ChatterKey v0.2.0

ChatterKey v0.2.0

A major usability update focused on onboarding, customization, reliability, and a smoother everyday dictation workflow.

Added

• Guided first-run onboarding and permission setup.
• Diagnostics for microphone, Accessibility, shortcut, Keychain, and provider connectivity.
• Eight output modes: same language, English translation, professional, casual, concise, bullet points, technical, and verbatim.
• Personal dictionary for names, products, acronyms, and preferred spellings.
• Optional local transcript history with retention controls.
• Copy and reinsert actions for recent transcripts.
• Retry failed dictation without recording again.
• Configurable shortcuts: Fn, Right Option, Option-Space, and Command-Shift-Space.
• Quick output-mode switching from the menu-bar popover.

Improved

• Redesigned menu-bar popover and Settings experience.
• Better AI instructions for Hinglish, translation, cleanup, and personal vocabulary.
• More reliable settings and API-key persistence.

Fixed

• Prevented repeated unexpected Keychain password prompts caused by older local-build credentials.
• Changed Keychain saving to update-or-create instead of delete-and-recreate.
• Preserved temporary audio after processing failures so users can retry safely.

Privacy

• Transcript history is disabled by default and remains local when enabled.
• Audio is never stored in transcript history.
• API keys remain in macOS Keychain.

Installation

1. Download ChatterKey-v0.2.0.zip below.
2. Extract it and move ChatterKey.app to Applications.
3. Open ChatterKey and complete the setup guide.
4. Enter your provider API key once in the v0.2 provider setup.

This build is ad-hoc signed for direct distribution and is not yet notarized by Apple. macOS may require approval from Privacy & Security on first launch.