CoveType 2.1.7 Public Preview

CoveType 2.1.7 Public Preview

Fixes

• Shows the listening panel before microphone initialization so a slow audio device cannot make the shortcut appear unresponsive.

• Fixes the stop-before-start race that could display No Recording while an asynchronous WAV recording continued in the background.

• Cancels an older transcription or error state when a new push-to-talk gesture begins.

• Recovers automatically if macOS drops a modifier-key release event, including the custom Command-only shortcut.

• Adds regression coverage for lost modifier release events and keeps the WAV audio pipeline check in the installer and CI.

• Website: https://covetype.com/

• Manifest: https://covetype.com/update.json

• Release: https://github.com/Marklucif/CoveType/releases/tag/v2.1.7-beta.1

SHA-256: 80b6b21e5a18f382ea6084189f8468f1651b6928574d5c33f11afe3b68f3d4de

CoveType 2.1.6 Public Preview

CoveType 2.1.6 Public Preview

Fixes

• Records microphone input as WAV so local Qwen3-ASR no longer depends on an external FFmpeg executable.

• Fixes the FFmpeg-not-found error that could appear after launching CoveType from Finder or at login, where Homebrew paths are not inherited.

• Removes abandoned temporary recordings at startup and immediately after a failed transcription.

• Makes the end-to-end test follow the production fallback policy: a rejected optional polish result no longer marks successful speech recognition as failed.

• Website: https://covetype.com/

• Manifest: https://covetype.com/update.json

• Release: https://github.com/Marklucif/CoveType/releases/tag/v2.1.6-beta.1

SHA-256: cd7e1c336d7aadc10fc101344164aa2111a6c88af13559a4447553d659542cfb

CoveType 2.1.5 Public Preview

CoveType 2.1.5 Public Preview

Changes

• Adds a transparent anonymous usage heartbeat, enabled by default and switchable in the Send Feedback… window.
• Limits telemetry to one HTTPS attempt every 24 hours.
• Sends only a random installation ID, CoveType version, macOS version, and processor architecture.
• Derives country at the Cloudflare edge without storing raw IP addresses.
• Stores only a server-secret HMAC of the installation ID and exposes aggregate statistics through a protected endpoint.
• Publishes localized website disclosure and a complete privacy document.

Audio, transcripts, typed text, clipboard data, application names, and precise location are never included.

• Website: https://covetype.com/
• Manifest: https://covetype.com/update.json
• Release: https://github.com/Marklucif/CoveType/releases/tag/v2.1.5-beta.1

SHA-256: 02ce7cf09ff1e79fba6218098b265cf9ce1a5599bf67073511bd9166ed59e592

CoveType 2.1.4 Public Preview

CoveType 2.1.4 Public Preview

This maintenance release verifies the complete CoveType update path now that the public update channel is live.

Fixed

• Fixed the installer update-channel self-test, which still expected the public channel to be unavailable and could incorrectly fail at the end of an otherwise successful installation.
• The self-test now accepts both valid states: already up to date or a newer CoveType release available.
• Added explicit diagnostic output for the resolved version and CoveType release URL.

Update path

• Manifest: https://marklucif.github.io/CoveType/update.json
• Release: https://github.com/Marklucif/CoveType/releases/tag/v2.1.4-beta.1
• Bundle identifier: ai.covetype.app
• Channel: covetype-local-ai-stable

Requirements

• Apple silicon Mac (M1 or newer)
• macOS 15 or later
• 8 GB memory minimum; 16 GB recommended
• At least 5 GB free storage
• Internet access during the first installation

This public-preview build is signed with an Apple Developer ID but is not yet notarized. On first launch, macOS may require Control-clicking CoveType and choosing Open.

SHA-256: 5c345c32a38f871d46ea0e320d503bb66c5d5a1d114d7431c1b78583dc272e2b

CoveType 2.1.3 Public Preview

CoveType 2.1.3 Public Preview

CoveType is a privacy-first local AI voice-input app for Apple silicon Macs. Hold your chosen shortcut to speak, release it to transcribe, and CoveType inserts the result into the active app.

Highlights

• Local Qwen3-ASR 0.6B 8-bit speech recognition with automatic detection across 30 languages.
• Optional local Qwen3.5 0.8B 4-bit text polishing.
• Apple on-device translation with 15 selectable output languages.
• User-recordable hold-to-talk shortcuts and adjustable hold duration, designed not to interfere with shortcuts such as Control-C.
• Live listening waveform and a gradient breathing menu-bar lamp.
• Native feedback window that lets the user review or copy feedback before opening a GitHub issue.
• On-demand AI worker reuse with automatic idle memory release.
• Guided installer with system-language permission instructions, permission checks, model setup, and launch at login.

Requirements

• Apple silicon Mac (M1 or newer)
• macOS 15 or later
• 8 GB memory minimum; 16 GB recommended
• At least 5 GB free storage
• Internet access during the first installation

Install

1. Download and extract CoveType-2.1.3-macOS-AppleSilicon-Installer.zip.
2. Control-click Install CoveType.command and choose Open.
3. Follow the guided installer and approve Microphone and Accessibility access when macOS asks.

This public-preview build is signed with an Apple Developer ID but is not yet notarized. On first launch, macOS may require Control-clicking CoveType and choosing Open.

SHA-256: 6ea8315f9451e9661f8ad152d3f97d42087f5937a811cc9b9757419f0233d716