v1.4.6
LatestMay 24, 2026New·3
- Ping — a built-in feedback form right in the sidebar. Bugs and features become public GitHub issues; support and other go to private email.
- Welcome panel after every update — the first launch of a new version auto-opens with the release notes.
- Auto-update checks now run four times a day. The version chip subline shows when the last check happened — 'Checked 2h ago'.
Improved·6
- About popover redesigned — version info now lives in its own header bar above the brand zone, so the logo and tagline read as identity again.
- Update flow is smoother across the board: confirmation messages stay long enough to read, the action button now says 'Install' instead of 'Restart', and cancelling mid-update no longer leaves things half-done.
- Calmer update chip — checks pulse with a quiet ellipsis instead of a loading wheel, and the success checkmark springs in with confidence.
- Update progress now sweeps continuously across download + prepare — no more reset at the handoff between phases.
- Diagnostic reports now include speed measurements, hotkey assignments, and behavior settings — fewer round-trips when something needs support.
- Menu bar dropdown — Check for Updates and Send Feedback both work directly from the menu now, no need to open Settings first.
Fixed·1
- 'You're on the latest version.' actually shows after a manual check now — the confirmation used to disappear before it had time to register.
v1.4.5
May 21, 2026New·2
- Collapse the sidebar to a slim icon rail for more room — toggle it with ⌘/.
- First launch now opens with a brief animated intro.
Improved·2
- Recent activity and any in-progress work now live in one place — the Feed.
- Refreshed the title bar and in-app iconography.
Fixed·2
- Recordings are now timestamped when they started, not when transcription finished — so a meeting shows the time it actually happened.
- The notch indicator no longer drifts out of place when you switch a window to full screen.
v1.4.4
May 19, 2026New·3
- Reworked first-launch onboarding — clearer setup with a hands-on demo of Solo Mode.
- Press Delete to remove a transcript or speaker, anywhere in History or Speakers.
- Activity feed now logs model downloads, app updates, and onboarding completion — click any row to jump to that recording.
Improved·9
- Major UI polish across every page — denser content, unified corner gutter, and the Chirp wordmark now sits in the top-right title bar.
- Update check feels deliberate now — the version pill confirms with a green checkmark that holds long enough to register before fading back.
- Search handles apostrophes correctly — typing "that's" finds the exact word instead of matching anything with the letter "s."
- Search in History is snappy again — instant response while typing.
- History stats live inside the search row and step aside when you search, filter, or select — glanceable the rest of the time.
- Cleaner bulk delete — scope toggle (Text only / Text + audio / Audio only) and Delete share one row, with an X to close.
- Recording badge tells the truth — shows "Mic only" when system audio didn't capture.
- Auto-record meetings — broader app coverage. Now detects calls in WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, RingCentral, GoTo, Chime, and more (full list in Settings tooltip).
- Speakers page populates reliably on launch — no more manual rescan.
Fixed·3
- Meeting recordings are never silently deleted — empty transcripts keep the audio so you can re-transcribe later.
- Other apps' audio keeps playing during Meeting Mode.
- Queue progress shows the real count during bulk re-transcribes — no more "0 of 1" when running multiple jobs.
v1.4.3
April 30, 2026New·8
- Time-remaining countdown that learns your Mac's speed.
- Smarter meeting estimates that adapt as Chirp reads the conversation.
- Time-remaining for batches — re-transcribe or recover many files at once.
- Hover any transcript's badge to see how long it took.
- Speed panel on the Models page shows your Mac's transcription speed.
- Storage page rebuilt — cleanup and orphan recovery in one place.
- Cleanup: pick what, when, and how much, with confirmation before deletion.
- Orphan files: filter, sort, preview inline, delete one or all.
Improved·4
- Smoother progress bar across the app.
- In-progress queue redesigned to match the rest of the app.
- Menu bar dropdown reordered — Open Chirp is now at the top.
- Activity feed opens with day groups collapsed.
Fixed·2
- Confirmation dialogs now name exactly what gets deleted and what stays.
- Speakers page shows every voice on first load — no rescan needed.
v1.4.2
April 25, 2026Improved·4
- Tighter karaoke sync — the highlighted word now tracks the spoken audio accurately.
- Audio scrubber stays visible whenever a recording is expanded — drag it before pressing play.
- Dragging the scrubber pauses audio during the drag and resumes on release.
- Tighter History card row with cleaner padding around metadata.
Fixed·6
- Pause now keeps your position — the next press resumes from where you stopped, not from the beginning.
- Transcript text no longer flashes during audio playback.
