BetterVoice v0.1.10

What changed

• Fixed multi-modifier tap and double-tap shortcuts so a partial chord cannot start or stop recording.
• Preserved valid shortcuts when Caps Lock, Fn, Help, or numeric-pad flags are present.
• Kept hold-to-record behavior intact, including sequential modifier release handling.
• Added focused regression coverage for chord engagement, cancellation, and modifier edge cases.

Verification

• Full macOS test suite: 93 tests passed.
• Release app built and verified for Apple Silicon (arm64).
• Code-signed with Apple Development certificate; not notarized.

BetterVoice v0.1.9

What changed

• Added independent trigger modes for quick notes and long recordings, including hold, toggle, and double-tap support where applicable.
• Added configurable quick-note hold delay and improved shortcut settings.
• Fixed Command-only presses from starting recording.
• Fixed Command+Option long recording toggles, including reliable stop on the second press.
• Added regression coverage for modifier chords and trigger edge cases.

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Apple Silicon macOS 14+ build, signed with an Apple Development certificate and not notarized with Developer ID.

BetterVoice v0.1.8

What changed

• Added the branded BetterVoice app icon to the Dock, Accessibility list, and downloaded app bundle.
• README now shows the completed Settings overview after onboarding.
• Kept the Dock and Force Quit lifecycle fix from v0.1.7.

Download

Download BetterVoice-macos-arm64.zip below. This is an Apple Silicon macOS 14+ build signed with an Apple Development certificate and not notarized with Developer ID.

BetterVoice v0.1.7

What changed

• BetterVoice now appears in the Dock and Force Quit, while keeping its menu-bar controls.
• Added guided first-run onboarding for the local model, permissions, microphone selection, and shortcuts.
• Hotkey presses with an unavailable model or microphone now show a quiet setup hint instead of a repeated error modal.
• Developer casing now handles sentence-final terms while protecting paths, domains, and identifiers.
• Added clear quit and uninstall recovery steps to the README.

Download

Download BetterVoice-macos-arm64.zip below. This is an Apple Silicon macOS 14+ build signed with an Apple Development certificate and not notarized with Developer ID.

BetterVoice v0.1.6

What's new

• Redesigned Settings with Overview, Dictation, Visual context, Shortcuts, and Storage sections.
• Configurable quick and long recording shortcuts with inline capture, live Listening state, and one-click reset to defaults.
• 340° circle detection default with a user-adjustable threshold, blue trails, and full-screen context capture.
• Multilingual dictation with a language picker and safer Unicode/accented-word handling.
• Recent recording recovery and user-editable developer vocabulary for technical terms.
• Improved local model, microphone, permission, clipboard, and session-storage fallbacks.

Download

Download BetterVoice-macos-arm64.zip below. Requires macOS 14+ on Apple Silicon. The app is signed with Apple Development and is not notarized yet.

BetterVoice v0.1.5

What's changed\n\n- Tightened circle gesture recognition to require roughly 340° of angular travel.\n- Reduced radial variation tolerance to reject accidental loops and pointer zig-zags.\n- Added regression coverage for irregular loops, partial arcs, hooks, and zig-zags.\n\n### Download\n\nApple Silicon macOS build. The app is signed with an Apple Development certificate and is not notarized.

BetterVoice v0.1.4

BetterVoice v0.1.4

This release includes the merged developer-aware local transcript cleanup experiment:

• Fast, zero-download developer vocabulary pass for technical casing and spoken acronyms.
• App-aware behavior for terminals, editors, and AI chats.
• Conservative handling that preserves ordinary prose, file extensions, paths, and URLs.
• Updated Getting Started toggle and documentation.
• README support callout with a local Buy Me a Coffee SVG.

The release targets macOS 14+ on Apple Silicon. It is signed with an Apple Development certificate and is not notarized with a Developer ID certificate.

BetterVoice v0.1.3

Crash-hardening release.

• Converts recorder re-entry into a handled error instead of a process abort.
• Guards trail rendering and Accessibility focus bridging against invalid runtime values.
• Removes force-unwrapped grammar model paths and adds the speech-recognition usage declaration.
• Includes the earlier clipboard restoration crash fix from v0.1.2.

Apple Silicon macOS build. Verify the download with SHA256SUMS.txt.

BetterVoice v0.1.2

Crash fix release from main.

• Fixed a crash after quick ⌥ notes when restoring the previous clipboard.
• Clipboard restoration now copies raw representations and rebuilds safe pasteboard items.
• Quick notes still paste into the selected field while preserving your clipboard.
• Long ⌘⌥ sessions keep transcript and captured screen context on the clipboard.

Requires macOS 14+ on Apple Silicon. Signed with an Apple Development certificate; not notarized yet.

BetterVoice v0.1.1

Latest macOS Apple Silicon build from main.

• Quick ⌥ notes still paste into the selected field while preserving your existing clipboard.
• Long ⌘⌥ sessions copy transcript and captured screen context to the clipboard.
• One stop-time destination prevents text from spilling into multiple apps.
• Optional Grammar cleanup (Beta), off by default, runs locally.
• External microphone selection, recording cues, blue pointer trails, and quiet accidental-session handling.

Requires macOS 14+ on Apple Silicon. Signed with an Apple Development certificate; not notarized yet. Approve Microphone, Screen Recording, and Accessibility in System Settings.