Steno 0.6.0

Steno v0.6.0

Recording & notes

• Transcription pill dock — Recording now coexists with the app instead of taking over. A compact pill docks beside the Ask bar while you keep browsing your notes.
• Instant stop — Hitting Stop lands you on the note immediately, built from the live transcript; the batch transcript and AI summary upgrade it in the background.
• Continue recording — Resume recording into an existing note and the new segment appends to it; regenerate the summary on demand.
• My notes tab — A dedicated, always-editable notes layer that lives alongside the AI summary and is folded into it.

Settings & startup

• Microphone selection — Choose which input device Steno records from.
• Launch on login — Steno can start hidden at login so capture is always ready; opt out in Settings.

Fixes & under the hood

• Language auto-detect — Auto output-language detects the transcript's language instead of defaulting to English.
• Security — Canonical path containment enforced on renderer-supplied meeting paths.
• Summaries — In-meeting notes are folded into the summary again; stream failures now surface honestly instead of producing an empty summary; reasoning blocks are stripped from AI output.
• Product analytics for activation/engagement (anonymous, opt-out in Settings), plus a range of stability fixes.

Upgrade notes

• Launch-on-login is on by default (hidden) after upgrade — turn it off in Settings if you'd rather start Steno manually.
• Silence auto-stop now defaults to 5 minutes — a recording auto-stops after 5 minutes of continuous silence. Adjust or disable it in Settings.

Thanks to our contributors

This release includes work from @Optic00, @WilliamDrewett, @Vassista, @luchfilip, and @valentinweyer. 🙏

Downloads

• Apple Silicon (M1-M5): stenoAI-macos-arm64.dmg

The .zip and .yml assets below are used by the in-app auto-updater - no need to download them manually.

First Time Setup

1. Download the DMG
2. Install by dragging Steno to Applications
3. Launch app - setup wizard runs automatically
4. Grant microphone permissions when prompted
5. Start recording meetings!

Requirements

• Apple Silicon Mac (M1 or later) - Intel Macs are not supported (since v0.4.0)
• macOS 12 (Monterey) or later
• Internet connection for initial setup
• Microphone access permissions

Intel Mac users

Steno is Apple Silicon only (since v0.4.0). Intel users should stay on v0.3.8, the last release supporting Intel Macs. Auto-update on existing Intel installs is gated and will not offer newer versions to those machines.