- Transcript text now reads correctly in dark mode.
- Numbers in transcripts now highlight correctly — the digit and the word before it were both losing their highlight.
- Tag pill is now clickable across the full pill, not just the text.
- Play / pause icon stays in the top row whether the card is collapsed or expanded.
v1.4.1
April 25, 2026New·1
- Auto-record meetings (Beta) — start recording automatically when you join a Zoom, Teams, or FaceTime call. Opt-in in Settings.
Improved·7
- Smarter media pause — knows the difference between music and a meeting call.
- Cleaner punctuation when you start new sentences mid-dictation.
- Hotkeys activate the moment you grant Accessibility — no restart needed.
- Refreshed Settings page with calmer icons and clearer permission states.
- Speakers page shows the full picture for each profile at a glance.
- Larger hit areas on History card buttons — easier to tap, same look.
- Storage page stays accurate as your library changes.
Fixed·1
- Renaming a speaker in one meeting no longer affects your global library.
v1.4.0
April 19, 2026New·4
- Powerful history search — combine words with + (AND) and | (OR), wrap phrases in quotes for exact matches.
- Speakers page redesign — confirm or reject any match and the meeting re-scores instantly.
- Storage tab — see what is using disk and manage retention in one place.
- Audio playback unlocked — your recordings are yours, license or not.
Improved·4
- Smarter pause formatting in dictation — natural commas mid-thought, ellipses only when you trail off.
- Filters redesigned as inline pills with hover glow.
- Faster panel repositioning after sleep, wake, and display changes.
- License page is more readable and easier to copy from.
Fixed·3
- Notch panel repositions correctly across sleep, wake, and display switches.
- Audio scrubber no longer appears on entries that are not playing.
- Rejected meetings collapse with undo instead of vanishing.
v1.3.2
April 7, 2026Improved·3
- Media pause is now instant — works with any audio source, including browsers.
- Model downloads continue when Settings is closed.
- Diagnostic reports include media playback state.
Removed·1
- Notification for completed meeting transcriptions.
v1.3.1
April 5, 2026New·2
- Auto-pause media — playing music or video pauses when you record, resumes when done.
- Audio Recording Only — skips the broader Screen Recording permission for system audio.
Improved·3
- Notch messages auto-size to fit.
- Independent download progress for each model group.
- Trial users get full Meeting Mode access.
Fixed·2
- Alignment model download verification.
- Multi-group download progress UI glitch.
Removed·1
- Redundant macOS notifications for model errors.
v1.3.0
April 3, 2026New·3
- Speaker profiles — voices recognized across meetings automatically.
- Batch actions — re-transcribe, tag, or delete multiple recordings at once.
- Speaker library — see all identified voices in one place.
Improved·3
- Better speaker detection — fewer phantom speakers, handles overlapping speech.
- Sharper voice recognition for more reliable matching.
- Deterministic clustering — same recording, same result.
v1.2.0
March 27, 2026Improved·4
- Smarter speaker detection — finds the right number automatically.
- Better accuracy with 3+ speakers — fewer false switches.
- No recording time limit — meetings can run as long as needed.
- More reliable punctuation across all audio quality.
v1.1.0
March 19, 2026New·5
- Meeting Mode — automatic speaker labels on multi-person recordings.
- Re-transcribe any recording with the engine that fits — fast for real-time, precise for multilingual.
- Resume interrupted meetings on next launch.
- Filter history by speaker count.
- Delete audio only — keep transcription, free disk.
Improved·3
- Faster solo transcription — engine warms up during recording.
- Better memory management — models released when idle.
- Cleaner history cards with grouped controls.
Fixed·2
- Word spacing and number-merging issues in solo dictation.
- Word highlighting stays accurate after scrubbing.
v1.0.1
March 17, 2026Improved·2
- Polished license key entry — auto-formatting, paste button, visual feedback.
- Notch winglets animate with vertical expansion and collapse.
Fixed·2
- License activation reliability.
- Keychain password prompts when running different builds.
v1.0.0
March 16, 2026New·9
- 100% on-device transcription — your voice never leaves your Mac.
- Up to 190× realtime with Apple Silicon hardware acceleration.
- Solo Mode — tap your hotkey, text appears at your cursor.
- Meeting Mode — on-device speaker identification.
- Lives in your MacBook notch — always one tap away.
- Searchable history with tags, filters, and audio playback.
- Word-level timestamps with playback highlighting.
- Export to Markdown, SRT, JSON, or plain text.
- Customizable hotkeys and sound effects.