v0.7.0

VocaMac 0.7.0 🎙️

This one's big, and a lot of it came from the community. VocaMac now learns the words you actually use, keeps track of how much you dictate, gives you real control over hotkeys and your microphone, and installs cleanly through Homebrew.

Thanks to everyone who filed ideas, opened PRs, and helped test.

✨ What's new

• Custom Vocabulary. Teach VocaMac the names, brands, and jargon you use every day (kubectl, PostgreSQL, Grafana, your teammates' names) so they stop coming out wrong. It all stays on your Mac. (#169)
• Usage Statistics. A new Stats tab with your lifetime words, transcriptions, total time, speaking speed, and a daily streak. Everything is stored locally, and nothing is uploaded. Big thanks to @Mr-Sunglasses, who built this one. (#148, with follow-ups in #168 and #170)
• Hotkey presets and custom recording. Pick a preset (Right Option, Right Command, Right Control, Fn, or a function key), or hit Record and press any key to set your own. (#139)
• Choose your microphone. Pin VocaMac to a specific input instead of always following the system default. If that device disconnects, it falls back on its own. (#156)
• Homebrew install. brew install --cask vocamac now works, there's a vocamac-nightly cask too, and in-app updates know when you installed through Homebrew and point you the right way. (#157, #159)

🐛 Fixes and polish

• Fixed text injection in the Raycast search bar. Thanks @Mr-Sunglasses (#144)
• Recording state now resets correctly when the mic fails to start (#151)
• Onboarding fixes: the hotkey mode syncs right away, and the quick-test result actually shows up. Thanks @d1scolor (#133) and @debanjanc01 (#166)
• The model picker now matches WhisperKit's Apple Silicon support, so you only see models that run on your Mac (#161)
• VocaMac releases the audio engine when it's idle, freeing your mic for other apps. Thanks @AaronMoat (#136)
• Refreshed the website with the new features, screenshots, and an SEO pass (#172)

🙏 Contributor shout-outs

0.7.0 leaned on the community more than any release so far:

• @Mr-Sunglasses built the whole Usage Statistics feature (#148), added developer conveniences like /build-quick (#146) and path-based PR labeling (#145), and fixed a couple of things along the way (#144, #141).
• @debanjanc01 fixed the onboarding quick-test result (#166).
• @AaronMoat fixed the audio engine lifecycle (#136).
• @d1scolor fixed onboarding hotkey syncing (#133).

If you've got an idea or a bug, open an issue or a PR. It genuinely makes a difference.

📦 How to try it

Homebrew is the easiest way in:

brew tap jatinkrmalik/vocamac
brew trust jatinkrmalik/vocamac
brew install --cask vocamac

Already running VocaMac? Update with:

brew upgrade --cask vocamac

Prefer a direct download? Grab VocaMac-0.7.0-arm64.dmg from the Assets below and drag it into Applications.

You'll need macOS 13 (Ventura) or later, Apple Silicon (M1 or newer), and at least 8 GB of RAM.

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Full changelog: v0.6.2...v0.7.0