Changelog

Changed

• Speech setup now reuses a recently verified installation, so repeat launches reach dictation faster.
• Model downloads now show clear preparing, downloading, ready, interrupted, and retry states.
• Live speech previews stay visible in SpeakText while only stable words are typed into the active app.
• Push-to-talk responds immediately when held, without waiting for voice detection.
• Time-saved and dictation totals are preserved more reliably across updates and repairs.
• The website changelog is included in the page itself, so the full history appears immediately instead of getting stuck on “Loading…”.

Changed

• Added a dedicated Windows-wide push-to-talk system that works consistently across normal desktop apps.
• Improved how live words are revised, reducing repeated phrases and awkward corrections during longer thoughts.
• Improved microphone discovery and clearly falls back to the Windows default if a saved device is unavailable.
• Tuned speech timing so consecutive phrases feel quicker and more natural.

Changed

• Updates are downloaded over secure connections and verified before installation.
• The tray menu now gives clearer access to settings, pause/resume, the active shortcut, the website, and quit.
• Shortcut capture and normalization now support a wider range of Windows keys more reliably.
• Microphone levels, partial transcripts, and settings updates reach the interface more smoothly.
• The website now sets accurate expectations that SpeakText currently focuses on English voice typing for Windows.

Changed

• Restored and hardened the portable and single-file Windows installers.
• Reduced background processing used by the microphone level display.
• Added automated release checks to catch app, website, and speech-engine regressions earlier.
• Strengthened website security and caching for safer, faster browsing.
• Published SpeakText under the MIT license for greater transparency.

Added

• Added an interactive preview showing SpeakText typing directly into email, browser, developer, and document workflows.
• Added a full settings preview covering speech models, shortcuts, microphones, typing behavior, and time-saved statistics.
• Added a dedicated Spokenly comparison alongside expanded alternative-app guidance.

Changed

• Reworked product pages to explain local cursor dictation, Windows focus, and lifetime pricing more clearly.

Changed

• Improved the handoff from live words to the final transcript so corrections are less likely to duplicate text.
• Made back-to-back recordings more dependable when speech starts again quickly.
• Added localized US pricing detection and direct access to the customer portal from the website.
• Improved the prerendered website so product pages are complete and discoverable before JavaScript loads.

Added

• Added a microphone picker so users can choose a specific input or keep the Windows default.
• Added clearer setup and recording feedback in the settings window.

Changed

• Improved recovery between recordings so SpeakText is ready for the next phrase without a restart.
• Extended continuous dictation sessions while keeping live text responsive.
• Improved the stability of word corrections near the beginning of an utterance.

Changed

• Keeps the speech model warm while paused, allowing dictation to resume faster.
• Improved continuous recording transitions so completed speech can be processed while listening continues.
• Added clearer listening and recording states plus an easy way to copy setup details when support is needed.

Changed

• Improved live word stabilization to reduce duplicated, missing, or unexpectedly replaced text.
• Stops an utterance safely if focus moves to another typing target, helping prevent words from landing in the wrong app.
• Improved long-dictation handling by processing speech in manageable segments without interrupting the flow.
• Expanded recognition of downloaded speech models and made pausing less resource-intensive.

Added

• Added visible setup progress for backend checks, speech-engine installation, model downloads, and model loading.
• Added a setup log panel for users who want more detail or need help troubleshooting.
• Added clearer model descriptions and automatically hides GPU-only choices on CPU systems.

Changed

• Improved background model downloads and setup recovery so the app stays informative throughout first launch.

