, and auto-submit usage are now tracked (with your consent) to help us improve.
  • Update tracking now properly identifies which version you upgraded to, helping us ensure smooth rollouts.

Version 2.6 – Hands-free mode & universal paste

  • Lock mode for hands-free dictation—press Space during recording to keep it running without holding your hotkey.
  • Auto-paste now works in Bike, Obsidian, Notion, VS Code, and 50+ more apps that use custom text editors.
  • Redesigned language packs UI with clearer download status and hotkey help.
  • Privacy mode banner reminds you when analytics are off—dismiss it anytime.
  • Coaching hints guide you through lock mode with gentle prompts.

Version 2.5 – Live preview & word replacement

  • Live preview shows your words appearing in real-time as you speak—watch transcription happen before your eyes.
  • Custom word replacement fixes names that get misrecognized—add "Cindy → Sydney" and it's corrected automatically.
  • Press Shift during recording to toggle auto-submit on or off—your preference persists across sessions.
  • Simplified engine: FluidAudio is now the only offline provider. No more confusing Apple Speech vs FluidAudio choice.
  • Smarter voice detection waits for you to start speaking before transcribing, reducing false starts.
  • FluidAudio upgraded to 0.8.0 for improved offline accuracy.
  • Fixed auto-submit sending wrong key in Terminal apps.

Version 2.4 – Shift auto-submit & dock toggle

  • Hold Shift while using push-to-talk and Speakmac will press Enter for you after pasting—perfect for quick sends in Slack or Messages.
  • New visibility picker in Settings lets you choose Dock + Menu Bar, Menu Bar Only, or Dock Only—whichever fits your workflow.
  • Streamlined settings with a new Developer sidebar for power users.

Version 2.3 – Chinese language support

  • Chinese transcription is here. Download the language pack in Settings → Language and switch between Multilingual (25 languages) and Chinese with one click.
  • Supports Mandarin, Cantonese, Sichuan, Henan, and Tianjin dialects with high accuracy.
  • Updates now install silently in the background—your app stays current without interrupting your flow.
  • Cleaner sidebar with icon-only navigation and instant tooltips.

Version 2.2 – Menu bar polish & conversion insights

  • Your hotkey now appears in the menu bar next to "Start Recording", just like native macOS shortcuts.
  • Settings reorganized into Help & Guides, Software Update, and Contact Support sections.
  • Privacy mode indicator updated to a lock icon with "Private" label for clarity.
  • Trial includes 30 free transcriptions (previously 40).
  • Fixed text insertion not working when Speakmac was the frontmost app.

Version 2.1 – Faster downloads & smoother setup

  • Speech model downloads are now 4-6x faster.
  • Mini player mode—a compact floating waveform for distraction-free dictation.

Version 2.0 – Hotkey improvements & updates

  • Left and right modifier keys (⌘, ⌥, ⌃, ⇧) now register as separate bindings so you can set distinct hotkeys for each hand.
  • Silent background updates now work reliably—no more stale versions sitting in /Applications.
  • Added a Help Center with step-by-step guides for setting up hotkeys and customizing your workflow.

November 2025 – Onboarding & privacy tune-up

  • Setup now includes a live practice field so you can try dictation before leaving onboarding.
  • Analytics stay off until you flip the consent toggle that appears after your first demo.
  • There is a single analytics switch inside Settings → Privacy whenever you want to change your mind.

October 2025 – Reliable streaming & smarter audio

  • Low-level HAL capture keeps USB, Bluetooth, and studio mics connected without dropouts.
  • Streaming preps Fluid Audio, Apple Speech, or Deepgram ahead of time so sessions start instantly.
  • Sub-second or silent takes auto-delete so your history only shows real recordings.

October 2025 – Offline Parakeet release

  • Onboarding now spells out Apple Speech vs Parakeet so you can pick the offline path you want.
  • Parakeet downloads once (about 600 MB), caches locally, and is always warmed up for instant use.
  • Fluid Audio is the default engine on fresh installs so private, offline dictation works out of the box.

More updates coming soon. Follow @kirjd for the latest.

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