v0.5.0 - System Audio Capture

What's New in v0.5.0

🎧 System Audio Capture

• Transcribe desktop audio: Capture podcasts, YouTube videos, meetings, and any audio playing on your Mac
• Easy to use: Select "System Audio" from the microphone picker to start capturing
• Non-interrupting: Audio continues playing normally while recording
• Requirements: macOS 14.2+ and Screen Recording permission

🎯 Recording Feedback Improvements

• Amplitude ring halo: Outer halo with slow pulse clearly indicates "recording active" state
• Too-quiet detection: Breathing pulse appears after 1.5s of silence to alert when mic isn't picking up audio
• Signal indicator: Live green/gray dot in mic picker shows when audio is being captured
• Device name display: Mic picker now shows the full device name
• SYS/MIC label: Indicator window shows which audio source is active
• Smoother animation: Meter update rate increased to 60Hz

⚡ Performance & UX

• Model preloading: Whisper model starts loading on app launch for faster first transcription
• Loading status: Indicator window shows "Loading model..." vs "Transcribing..." for clearer feedback
• Asian autocorrect: Auto-applies CJK text formatting for auto-detected Chinese, Japanese, and Korean

Installation

1. Download OpenSuperWhisper-0.5.0.dmg
2. Open the DMG and drag OpenSuperWhisper to Applications
3. Note: This is an ad-hoc signed build. On first launch, right-click the app and select "Open" to bypass Gatekeeper

Requirements

• macOS 14.0 or later (14.2+ for System Audio)
• Apple Silicon (arm64)