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Subject: Quick update on the project
Hey everyone,
Just wanted to share a quick update on where we are with the redesign...
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Accurate
Uses the best speech models available, with a personal dictionary and optional screen context
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Fast
Connects directly to the model provider, transcription typically takes under a second
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Lightweight
3 MB download, runs quietly with minimal memory use
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Private
Audio goes straight to the provider and nowhere else, nothing is stored or logged
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Customizable
Plain text config, custom instructions per app
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Scriptable
AppleScript support for automation and integration
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Multi-lingual
Auto-detects and transcribes in your language
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Changelog
0.20.0 â Jan 24, 2026
- Add intent-based speech refinement for cleaner transcripts
- Add setting to toggle UI sounds
- Add HUD recording timer that resets on backspace restart
- Organize history files into daily subdirectories to prevent folder bloat
0.19.0 â Jan 16, 2026
- Update app icon and menu bar icon
- Add dictionary editor with sidebar tabs in settings
- Open Typist folder from settings and menu bar
- Fix menu bar hover lag after transcription
- Make welcome window translucent
- Show pointer cursor on API key creation links
0.18.0 â Jan 13, 2026
- Improve paste detection for Cursor and other Electron apps
- Add setting to toggle transcript overlay on paste failure
- Add Cmd+C shortcut to transcript overlay
- Add link to create API key in welcome window
0.17.0 â Jan 11, 2026
- Show transcript overlay when paste fails
0.16.0 â Jan 11, 2026
- Require uninterrupted shift presses for double-shift activation
- Require same shift key for double-tap activation
- Add welcome screen for permissions and API key setup
- Add toggle to enable or disable double shift activation
- Improve API key management with truncated display and edit sheet
- Add hallucination detection for empty recordings
0.15.0 â Jan 9, 2026
- Add support for double Shift activation shortcut
- Save recordings along with transcripts in `~/.typist/history/`
- Enable muting music during recording by default