v0.6.0 - Resumable Downloads & Language-Specific Prompts

What's New in v0.6.0

📥 Resumable Model Downloads

• Resume interrupted downloads: If a model download is interrupted, it automatically resumes from where it left off
• Progress persistence: Download progress is saved, so you can quit the app and continue later
• Clean architecture: Robust download management with proper error handling

🎨 Redesigned Model Settings

• Unified card layout: All models displayed in a clean, consistent card format
• At-a-glance status: Easily see which models are downloaded, downloading, or available
• CoreML status: Clear indication of Neural Engine acceleration availability

🌍 Language-Specific Initial Prompts

• Per-language prompts: Set different initial prompts for each language to improve transcription accuracy
• Smart defaults: Built-in default prompts for 20 languages that help guide Whisper's transcription
• Auto-detect support: When using auto-detect mode, the app pre-detects the language and uses the appropriate prompt
• Easy customization: Edit prompts for any language in the Transcription settings tab
• Reset to default: One-click reset to restore the default prompt for any language

⚙️ Settings Window Improvements

• Movable window: Settings now opens as a proper window that can be moved anywhere on screen
• Custom tab bar: Clean horizontal tabs at the top (fixes macOS dropdown menu issue)
• Settings menu: Access Settings from the app menu with Cmd+, keyboard shortcut
• Scrollable tabs: All settings tabs are now scrollable for smaller screens
• Compact layout: Reduced spacing for better information density
• Done button: Always visible at the bottom of the window

🔧 Bug Fixes

• Fixed code signature crash when launching freshly built app

Installation

1. Download OpenSuperWhisper-0.6.0.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
• Apple Silicon (arm64)