Wave 1.2.1

Wave is now signed with Developer ID and notarized by Apple for simpler installation on macOS.

• The app and DMG include Apple's notarization tickets.
• Bundled Parakeet executables and libraries use the same Developer ID as Wave.
• The existing updater signing key is retained, so Wave 1.2.0 can install this release through Update and restart.

If you still use Wave 1.1.0, install this release manually once to move to the current updater key. Your projects and downloaded models stay in place.

Install

Wave runs on Macs with Apple Silicon (M1 or later) and macOS 13.4 or later.

1. Open Wave_1.2.1_aarch64.dmg and drag Wave to Applications.
2. Open Wave and choose Whisper (1.6 GB) or Parakeet v3 (681 MB) in Settings.

Updating from 1.1.0: install this DMG manually once. Wave 1.2.0 uses a replacement updater signing key; after this installation, future releases can update automatically again. Your projects and downloaded models stay in place.

MP3 export uses LAME 3.100, bundled as a separate library under the LGPL. Its source is at https://sourceforge.net/projects/lame/files/lame/3.100/

SHA-256 of the DMG: dcaaaaa543e6bb5d0f4c0a7587d14ddcd655c34d5cb47af6eebc919aaa3b247a

Wave 1.2.0

Wave 1.2 adds Parakeet transcription, more precise audio editing and a consistent experience across Flow, Segments and the waveform.

• Choose between Whisper and NVIDIA Parakeet v3 in Settings. Both run locally; Parakeet supports English and 24 other European languages and includes word timing.
• Selections, corrections, added pauses and manual audio cuts stay in sync across both transcript views and the waveform. Segment timestamps also select a whole segment by mouse or keyboard.
• Playback, audio export and subtitles use the same edited timeline, with protected word boundaries and short fades at cuts.
• Zoom and trim more precisely with stable timing controls, cut navigation and improved keyboard controls.
• Added pauses appear in the waveform and can be resized from their transcript or waveform controls.
• Reopen a project at its saved playhead, selection, view and zoom position.
• AI agents can preview planned edits and review transitions before applying changes.

The website has also been redesigned as a simpler, scrolling single page.

Updating from 1.1.0: download and install this release manually once. The updater signing key has been replaced, so the old app cannot install this update automatically. Projects and downloaded models stay in place; future updates work automatically from 1.2.0 onward.

Install

Wave runs on Macs with Apple Silicon (M1 or later) and macOS 13.4 or later.

1. Open Wave_1.2.0_aarch64.dmg and drag Wave to Applications.
2. Open Wave and choose Whisper (1.6 GB) or Parakeet v3 (681 MB) in Settings.

Updating from 1.1.0: install this DMG manually once. Wave 1.2.0 uses a replacement updater signing key; after this installation, future releases can update automatically again. Your projects and downloaded models stay in place.

MP3 export uses LAME 3.100, bundled as a separate library under the LGPL. Its source is at https://sourceforge.net/projects/lame/files/lame/3.100/

SHA-256 of the DMG: 1f087cfa8e14c3ef54f58cd0542aef7e76f2d6402a097b2f1cacb5815636e264

First launch on macOS

This release has a signed in-app update but is not notarized by Apple. If macOS blocks the first launch, open System Settings → Privacy & Security and choose Open Anyway, then confirm.

Wave 1.1.0

• Wave now updates itself. It checks for new versions quietly, shows you what's new, and installs only when you choose Update and restart, or Later.
• Settings → Updates shows where things stand. Check for updates there, or turn automatic checks off.
• If a transcription or export is running when you restart for an update, Wave waits for it to finish first.

Install

Wave runs on Macs with Apple Silicon (M1 or later) and macOS 13.4 or later.

1. Open Wave_1.1.0_aarch64.dmg and drag Wave to Applications.
2. Wave isn't notarized by Apple yet, so the first time, macOS says it can't verify it. Click Done, then open System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway. Or, in Terminal: xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Wave.app
3. In Wave's Settings, download Transcription (1.6 GB).

Already using Wave 1.1 or later? It offers this update by itself.

MP3 export uses LAME 3.100, bundled as a separate library under the LGPL. Its source is at https://sourceforge.net/projects/lame/files/lame/3.100/

SHA-256 of the DMG: 58790569660fa3eb3f42ab29e6edad3dcb74fb0e460600fe1929dfe7323455aa

Wave 1.0.0

Wave is a text-based audio editor for podcasts: edit the audio by editing its transcript. Transcription, clean-up and speaker detection all run on your Mac.

Requires macOS 13.4 or later on Apple Silicon.

Install

If you downloaded Wave before 17 October 2026 and macOS said it was damaged, download it again: this copy is signed correctly.

1. Open Wave_1.0.0_aarch64.dmg and drag Wave to Applications.
2. Wave isn't notarized by Apple yet, so the first time, macOS says it can't verify that Wave is free of malware. Click Done, then open System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway for Wave. You only do this once. (Or in Terminal: xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Wave.app.)
3. In Wave's Settings, download Transcription (1.6 GB: Whisper Large v3 Turbo and the word aligner). Speech enhancement's clean-up (DPDFNet, 14 MB) and speaker detection (115 MB) are optional.

What's in 1.0

• Transcription: verbatim (English fillers like "um" are written, so you can cut them), with every word aligned to the audio.
• Editing: delete words in the text to cut the audio, or trim exactly on the waveform. Correct misheard words, find a phrase, shorten pauses to a rhythm or add them, undo and redo.
• Speakers: who speaks when, for up to 8 people; rename, merge, or select everything one person said.
• Sound: remove noise and room echo (DPDFNet), voice EQ presets, and loudness for podcast delivery.
• Export: MP3, AAC, WAV or FLAC, plus the transcript as TXT, SRT, WebVTT or JSON, all with your cuts.
• AI agents: connect Claude or ChatGPT through MCP to edit with you; their edits show live and undo like yours.

Credits and licences

Wave runs Whisper (MIT), wav2vec2 (Apache-2.0), DPDFNet by Ceva (Apache-2.0) and NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Diarization (OpenMDW 1.1), downloaded in the app. MP3 export uses LAME 3.100, bundled as a separate library under the LGPL; its source is at https://sourceforge.net/projects/lame/files/lame/3.100/, and src-tauri/vendor/lame/build.sh rebuilds the library from it.

SHA-256 of Wave_1.0.0_aarch64.dmg: 0321dfe46d0f4d8eedb6d937152ee9ab707421ecc9385e183eb36f46a1e66b23