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# Changelog

> What's new and changed in Vowen.

<Update label="May 30, 2026" tags={["release"]}>
  ## This week

  Shipped **v0.4.4** with live meeting Q\&A, richer transcript tools, and a more resilient AI pipeline. The full external changelog lives on [Featurebase](https://vowen.featurebase.app/changelog).

  ### New features

  * **Ask questions live during meetings (Pro)** — Ask Vowen anything mid-meeting and get streaming answers grounded in the live transcript, without leaving the call. Available while real-time transcription is active. See [Ask AI live during a meeting](/meeting-notes/recording#ask-ai-live-during-a-meeting).
  * **Follow-up questions in Command Mode** — Refine a command-mode result by holding the shortcut again and speaking a follow-up, instead of starting over. See [Command Mode](/ai-features/command-mode#follow-up-questions).
  * **Search within transcripts** — Press `Cmd/Ctrl+F` inside any transcript to find text, with match counts and next/previous navigation. See [Manual Transcription](/transcription/manual-transcription#finding-text-in-a-transcript).
  * **Audio playback & scrub controls** — Play back transcription audio with a waveform, skip buttons, and click-to-seek, synced to the transcript. See [Playing back the audio](/transcription/manual-transcription#playing-back-the-audio).
  * **Speaker diarization with Groq (Pro, macOS)** — Groq Whisper transcriptions now support on-device, Pyannote-powered speaker diarization. See [Diarization](/meeting-notes/diarization#on-device-diarization-macos).
  * **Gemini speech models** — Google's Gemini is now available as a cloud transcription option, for both streaming and long-file transcription. See [Models](/transcription/models).
  * **OpenAI real-time streaming** — `gpt-4o-transcribe` can now power live transcription preview, not just file transcription. See [Models](/transcription/models).
  * **Group notes by tags** — Tag your meeting notes and filter the list by tag, with a search box and sort options. See [Organizing notes](/meeting-notes/overview#organizing-notes).
  * **Merge speaker labels (Pro)** — Collapse two diarized speakers into one across a transcript in a single action. See [Merging speakers](/meeting-notes/diarization#merging-speakers).
  * **Add context mid-meeting** — Type quick context into the recording indicator while recording, and it feeds into the AI summary. See [Add context mid-meeting](/meeting-notes/recording#add-context-mid-meeting).
  * **Webhook delivery logs (Pro)** — Inspect the last 25 webhook deliveries — status, trigger, payload, and response — from the webhook settings. See [Webhooks](/integrations/webhooks#delivery-logs).
  * **Hide the recording indicator** — A new setting lets you suppress the floating recording indicator entirely. See [Recording indicator](/meeting-notes/recording#recording-indicator).
  * **App-native timer** — Command Mode timers now show as a draggable, always-on-top countdown pill that works across spaces.
  * **Cancel follow-ups midway** — Stop a running command-mode follow-up mid-flight with `Esc` instead of waiting for it to finish.

  ### Improvements

  * **Auto-switch models on failure** — [Command Mode](/ai-features/command-mode#switching-models-on-failure) and custom utilities now fall back to another configured provider when one fails or hits a rate limit.
  * **Much lower Command Mode token usage** — Default command-mode calls now use under 1.5k tokens (down from 8k) — faster, cheaper, and less rate-limit pressure.
  * **Smarter Command Mode banner** — The result banner renders Markdown, and links open in your default browser. See [Reviewing and refining the result](/ai-features/command-mode#reviewing-and-refining-the-result).
  * **More reliable Parakeet streaming** — Voice activity detection now drives Parakeet streaming for cleaner segments, plus long-audio chunking on Windows. See [Models](/transcription/models).
  * **Auto-translate for Parakeet (Pro)** — Auto-translate-to-English now works with on-device Parakeet transcriptions. See [Languages](/transcription/languages).
  * **Finer transcript segment controls** — More precise splitting, deleting, and line-level speaker reassignment in the transcript editor. See [Editing a transcript](/transcription/manual-transcription#editing-a-transcript).
  * **Meeting notes settings, reorganized** — Settings now live in a tabbed modal with **Settings**, **Templates**, and **Integrations** tabs. See [Meeting notes](/meeting-notes/overview#recording-settings).
  * **Slack & Discord webhook formatting** — Paste a Slack or Discord webhook URL and summaries are posted as rich Block Kit or embeds automatically. See [Webhooks](/integrations/webhooks#slack-and-discord-formatting).
  * **Obsidian sync improvements (Pro)** — Notes now save into a per-note folder inside a configurable vault folder, with template and transcript carried through as frontmatter and a separate transcript file. See [Obsidian](/integrations/obsidian).
  * **Pausing notes pauses everything** — Pausing a note now pauses the recording indicator and timer too, so the UI stays in sync.
  * **Faster mic unmute** — Your microphone unmutes the instant recording stops, instead of waiting for processing to finish.
  * **Friendlier summary empty state** — A clear message appears when a recording had no speech to summarize, instead of a blank panel.
  * **Updated DeepSeek models** — Refreshed the DeepSeek lineup (V4 Flash and V4 Pro) for AI enhancement and Command Mode.
  * **Halo on the recording indicator** — A subtle glow makes it easier to tell at a glance when Vowen is live.

