v1.3.1 - First-launch experience
What's fixed
This release fixes the single biggest first-run problem: the app looked dead on first launch.
Previously, double-clicking WritHer.exe showed nothing while the speech model
(~250 MB) downloaded in the background — no window, no progress, and hotkeys
didn't work yet. Many first launches ended with the user assuming the app was broken.
New first-launch experience
- 🚀 Visible loading status the widget appears within seconds showing
"Downloading speech model…" with animated loading eyes while the model loads - ✓ Ready confirmation when loading completes, the widget shows
"Ready hold ‹your hotkey›" (it reflects your configured hotkeys) - 👋 One-time welcome toast first launch ends with a Windows notification
explaining both hotkeys ⚠️ Clear error path if the model download fails (e.g. no internet on
first launch), you now get an error state on the widget and a toast telling
you what to do, instead of silence- 🔁 Second-instance toast launching WritHer twice now tells you it's
already running in the tray, instead of exiting silently
All messages are localized (English, Italian, German).
Full Changelog: v1.3.0...v1.3.1