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v0.6.3 — Windows support & cross-platform Whisper installer

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@flexilingo flexilingo released this 01 Apr 00:12
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v0.6.3
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What's New

Windows Support

FlexiDesk now runs properly on Windows 10/11. This release fixes multiple Windows-specific issues discovered during testing.

Cross-Platform Whisper Installer

The "Install Whisper" button in the onboarding wizard and Settings now works on all platforms — macOS, Windows, and Linux — without requiring Homebrew.

Changes

New Features

  • Cross-platform Whisper auto-install — Downloads and installs the correct pre-built whisper-cli binary for your OS and architecture (Windows x64, Linux x64/ARM64). macOS continues to use Homebrew.
  • Cross-platform Ollama installer — Windows now downloads and extracts the Ollama binary automatically.

Bug Fixes

  • Windows navigation — Switching between sections (Dashboard, Podcast, Caption, etc.) was broken on Windows due to a router incompatibility with the tauri:// protocol. Fixed by switching to HashRouter.
  • Whisper install appeared to do nothing — After installation the binary was detected in a subdirectory (where it needs to stay alongside its sibling DLLs), but detection only checked the root. Now searches subdirectories correctly.
  • whisper.dll not found — On Windows, the installer was moving only whisper-cli.exe out of its extracted folder, leaving whisper.dll, ggml.dll, and other required DLLs behind. The binary now stays in its extracted folder.
  • "Use" button not advancing the wizard — Clicking Use on an already-downloaded Whisper model now correctly activates it and enables the Next button.
  • Wrong Whisper download URL — Was using a CUDA build that required an NVIDIA GPU. Now downloads the CPU-only build which works on all machines.

UX Improvements

  • CPU incompatibility guidance — If your processor doesn't support AVX2 instructions (Intel 3rd gen / 2012 or older), the installer detects this immediately and shows a clear message with instructions for manually installing a compatible build, instead of silently installing a binary that crashes at transcription time.

Platform Support

Platform Installer Notes
macOS (Apple Silicon) .dmg (universal) Signed & notarized
Windows 10/11 x64 .msi Requires AVX2 (Intel 4th gen 2013+ / AMD Ryzen)
Linux x64 .AppImage / .deb —

Download

See assets below. macOS users: download the .dmg. Windows users: download the .msi.

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