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WhisperDrop 2.6.0 makes Parakeet v3 the default speech model, writes notes while you speak with one sentence per paragraph, lets you pause a note and rename it by clicking its title, and adds local writing tools and in-app updates.
Install
Apple Silicon, macOS 14 or later. Coming from 2.5.0 or earlier, download the DMG once and replace the app; your notes, models and settings stay. From 2.6.0 on, use WhisperDrop 2 > Check for Updates… or Settings > General > App updates instead of downloading again.
The app is ad hoc signed and not notarized, so macOS may block the first launch. If you trust this build, open it once, then choose System Settings > Privacy & Security > Open Anyway. After replacing the app, macOS may ask again for Accessibility and Input Monitoring.
Parakeet v3 by default
- Parakeet v3 is the default model and is no longer experimental. It covers 25 European languages, including Italian and English, and is fast enough to write while you speak.
- If your main model was Turbo and Parakeet is already downloaded, the app switches to Parakeet once. Choosing another model afterwards is kept.
- Whisper models are listed as legacy models in Settings > Models. When your language is not one of Parakeet's 25, an installed Whisper model is used automatically, Turbo first, and Settings shows which one.
Notes
- With Parakeet, notes are no longer cut into one-minute chunks. Words join the transcript a few seconds after you say them, and every sentence starts a new paragraph. Words that may still change are shown in grey.
- Pause stops recording without closing the note. Paused time is not recorded and the timer stops; Resume continues in the same note and audio files. While paused, the model can unload to free memory.
- Click a note's title to rename it, while recording or after saving. Press Return to save or Escape to cancel.
- With a legacy Whisper model, notes still appear after a pause or about a minute of speech.
Writing tools
- Writing tools open in the main window. Fix grammar, make wording natural, adjust tone, rewrite, summarize, organize notes or make text concise. Edit the presets or add your own in Settings > Writing.
- Select text in another app and press Control + Option + D for a compact review panel. Replace is offered only when the original selection can be verified.
- Completed notes and transcripts have a Writing menu. Summaries and revisions are saved as separate versions; the original transcript stays.
- A review panel can open after dictation. Automatic note summaries are optional and off by default.
- Text models run locally: LFM2.5 2.6B (default, 1.59 GB) or MiniCPM5 1B (experimental, 688 MB), chosen in Settings > Models > Text editing. Review every suggestion; both models can make mistakes, especially in Italian.
In-app updates
- Updates are signed and verified before installation, and install only after you confirm. Daily checks are optional and off by default.
- Updating waits for recordings, dictation, transcriptions, imports and writing actions to finish. Models, notes and settings are kept.