v2.0.0

A major release: prompt templates, editor keys, a global hotkey, per-project drafts and more. It's a major version because a few things from v1.0.0 work differently, so please read Upgrading from v1.0.0 before the first launch.

⚠️ Breaking changes

• The audit prompt is replaced by prompt templates. Insert Audit Prompt and its Edit… are now the Template group. The built-in CLAUDE.md Compliance template does the same job. A reworded v1.0.0 audit prompt is not carried over (see below).
• Log CLAUDE.md Update is now Log Edits, next to a new Log New File….
• The Model box shows this project's last logged model, not the last one logged in any project. It's in italics while it holds anything else.

Transcripts (AI_TRANSCRIPT.txt) and every other setting carry over unchanged.

Upgrading from v1.0.0

1. Only if you reworded the audit prompt: before running v2.0.0, open %AppData%\TranscriptBuilder\settings.json and copy the CustomAuditPromptText value. v2.0.0 drops it the first time it saves settings (at the latest when you close the window).
2. Close the app, then replace your old ClaudeCodeTranscriptBuilder-win-x64.exe with this one.
3. If you copied a reworded prompt, go to Template → Edit… → New and paste it in.

New

• Prompt templates: save prompts you reuse and insert one in a click, as one undoable edit. They come with two built-ins, CLAUDE.md Compliance and Wrap-Up Check. Templates support <placeholders> (F3 jumps to the next one) and are stored as plain .md files.
• CLAUDE.md change tracking: Log New File… swaps in a different CLAUDE.md, logging any unlogged edits to the old one first. Unlogged edits are flagged when the window regains focus.
• Editor keys: Tab/Shift+Tab indent, Enter keeps the indent, Alt+Up/Down moves lines, Ctrl+Shift+K deletes them, and Backspace deletes back to the previous indent stop. F1 lists every shortcut.
• Global hotkey (Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Space, changeable or off): brings the app forward from anywhere, then returns focus to the window you came from after you log.
• Keep on Top, drafts kept per project, windows titled by project, and one window per project, so two windows can't log the same prompt number.
• Window: centered on launch, a minimum size that never cuts off the top bar, the full project path on hover, and no white flash at launch in dark mode.

Fixes

• After its reminder pulse, the Model Log button no longer stays looking hovered in light mode.

Download

ClaudeCodeTranscriptBuilder-win-x64.exe: a single self-contained file for Windows 10/11 x64, with no .NET install or installer needed. Its SHA-256 is in SHA256SUMS.txt. Check it with certutil -hashfile ClaudeCodeTranscriptBuilder-win-x64.exe SHA256.

The exe is not code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen may warn on first run. Click More info → Run anyway, or build from source (see the README).

Full changelog: v1.0.0...v2.0.0

v1.0.0

First public release of Claude Code Transcript Builder: a standalone Windows desktop app that keeps a verbatim, chronologically-ordered record of every prompt you give Claude Code, in an AI_TRANSCRIPT.txt at your project root. It uses no tokens and runs fully offline.

Highlights

• Verbatim logging: each prompt is appended under a numbered heading with UTC and local (DST-aware) timestamps, then copied back to your clipboard so you can paste it straight into the terminal.
• Resume anywhere: numbering is re-derived from the file on disk, so closing, reopening and switching projects are always safe.
• CLAUDE.md tracking: seeds a missing CLAUDE.md and logs it as the first entry, and re-logs it after edits only when it has actually changed.
• One-click Model and Session logging: logs /model, /compact and /clear and copies the exact command. Pasted claude --resume <id> lines are recognised as Session Exit markers.
• Saved CLAUDE.md-compliance audit prompt, editable to your own wording.
• Light/dark mode (including the native title bar on Windows 11), a remembered window size, and Reveal in Explorer.
• Crash-safe writes: each entry is a single flushed append, with no file handle held between actions.

Download

ClaudeCodeTranscriptBuilder-win-x64.exe: a single self-contained file for Windows 10/11 x64. No .NET install or installer needed.

The exe is not code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen may warn on first run. Click More info → Run anyway, or build from source (see the README).

SHA-256: F0825A1E7FC3A4159810BAA4D7CEE03EAEAC7133265A28EAC522A6A615B23AFE