  ### Fixes

  * Fixed timestamps in Groq transcriptions, including long chunked files.
  * Fixed an overlapping live-streaming bug with Parakeet that could duplicate or fragment segments.
  * Fixed timing and auto-scroll of live transcription segments.
  * Fixed broken Slack webhook payloads when delivered via POST.
  * Fixed external speaker sources not being muted reliably before recording.
  * Fixed a crash that could occur when `Esc` or `Tab` were part of globally registered shortcuts.
  * Fixed the recording / command-mode banner getting clipped when its container resized.
  * Fixed the follow-up banner dismissing itself on an empty speech segment.
  * Fixed Vowen's own simulated copy/paste key events being mistaken for real key releases (macOS).
  * Fixed meeting detection lingering after Vowen quits (macOS).
</Update>

<Update label="May 22, 2026" tags={["release"]}>
  ## This week

  Shipped v0.4.0 through v0.4.2 for Windows, with a revamped onboarding flow, richer meeting notes, and expanded language support. The full external changelog lives on [Featurebase](https://vowen.featurebase.app/changelog).

  ### New features

  * **Audio waveform in meeting notes** — Meeting notes now show an audio waveform with a moving transcript that scrolls as audio plays. Waveforms also appear for manual transcriptions. See [Meeting notes](/meeting-notes/overview).
  * **Reassign speaker labels** — Edit and reassign speaker labels directly from a transcript or notes session. See [Diarization](/meeting-notes/diarization).
  * **Parakeet diarization** — Speaker diarization is now available with the Parakeet model. See [Diarization](/meeting-notes/diarization).
  * **Japanese and Mandarin support** — Added Parakeet Japanese and CTC Mandarin for on-device transcription. See [Languages](/transcription/languages) and [Models](/transcription/models).
  * **Rich text editor** — A new WYSIWYG editor with advanced rich text features for notes and expansions. See [Text expander](/features/text-expander).
  * **Import/export expansions and utilities** — Move your text expansions and custom utilities between devices via import/export.
  * **Movable recording indicator** — Drag the meeting notes recording indicator to wherever it fits best on your screen.
  * **Cursor peek on Windows** — Cursor peek is now available on Windows, matching the macOS experience.
  * **Double-tap shortcut transitions** — Trigger actions with a double-tap on supported keys. See [Shortcuts](/features/shortcuts).
  * **More F-keys and modifier keys** — Expanded the set of keys you can bind to shortcuts and expansions. See [Shortcuts](/features/shortcuts).
  * **Revamped onboarding** — A redesigned onboarding flow that walks new users through setup and introduces Pro features.
  * **Share insights card** — Generate a shareable card highlighting your transcription stats.