Added

• Model download script (download_model.py) for manual model management
• Screen API integration for enhanced window management
• Extended speech model support (tiny, tiny.en, base, base.en, small, small.en, medium, medium.en, large-v3, turbo, distil-small.en, distil-medium.en, distil-large-v2, distil-large-v3)
• Productivity tracking data (totalWords, totalDictationSeconds) with shared runtime storage
• Worker health monitoring (workerStartedAt, workerLastSignalAt, workerLastAudioLevelAt)
• "transcribing" state to WorkerState for better status tracking
• Worker prewarming capability
• SSG/SSR prerender script for website
• Copy-static script for website assets
• Sync-changelog script for website
• Privacy page to website navigation
• New entry-server.tsx for SSR

Changed

• Major refactoring of bun/index.ts with improved worker management and productivity tracking
• Enhanced window hiding from Windows taskbar
• Updated push-update.ts script with extensive changes for multi-channel releases
• Website UI styling with new light-button class and comprehensive redesign
• Removed startup paused behavior for login launches (always starts recording)
• Improved version metadata resolution (metadata.json and version.json support)
• Refined STT worker text normalization and stability
• Updated Python STT worker with improved streaming and finalization logic
• Enhanced model caching and download handling
• Updated nginx.conf for better routing
• Website Dockerfile improvements

Fixed

• Various STT worker state management improvements
• Multiple STT worker initialization refinements
• Worker lifecycle tracking
• Improved text streaming stability and word boundary handling
• Settings persistence issues

Removed

• Old manifest URL format (replaced with update.json)

Changed

• Built new canary and stable app packages.
• Updated the Polar customer download package.

Changed

• Built new canary and stable app packages.
• Updated the Polar customer download package.

Changed

• Built new canary and stable app packages.
• Updated the Polar customer download package.

Changed

• Built new canary and stable app packages.
• Updated the Polar customer download package.

Added

• Productivity tracking system (totalWords, totalDictationSeconds) with shared runtime storage
• GitHub Releases API integration for update checks (replacing custom manifest URL)
• Worker health monitoring with timestamps (workerStartedAt, workerLastSignalAt, workerLastAudioLevelAt)
• "transcribing" state to WorkerState enum
• Worker prewarming capability
• New "Privacy" page to website navigation
• Enhanced window hiding from Windows taskbar

Changed

• Major refactoring of bun/index.ts with improved worker management
• Updated push-update.ts script with extensive changes
• Website UI styling with new light-button class
• Removed startup paused behavior for login launches
• nginx.conf cleanup

Fixed

• Various STT worker state management improvements
• Multiple STT worker initialization refinements
• Worker lifecycle tracking

Added

• C# .NET 8 bootstrapper (SpeakTextBootstrapper) for Python/GPU dependency installation
• Single-file executable packaging (build-single-exe.mjs, package-portable-win.mjs)
• Auto-update system with versioned releases (v0.1.0 through v0.1.6)
• Windows post-build icon script (postbuild-win-icons.mjs)
• Speakflow branding assets (PNG logo)
• TypeScript type definitions for Three.js integration
• WebSocket communication layer for STT worker integration

Changed

• Enhanced tray app UI with improved styling and visual branding
• Updated STT worker with better state management and error handling
• Improved bootstrap-gpu.ps1 with CUDA verification
• Refined website App.tsx with content and styling updates
• Updated push-update.ts for better versioning and artifact handling
• Enhanced docker-compose and Dockerfile configurations

Fixed

• Various UI state synchronization issues
• STT worker initialization race conditions
• Bootstrap script path handling

Added

• Electrobun tray application with real-time speech-to-text
• Python STT worker with RealtimeSTT integration
• GPU bootstrap script for CUDA-enabled PyTorch setup
• SolidJS + Tailwind v4 marketing website
• Docker deployment support (Dockerfile, docker-compose.yml, nginx config)
• TypeScript type definitions
• Deployment scripts (deploy-release.ps1, push-update.ps1)
• Environment configuration (.env)
• Static updates directory for website
• Logo assets (Speakflow.png, logo.png)
• Python CUDA verification script

Changed

• Updated README with project layout and quick start guide
• Enhanced tray app UI with styling (index.css, index.tsx)
• Improved STT worker with better error handling and state management
• Refined website App.tsx with content and styling
• Updated gitignore files for both speaktext-tray and website

Fixed

• Pycache files tracked correctly