you@macbook ~/blazing-transcribe $ git log --oneline
Changelog
What's new in Blazing Transcribe.
v1.1.0March 2026
New
- Keep Mic Ready toggle — turn off to disable the orange mic indicator between PTT presses (trades ~0.7s startup delay for no persistent mic access)
- Mic test in Audio preferences — speak a phrase and see the transcription right in the settings window
- Animated waveform visualizer — replaces the old level meter in Audio preferences
Improved
- Rebuilt audio engine on CoreAudio HAL — more reliable mic capture with graceful device switching
- Smarter device recovery — unplugging or switching mics mid-session recovers automatically
- Thread-safe transcription engine — stale results from device switches are silently dropped
- Short accidental mic activations (<1s) no longer produce garbage transcriptions
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v1.0.3March 2026
New
- Manual recording mode — hold fn to push-to-talk, or fn+Space to toggle recording on/off
- Double-tap fn to switch modes — quickly toggle between always-on and manual without opening preferences
- Welcome screen redesign — side-by-side mode cards showing how each mode works
- Preferences General tab — interactive mode picker with animated gradient border
- Sticky recording — text always delivers to the app you started recording in, even if you switch apps
- Automatic updates — Sparkle OTA so you never have to re-download manually
- 7-day free trial — try everything with no sign-up required
Improved
- Zero-latency push-to-talk — audio engine stays warm in manual mode, eliminating ~700ms startup delay
- Distinct menu bar icons — waveform for always-on, mic for manual mode
- No audio level flickering in manual mode between recordings
- Live waveform animation in the recording overlay
- Menu bar shows trial status and subscription state at a glance
- License management — activate, validate, and remove license keys from Preferences
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v1.0.2February 2026
New
- TelemetryDeck analytics for anonymous usage insights
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v1.0.1February 2026
Improved
- Model download progress indicator on first launch
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v1.0.0February 2026
Initial Release
- 155x real-time transcription via Apple Neural Engine
- Always-on mode with automatic voice activity detection
- Push-to-talk and toggle recording modes
- Configurable keyboard shortcuts
- Floating overlay with transcription status
- Multi-model support — tiny through large
- 100% on-device, nothing leaves your Mac