Changelog

New updates and improvements to VoxBee.

v0.3.9

Permissions & Recovery

Added

  • •Missing permissions banner on all main pages when microphone, accessibility, or screen recording access is needed
  • •App version number displayed in the About settings tab

Fixed

  • •Transcriptions and meetings now recovered from disk on fresh install or data reset
  • •Microphone permission prompt now correctly opens System Settings when previously denied
  • •Hotkey monitors now properly reinstall after accessibility permission is granted
  • •Stale accessibility permission polling no longer continues after permissions are granted
  • •Auto-update downloads no longer serve stale cached versions

v0.3.8

Automatic Meeting Detection

Added

  • •Automatic meeting detection — VoxBee detects when you join Zoom, Teams, FaceTime, Google Meet, or Webex and offers to record
  • •Scratchpad and collapsible history sections restored on the Home page

Changed

  • •History page now lazy-loads by day groups for faster performance
  • •Meetings feature is no longer in beta

Fixed

  • •Reduced false positives in meeting detection for browser-based calls

v0.3.7

Control Key Hotkey & License Fix

Added

  • •Control (⌃) as a third hotkey modifier option — hold Control to dictate, Control+Shift for hands-free mode

Fixed

  • •Simplified license keychain storage, fixing intermittent activation failures
  • •Reduced unnecessary keychain writes that could trigger repeated system prompts

v0.3.6

Download Reliability

Changed

  • •App downloads now served from a dedicated custom domain for improved reliability

v0.3.5

Activation Help & Keychain Fix

Added

  • •Support email links in the license activation screen for easier help access

Fixed

  • •Fixed license access check failing after keychain migration in v0.3.4

v0.3.4

Keychain Permissions Fix

Fixed

  • •Eliminated repeated keychain permission prompts by migrating to Data Protection Keychain

v0.3.3

Frosted Obsidian & Reliability

Changed

  • •"Frosted Obsidian" visual refresh — dark glass-inspired UI across the entire app
  • •Faster first dictation — grammar engine now pre-warms on app launch

Added

  • •Text selection on transcription history and list item titles

Fixed

  • •Fixed license activation failing after reinstall or app update from a different build
  • •Fixed double-click rename not working on meeting titles
  • •Fixed transcriptions returning empty text when WhisperKit produces incomplete audio segments
  • •Fixed file transcriptions not saving immediately, risking data loss on unexpected quit

v0.3.2

Transcription Reliability & Security

Fixed

  • •Fixed transcription returning empty results when personal dictionary words are active — now automatically retries without dictionary biasing
  • •Fixed Ollama host URL validation to reject non-HTTP schemes that could leak transcript data

v0.3.1

Personal Dictionary & Settings Redesign

Added

  • •Personal dictionary — add custom words and aliases so VoxBee recognizes domain-specific vocabulary (names, jargon, brand terms) with phonetic matching

Changed

  • •Redesigned settings with a 4-tab horizontal layout (Speech, AI & Summaries, Appearance, About) replacing the single scrollable view

Fixed

  • •Fixed silence detection threshold rejecting normal speech as empty audio
  • •Fixed temp file cleanup deleting files that belong to active transcription entries

v0.3.0

Media Transcription & Intelligence

Added

  • •Media transcription — import audio/video files or paste a URL to transcribe with AI-powered analysis (summaries, key topics, action items)
  • •Automatic disk export for transcriptions and meeting summaries to ~/Documents/VoxBee/
  • •Update-available badges on menu bar icon, Dock icon, and dropdown menu

Changed

  • •Redesigned Transcribe UI with import wizard and rich summary cards
  • •LLM API key is no longer required for transcription — analysis gracefully skips if no key is configured

Fixed

  • •Fixed duplicate category label in feedback form

v0.2.1

In-App Feedback

Added

  • •In-app feedback form — submit bug reports and feature requests directly from VoxBee

v0.2.0

Meeting Recording & Summaries

Added

  • •Meeting recording — capture system audio and mic from video calls, then get an automatic AI-powered summary
  • •Structured meeting summaries with one-liner, discussion topics, action items, and key decisions
  • •Inline meeting summary editing with auto-save
  • •Meeting rename for easy organization
  • •Multiple LLM provider options for summarization (OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama)
  • •Configurable summary storage folder in Settings

