LocalWhisper v0.1.3 — wake word off by default (safety fix)

Important safety fix — please upgrade

The "Hey Jarvis" wake word is now OFF by default. In earlier versions the always-on wake word could false-trigger on background speech, a video, or a meeting everyone could hear — and then transcribe that audio and type it into whatever window was focused. This is fixed by not running the wake word unless you explicitly turn it on.

Out of the box, LocalWhisper now responds only to the hotkeys (Ctrl+B and Alt+N) — nothing listens or types on its own.

Upgrade

Download LocalWhisper-Setup.zip below, extract, run Install.bat. It stops any running copy and upgrades in place (no manual uninstall needed).

Turning the wake word back on (optional)

If you want hands-free "Hey Jarvis", create a file at %LOCALAPPDATA%\LocalWhisper\config.json:

{ "wakeword_enabled": true, "wakeword_threshold": 0.8 }

Then quit and relaunch. Raise wakeword_threshold toward 0.9 if it ever false-fires. This file changes settings without needing to reinstall.

Also in this release

• When enabled, the wake word is much stricter (higher threshold + requires several consecutive detections) and caps recordings at 30 s.
• All settings can now be overridden via config.json without rebuilding.

LocalWhisper v0.1.1

Reliability and UX fixes on top of v0.1.0 — same install steps, same features.

Fixed

• App no longer crashes on a locked clipboard. A momentary Windows clipboard lock used to kill the whole app silently — hotkeys and the wake word would stop responding until you reinstalled. The app now retries and recovers instead of dying.
• Ctrl+B (hold) no longer cuts off mid-sentence. The previous release-detection was unreliable and could falsely end a hold while you were still talking. Release is now detected as a real key-up event, so holding works for as long as you hold it (up to 2 minutes).
• No more stray "b" characters typed into your document. Holding Ctrl+B could leak repeated "b"s into the focused app. The trigger key is now suppressed for the duration of the hold.
• Alt+N (toggle) no longer gets stuck on "Listening." A stall in the stop-check logic could leave a toggle recording running indefinitely. Stop conditions are now checked continuously and reliably end the recording.
• Wake word ("Hey Jarvis") no longer cuts off after 15 seconds. The cap is now 2 minutes; a natural pause in speech is what normally ends the recording.
• Faster feedback after you stop talking — less lag between finishing speech and seeing your text appear.

New

• On-screen "Listening" / "Working" indicator — a small Siri-style pill appears while LocalWhisper is capturing or transcribing your speech, so you always know it's active. It never steals focus from what you're typing into.

Install / upgrade

Same as before: download LocalWhisper-Setup.zip below, extract, run Install.bat. Running it again over an existing install upgrades in place.

LocalWhisper v0.1.0

LocalWhisper turns your voice into text and types it wherever your cursor is — fully offline, no cloud, no account.

Install (no Python needed)

1. Download LocalWhisper-Setup.zip below and extract it (keep the folder together).
2. Double-click Install.bat, approve the admin prompt.

It installs, starts right away, and auto-starts every time you log in.

Note: Windows SmartScreen may show "Windows protected your PC" — this app is new and unsigned. Click More info → Run anyway. Needs 64-bit Windows 10/11 + a microphone.

How to use

• Hold Ctrl+B and speak, release to insert
• Tap Alt+N to start, tap again to stop
• Say "Hey Jarvis", then speak (hands-free)

A tray icon shows state (grey = idle, green = recording, amber = working). Right-click → Quit. Remove anytime with Uninstall.bat.

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