TextRecast v0.2.0

TextRecast 0.2.0 adds explicit, user-controlled local model selection.

Highlights

• Shows four local model choices before any download begins.
• Displays role, English-only status, download size, hardware compatibility, and known limitations.
• Downloads only the exact model the user confirms.
• Reuses a valid installed selection on later launches.
• Keeps resumable downloads and exact size and SHA-256 verification.
• Uses model-specific prompt and sampling profiles for Qwen 2.5, Qwen 3.5, and Granite 4.1.
• Keeps the active model and its limitation note available from the launcher menu.

Included choices

Role	Model	Download	Status
Fast/default	Qwen 2.5 1.5B Q4_K_M	1.04 GiB	Established default
Balanced	Qwen 3.5 2B Q5_K_M	1.34 GiB	Experimental
Best quality	Qwen 3.5 4B Q5_K_M	2.93 GiB	Experimental
Alternative	Granite 4.1 3B Q5_K_M	2.27 GiB	Experimental

All four choices are currently supported for English rewriting only. Local models can change meaning or details; review the replaced text in the source application after every operation. The setup screen describes the specific risks observed for each experimental model.

Install

1. Download TextRecast-v0.2.0-win-x64.zip and its .zip.sha256 file.
2. Verify the checksum if desired, then extract the complete ZIP.
3. Run TextRecast.exe and confirm one compatible model during setup.

The application is self-contained, so .NET 10 does not need to be installed. The Microsoft Visual C++ x64 Redistributable may still be required. The release ZIP contains no GGUF model and includes the legal notices supplied with its bundled .NET runtime packs.

Existing valid Qwen 2.5 installations are detected and can be reused after confirmation without downloading the model again.