Fixed

  • •Fixed system audio capture failing silently on some devices
  • •Fixed silence detection in meeting recordings
  • •Fixed a crash when stopping audio recording due to engine teardown race condition

v0.1.17

Audio File Transcription

Added

  • •Audio file transcription — drag and drop MP3, WAV, AIFF, or any audio file to get a full transcript
  • •Smart chunking splits long recordings at natural silence boundaries for accurate results
  • •Timestamped transcript view with per-segment inline editing
  • •Export transcripts as plain text (.txt) or SRT subtitles (.srt)
  • •File queue with real-time progress tracking — process multiple files back-to-back
  • •Optional grammar correction and filler word removal for file transcriptions
  • •Telemetry opt-out toggle in Settings

Fixed

  • •Fixed waveform overlay not appearing on wired microphones
  • •Fixed audio latency with external devices like AirPods
  • •Fixed text clipping in transcript detail view

v0.1.16

Multi-Language Support

Added

  • •Support for 12 languages — English, Hindi, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Russian, and Italian
  • •Language quick-switcher on the main screen for fast switching between languages
  • •Intelligent auto-switching to a compatible model when you change languages
  • •Model/language mismatch warning with a quick "Download Model" action
  • •Silence detection to prevent hallucinated transcriptions on empty recordings
  • •Privacy policy page on the website

Changed

  • •Grammar correction is now automatically disabled for non-English languages
  • •Accurate word counting for CJK and other non-Latin scripts

v0.1.15

Reliability & Analytics

Added

  • •App analytics with PostHog to help us understand usage and improve VoxBee

Fixed

  • •Fixed app becoming unresponsive during long transcriptions — added 60-second timeout with automatic recovery
  • •Fixed stuck recording state after sleep/wake or screen lock — stale hotkey presses are now detected and cleared

v0.1.14

Bug Fixes & Improvements

Fixed

  • •Fixed a crash in the grammar correction engine when processing long transcriptions

v0.1.13

Grammar Correction

Added

  • •Automatic grammar and punctuation correction powered by Harper — fixes capitalization, missing periods, and common grammar mistakes in transcriptions
  • •Filler word removal — automatically strips "um", "uh", "er", and word stutters from transcriptions
  • •Toggle grammar correction on/off in Settings

v0.1.12

Menu Bar & Dock Polish

Changed

  • •Cleaner menu bar layout — removed CPU icon and aligned text padding

Fixed

  • •Dock icon lifecycle bugs when opening and closing the main window
  • •Menu bar icon sizing to match macOS conventions

v0.1.11

Free Trial

Added

  • •14-day free trial — no account required, start using VoxBee immediately

v0.1.10

Bug Fixes & Improvements

Fixed

  • •Bug fixes and improvements to model loading reliability on startup

v0.1.9

License Activation

Added

  • •License activation system — enter your license key to unlock VoxBee
  • •License management in Settings with deactivate option

v0.1.8

Bug Fixes & Improvements

Fixed

  • •Bug fixes and improvements to update toast reliability

v0.1.7

Bug Fixes & Improvements

Fixed

  • •Bug fixes and improvements to update toast reliability

v0.1.6

Bug Fixes & Improvements

Fixed

  • •Bug fixes and improvements to update check UX

v0.1.5

In-App Update Notifications

Added

  • •In-app update notifications with download progress

v0.1.4

Dictation Stats

Added

  • •Dictation statistics on home screen — total words, duration, and average WPM

v0.1.3

Bug Fixes & Improvements

Added

  • •Check for Updates button in Settings and app menu

v0.1.2

Bug Fixes & Improvements

Fixed

  • •Bug fixes and improvements to installer and auto-update pipeline

v0.1.1

Bug Fixes & Improvements

Changed

  • •Default Whisper model changed to small.en for better accuracy
  • •Fewer permissions required — removed Input Monitoring requirement

v0.1.0

Initial Release

Added

  • •Hold-to-talk dictation — hold Option or Fn to record, release to transcribe
  • •On-device transcription powered by WhisperKit (fully offline)
  • •7 Whisper model options from tiny to large-v3-turbo
  • •Customizable hotkey system — Option or Fn (Globe) modifier
  • •Hands-free dictation mode with companion key toggle
  • •8 color themes and 8 animated waveform styles
  • •Light, Dark, and System appearance modes
  • •Transcription history with word count and WPM stats
  • •Dynamic Dock icon matching selected color theme
  • •Floating overlay panel during recording (never steals focus)
  • •Automatic updates — get notified when new versions are available
  • •Automatic trailing space after punctuation in transcribed text