Every version, in plain words. The same list is shown inside the app under “About”, so there is nothing extra to hunt for here.
0.11.11current
Carrying your data over from an older version can no longer be lost halfway.When the app
Settings are saved whole or not at all.A power cut or a failure during the write could
Running from a flash drive or a network share.Some filesystems cannot confirm a write the
Crash reports arrive exactly once.A report can no longer vanish when delivery fails, nor be
0.11.10
The portable version no longer loses its settings.Starting the app with a separate data
A missing settings file heals itself.If `settings.json` disappeared, the app used to keep
The first-run wizard says so when it cannot save.The "Start using" button did nothing at
0.11.9
The update check no longer waits for first-run setup to finish.The app used to start
0.11.8
The "Get Pro" button now opens the purchase page directly.It used to open the site's
The "your trial has ended" notice no longer vanishes after five seconds.It appears once
The gear can no longer stop opening Settings until you restart.If the settings window
A rejected feedback submission no longer looks exactly like a delivered one: the form said
0.11.7
The About window no longer cuts off its own contents.Opened from the bar's menu
The release notes in that window are shown in full again.Any bullet that ran over
0.11.6
The first dictation in the setup wizard no longer greets you with two errors.
The live speech preview no longer pops up anchored to the hidden bar while the
0.11.5
A frozen floating bar can be revived. WebView2 sometimes stops delivering
Fixed the CUDA build (broken by a Rust update; it does not affect the shipped
Website: dropped a VirusTotal verification claim that pointed at a different,
0.11.4
Short phrases in another language are no longer translated.Saying a couple of words in English used to come back as a Russian translation: “Yeah, that’s right” became “Да, это правильно”. The language is now detected from the speech itself, at any phrase length — not just long ones.
0.11.3
Updates are visible right inside the app.An available update now shows in Settings and the "About" window — not just on the tray icon. Every window shows it consistently, and you can install from any of them.
The "update available" notification no longer pops up over the loading screen at startup.
Earlier versions (15)
0.11.2
Clearer in-app updates.Installing an update now shows a prominent card with the download progress, status, and a notice that the app will restart. No more silent pause that looked like the app had frozen.
0.11.1
One-click update from inside the app.The "About" page now shows a prominent banner when a new version is available, with an "Update now" button — no more hunting for it in settings.
Onboarding: removed the stray lines around the theme swatches; the hotkey step no longer overflows off-screen when entering a custom combination.
0.11.0
A prettier, clearer first run.The setup wizard is redesigned: one segmented progress bar with the current step's name instead of competing dot rows, warm brand-style illustrations, and a compact color-swatch theme picker.
A clearer "Try it" step.The practice step now shows a live mini-panel — just like the real one — with a "Ready / Listening / Processing" status below it.
Clearer hotkey step.The key combination and the trigger mode are now split into separate, labeled sections, so the mode choice isn't missed.
Readability & accessibility.Text contrast meets WCAG AA on every theme (cream, dark, light), with balanced vertical rhythm on the short steps.
0.10.3
Friendlier installer on update.When SweetWhisper is already installed, the wizard now defaults to an in-place update ("Update (install over)") instead of uninstalling the old version first. Your settings, models, and history are kept.
0.10.2
Dictation can no longer wedge for good.If transcription gets stuck, the bar resets with a single button — no waiting, no restart.
Honest acceleration status.When the GPU is unavailable and transcription runs on the CPU, the app says so plainly ("CPU — GPU unavailable") instead of showing "Ready".
Text no longer lands in the wrong window.A cancelled or timed-out transcription won't paste its late result into whatever you switched to.
More reliable GPU startup.Third-party overlays (OBS, Wallpaper Engine, Steam/Epic overlays) no longer interfere with GPU initialization.
0.10.1
Routine security update. No functional changes.
0.10.0
Reworked first run.The wizard now recommends a model up front (GigaAM for Russian on a low-VRAM GPU) instead of making you choose blind, and the GigaAM catalog is complete. Irrelevant steps are skipped automatically.
No model is no longer a dead end.Dictating without a model opens the setup wizard; the same button appears in the empty model list.
First words are no longer clippedwhen you dictate right after launch. Releasing the hotkey before the engine is ready now cancels the take cleanly.
Less swallowed and duplicated speech:padding mode honours its own setting, and overlapping speech segments are no longer stitched in twice.
Short clips in "Auto" no longer hallucinate a foreign language.
The floating bar tells the truth:you can see when the model is unloaded, downloading, or failed; a hint when you speak too quietly; elapsed time in the tooltip. Errors go to an OS notification instead of breaking the pill.
Hotkeys:F5–F12 and the right Alt / Win keys are recognised; the trap where cancel was a subset of the record combo is rejected.
History:the player no longer offers audio that retention has already swept; search finds words with apostrophes and hyphens.
Settings are durable:every change is now flushed to disk, so a sudden power loss can no longer truncate or corrupt your settings file.
A transcription error stays until you dismiss it. The result window will not close while your cursor is on it.
Light and cream themes: warnings and errors are readable again (they used to wash out on the bright background). The Pro dialog's dimming scrim is back.
The 14-day Pro trial is announced up front instead of surfacing as a surprise.
Fixed broken GitHub links. "Open model folder" works on installed builds.
0.9.27
Model download source selector (Settings → Recognition): "Auto", "sweetwhisper.app mirror" (when HuggingFace is unreachable), or "HuggingFace only".
Changing the GPU device no longer reloads the model needlessly: when "Auto" and the selected device resolve to the same card, the reload is skipped; when the engine is pinned to another GPU until restart, an honest notice is shown instead of a long no-op reload.
Error reports are more useful: technical details (paths, model names) are no longer stripped from diagnostics, while private data is still scrubbed.
"Thank the developer" button in the About section.
Many small UI fixes: unified notifications, correct record-day date in stats, tidy wrapping of long model names, fixed invisible app chips, consistent terminology and copy.
0.9.26
Model download fallback: when HuggingFace is unreachable, models are fetched from the sweetwhisper.app mirror automatically.
"Save diagnostics file" button (Settings → Help): inspect the report contents before anything is sent.
Welcome screen after Pro activation: feature cards deep-link straight to their settings.
Polish: unified notification style in General settings, consistent "edition" terminology.
0.9.25
Reworked onboarding: per-step explanations and tooltips, plus a live press-to-test for your hotkey.
After first launch — a coach mark above the bar ("press your hotkey to dictate"); floating-bar buttons now have tooltips.
About section: "What's New" with version history.
0.9.24
Model library: "New" badges and clear speed/accuracy bars.
System theme (auto-follow Windows), clipboard-behaviour choice, history-retention presets.
Dedicated cancel-recording hotkey; active microphone name in the settings header.
Centered recording wave and an explicit "Stop" button in the floating bar.
0.9.23
Voice-commands overhaul: carrier verbs, friendlier input and key capture, export via dialog.
0.9.20
Heuristic recommendation that tunes the engine and model to your hardware (GPU + memory).
0.9.15
Cross-platform: Linux build and a unified cargo xtask workflow.
0.9.10
GigaAM Russian engine (Sber): automatic punctuation and capitalization.
Download the latest build on the home page. An installed app offers the update by itself.