LearnTranscriber 0.1.3

LearnTranscriber 0.1.3

Command+D now keeps live-analysis feedback in the floating panel. When nothing has been heard, it shows a calm hint instead of repeated errors; if capture or speech permission is missing, the hint identifies it and opens the matching System Settings pane.

Fixes

• One analysis action per Command+D, owned by the opened floating panel.
• No inference call for empty or whitespace-only transcripts without live speech.
• One provider-failure notification in the requesting panel, without broadcasting it to other windows.
• Guidance for microphone, Screen & System Audio, and Apple Speech permissions using the existing onboarding checks.
• Localized guidance in English, Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish.

Install or update

Download LearnTranscriber-arm64.dmg for Apple Silicon Macs on macOS 14 or newer, open it and drag LearnTranscriber to Applications.

The app uses the same LearnTranscriber Dev signing certificate as earlier releases and is not notarized by Apple. On first launch, use System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway if macOS blocks it. See Apple’s instructions.

The release includes a SHA-256 checksum and a CycloneDX SBOM. SHA-256 of LearnTranscriber-arm64.dmg:

178e6f7c4608baa4dc0f3956208af39b8724069bf4344416d194e24a90655cf9

Source: 92792e8

LearnTranscriber 0.1.2

New features since 0.1.1: transcribe a file you already have, export captions, note templates and practice questions, and updates that download inside the app.

What's new

• Transcribe a file: "Transcribe a file" on the Sessions page turns an MP3, M4A or WAV, or the audio of an MP4 or MOV, into a session, with the speech engine you already set up.
• Captions: a session's "Copy or export" menu saves it as SRT or WebVTT captions, besides Markdown.
• Note templates: the note saved when a recording stops can follow General, Standup, One-on-one, Interview or Lecture (Settings → Features → Session notes).
• Practice questions: next to "Generate summary", up to five questions about the session, from the easiest to the hardest, with the answers below.
• Updates inside the app: the update banner downloads the new DMG and checks it against the release's SHA-256 before opening it.
• Vocabulary: terms you add under Settings → Vocabulary help local Whisper and cloud transcription spell them right.

Fixes and improvements

• Clearer errors for the microphone, windows that fail to open and lost connections.
• The local AI server now requires a key, records the runtime versions it uses, and servers left behind by a crash are cleaned up.
• The floating panel stays light in long sessions, and the assistant picker stays open on a busy Mac.

Install or update

1. Download LearnTranscriber-arm64.dmg below. It is for Apple Silicon Macs on macOS 14 or newer.
2. Open it and drag LearnTranscriber to Applications, replacing the older version if you have it. The permissions you granted stay, because every version is signed with the same certificate.
3. The app is not notarized by Apple, so macOS blocks the first launch of each new version. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll to Security, choose Open Anyway next to LearnTranscriber and confirm with your password (Apple's instructions).

With Homebrew: brew tap learntranscriber/tap && brew trust learntranscriber/tap && brew install --cask learntranscriber (or brew upgrade --cask learntranscriber).

Verify the download

SHA-256 of LearnTranscriber-arm64.dmg:

b448afe381ceae4fec80f1e349647df500d6d20d06793b8e0dc339895d209133

LearnTranscriber-arm64.dmg.sha256 holds the same value for shasum -a 256 -c, and LearnTranscriber-0.1.2-sbom.cdx.json lists what the app ships, in CycloneDX: the renderer's npm packages, Electron and the native helpers with their Swift packages.

The app is signed with the project's own code-signing certificate, LearnTranscriber Dev, the same one as 0.1.0 and 0.1.1.

LearnTranscriber 0.1.1

A security and maintenance update to LearnTranscriber 0.1.0.

What's changed

• The update banner only opens this repository's release page, and the app's own screens can no longer change what the update check has saved.
• Microphone and system-audio access go only to the app's own window, and the camera is never requested.
• Electron 45.3.0, with Chromium 156.0.8078.96 (0.1.0 shipped Electron 45.2.3 with Chromium 156.0.8078.80).
• The README's Privacy section now covers local storage, the error log, the daily update check and the downloads that use the network.

Install or update

1. Download LearnTranscriber-arm64.dmg below. It is for Apple Silicon Macs on macOS 14 or newer.
2. Open it and drag LearnTranscriber to Applications, replacing 0.1.0 if you have it. The permissions you granted stay, because both versions are signed with the same certificate.
3. The app is not notarized by Apple, so macOS blocks the first launch of each new version. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll to Security, choose Open Anyway next to LearnTranscriber and confirm with your password (Apple's instructions).

Verify the download

SHA-256 of LearnTranscriber-arm64.dmg:

ad86974f6205178b541a232af4c287f8e27f37985752b5900f3430eb5ad176ee

LearnTranscriber-arm64.dmg.sha256 holds the same value for shasum -a 256 -c, and LearnTranscriber-0.1.1-sbom.cdx.json lists what the app ships, in CycloneDX: the renderer's npm packages, Electron and the native helpers with their Swift packages.

The app is signed with the project's own code-signing certificate, LearnTranscriber Dev, the same one as 0.1.0.

LearnTranscriber 0.1.0

The first public release of LearnTranscriber: live transcripts for lectures, videos and meetings on your Mac, with a floating assistant you can ask about what was said.

Install

1. Download LearnTranscriber-arm64.dmg below. It is for Apple Silicon Macs on macOS 14 or newer.
2. Open it and drag LearnTranscriber to Applications.
3. The app is not notarized by Apple, so macOS blocks its first launch. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll to Security, choose Open Anyway next to LearnTranscriber and confirm with your password (Apple's instructions).
4. A short guided setup connects the AI that answers, tests your microphone and asks for each macOS permission in turn.

What's in it

• Live transcripts from Apple Speech on your Mac, a local Whisper server, or a cloud transcription service.
• A floating assistant that answers questions about what was said, with a screenshot or selected text when you add one.
• Five built-in assistants (English, Math, Programming, Note Taker and General) and your own.
• Sessions saved on your Mac, with summaries and Markdown notes.
• Answers from ChatGPT sign-in, an API key (OpenAI, Gemini or OpenRouter), a custom endpoint or a local model.

Verify the download

SHA-256 of LearnTranscriber-arm64.dmg:

af2d5267b5eafdab5125be0c34b8c503fb9f7e80eccd4d4c9e21e29c8cbc81ce

The app is signed with the project's own code-signing certificate, LearnTranscriber Dev. Later releases use the same certificate, so macOS keeps the permissions you granted when you install an update over this version.