CallNotes 1.3.1 — it processes out of the box now

Fixes the #1 first-run gotcha a tester hit: CallNotes recorded calls fine, but nothing came out — because the Whisper model was never downloaded, and processing failed silently.

• ⬇️ install.sh now downloads the Whisper model automatically (~550 MB, once). No more "records but never produces a note".
• 🔎 Failed recordings now show why in the panel — e.g. "Whisper model missing" — instead of a bare "N recordings not processed". So you know what to fix, and can Retry after fixing it.
• ℹ️ Reminder: the collapsing double-click window was fixed in 1.2.2/1.3.0, and the panel has a Quit button in Settings — update if you're on an older build.

Update: cd callnotes && git pull && ./install.sh — then hit Retry on any failed recordings and they'll process.

CallNotes 1.3.0 — live mic monitor & browser calls

The panel now shows you what's happening — and captures browser calls.

• 🎙️ Live mic monitor. The menu bar panel shows, in real time, which app is currently using your microphone — even one that isn't in your call list. During a call you finally see what CallNotes sees.
• 🌐 Browser calls (Google Meet, Teams web, Whereby). When a call runs in your browser, the monitor shows it ("Chrome is using your microphone") with an Always record this app button — one click and browser calls are captured from then on. The recorder now follows the app's base bundle, so the caller track isn't silent for browser/Electron apps.
• ⚠️ Caveat documented: recording a browser taps its whole audio, so mute other tabs during calls.

Update: cd callnotes && git pull && ./install.sh

CallNotes 1.2.5 — the green check is the truth

Clarity release from tester round 3:

• ✅ Wizard result text no longer promises a System Settings list entry. On newer macOS versions, tap-based apps may appear under System Audio Recording Only — or not at all despite being granted. The green check (backed by the daemon's real tap self-test) is what counts, and now says so.
• 🩺 Troubleshooting, two new entries: "button green but calltap missing from the list" (fine — check grep "Self-Test" ~/CallNotes/log/callwatch.log) and "the system-audio dialog never appears and other tap tools fail too" (managed/MDM Macs, tccutil reset, log error codes).
• 📖 Step-by-step install section (1–5) with correct app locations, the permission button as the official step, model advice for 8 GB machines, and the update command.

Update: cd callnotes && git pull && ./install.sh

CallNotes 1.2.4 — permissions that actually attribute

• 🔐 Permission button now fires through the launchd daemon. A helper spawned by the UI would have its permission request attributed to CallNotes (macOS 'responsible process' rules) — calltap would never appear in the System Settings lists. Kickstarting the daemon triggers both dialogs under calltap's own identity and verifies the result from the daemon's self-test log.
• 🧹 install.sh removes a stale pre-1.2.x copy of CallNotes.app from ~/Applications — leftover old copies showed already-fixed bugs (tiny window) when opened by accident.

Update: cd callnotes && git pull && ./install.sh

CallNotes 1.2.3 — one-click permissions

• 🔐 Setup wizard: new "Request & check permissions now" button. macOS only lists calltap under Screen & System Audio Recording after the app has asked once — if that dialog never fired, there was nothing to enable (as our second tester found). The button triggers both dialogs on the spot and verifies the result (green/orange).
• ❓ FAQ: Intel vs Apple Silicon (both work — macOS 14.2+ is the requirement, not the chip).

Update: cd callnotes && git pull && ./install.sh

CallNotes 1.2.2 — clean uninstall

• 🧹 New: ./uninstall.sh — cleanly stops and removes the background services (launchd agents), both apps and, with --purge, all working data and models. Your notes folder is never touched. A tool that installs daemons owes you a one-command way out — sorry it wasn't there from day one.
• 🪟 Fixed: the window opened by double-clicking CallNotes.app (new in 1.2.1) could collapse to just its header line.

Update: cd callnotes && git pull && ./install.sh

CallNotes 1.2.1 — first-run clarity

Fixes straight from the first community tester's feedback (thank you!):

• 🖱️ Double-clicking CallNotes.app now opens the panel as a normal window — before, nothing visibly happened because it's a menu bar app (phone icon, top right). Double-clicking the calltap helper now opens CallNotes too instead of doing nothing.
• 💬 The panel now explains itself when idle: recording + popup start when a call is actually running (mic active) — merely opening Teams/WhatsApp is not enough. New help topic and FAQ entry for exactly this.
• 🧭 Setup wizard is forced to the front on first launch (could hide behind other windows).
• ☎️ Classic Teams (com.microsoft.teams) added to the example app list.

Update: cd callnotes && git pull && ./install.sh

CallNotes 1.2.0 — Parakeet

• ⚡ New transcription engine: NVIDIA Parakeet TDT v3 — runs locally via sherpa-onnx (the runtime you already have for speaker separation). The fastest option, 25 European languages, and no Whisper-style repetition loops. One-time model download: ./install.sh --with-parakeet, then pick Parakeet in the settings.
• 🌍 In-app language picker (System/Deutsch/English) — from 1.1.1
• 🪟 There is now an experimental Windows sibling — CI-compiled, looking for testers
• 🧹 Collapsible FAQ

Update: cd callnotes && git pull && ./install.sh

CallNotes 1.1.1

• 🌍 In-app language picker — choose System / Deutsch / English right in the settings (and on the wizard's welcome step). The app relaunches instantly when the effective language changes; settings are preserved.

Update: cd callnotes && git pull && ./install.sh

CallNotes 1.1.0 — Bilingual

What's new

• 🌍 English UI — the menu bar app, popup, wizard and help now follow your system language (English/German). Override with CALLNOTES_LANG=en|de.
• 📝 English notes — when language isn't de, the note skeleton, AI prompts and speaker labels ("Speaker 1") switch to English too.
• 📸 See it before you install it — annotated screenshots in the README, rendered straight from the app.
• The menu bar app now shows a gentle notice when a newer release is available — like this one.

Update: cd callnotes && git pull && ./install.sh