  ### Improvements

  * **Speaker names in summaries** — Notes summaries now reference actual speaker names instead of generic placeholders like "Speaker 1." See [Summaries](/meeting-notes/summaries).
  * **Sticky navigation** — The top navbar in transcription and notes detail pages stays in view as you scroll.
  * **Tones respect auto-translate** — [Tones](/ai-features/tones) now honor your auto-translate-to-English setting.
  * **Confirmation before deactivation** — Vowen now asks for confirmation before deactivating a device from your licence.
  * **Faster, cheaper AI calls** — Reduced default prompt size and enabled prompt caching, lowering cost and rate-limit pressure for AI features.
  * **Focus on gated features** — Clicking a Pro-gated feature now brings Vowen to the foreground so the upgrade prompt is visible.
  * **Cleaner short transcriptions** — Trailing full stops are now stripped from short single-sentence transcriptions.
  * **More reliable recording indicator** — The meeting notes recording indicator reasserts its position more reliably across screen changes.
  * **Updated AI model lineup** — Refreshed the list of available AI enhancement models. See [Models](/transcription/models).

  ### Fixes

  * Fixed default state issues on the notes and transcription detail pages.
  * Fixed importing notes failing in some cases.
  * Fixed overlapping modals in the upgrade and Pro flows.
  * Fixed reasoning effort not being applied for OpenAI models.
  * Fixed payment validation clearing local licence state when the validation endpoint was temporarily unavailable.
  * Fixed macOS accessibility permissions not re-prompting after being revoked.
  * Fixed Windows build issues affecting SVG assets.
</Update>

<Update label="May 15, 2026" tags={["release"]}>
  ## This week

  A busy week focused on meetings, sync, and integrations. The full external changelog lives on [Featurebase](https://vowen.featurebase.app/changelog).

  ### New features

  * **Obsidian integration** — Send your transcripts and meeting notes straight into your Obsidian vault. See [Obsidian integration](/integrations/obsidian).
  * **Cloud sync across devices** — Sync transcriptions and notes across your devices using iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive. See [Cloud sync](/features/cloud-sync).
  * **Chat with notes and transcriptions** — Ask questions about any past note or transcript and get answers grounded in that content. See [Chat](/features/chat).
  * **Meeting detection** — Vowen now detects when you join a meeting and prompts you to start recording. Available on both [macOS](/platforms/macos) and [Windows](/platforms/windows).
  * **Workflows: webhooks & scripts** — Trigger webhooks or run scripts at the end of a workflow. See [Workflows](/features/workflows) and [Webhooks](/integrations/webhooks).
  * **Custom utilities** — Build your own utilities on top of transcription output, with sensible templates to get started.
  * **More custom API providers** — Bring additional OpenAI-compatible providers into Vowen for AI enhancement.
  * **Manual transcription queue** — Queue multiple files for manual transcription and get notified as each one finishes. See [Manual transcription](/transcription/manual-transcription).
  * **Auto translate to English** — A new option to translate transcriptions into English automatically. See [Languages](/transcription/languages).
  * **UK English support** — Added UK English as a supported transcription language.
  * **gpt-4o-transcribe** — Added support for OpenAI's `gpt-4o-transcribe` model. See [Models](/transcription/models).
  * **Rich text in expansions** — Text expansions now support rich text and multiple output formats. See [Text expander](/features/text-expander).
  * **Cancel mid-transcription** — Cancel an in-progress command-mode or regular transcription before it finishes.
  * **Switch models from the banner** — Change your default transcription model directly from the in-app banner.
  * **Auto-add corrections to dictionary (beta, macOS)** — Edits you make to transcripts can be automatically suggested as dictionary entries. See [Dictionary](/features/dictionary).

  ### Improvements

  * **Meeting notes experience** — Removed the recording indicator during a notes session, added skeleton loaders, and you can now run regular transcriptions while a notes session is in progress. See [Meeting notes](/meeting-notes/overview).
  * **Menu tray indicator** — The menu tray now shows a clear indicator while a meeting notes session is recording.
  * **Smarter recording start** — Vowen briefly mutes system audio before recording so the first words of a video or call aren't accidentally captured.
  * **Parakeet on macOS** — Parakeet now runs as a background daemon with a shorter warmup interval, so the first transcription starts faster. See [Models](/transcription/models).
  * **Faster sync** — Switched syncing to SSE for noticeably faster updates across devices, with an automatic fallback to HTTP.
  * **Keyboard layout-aware shortcuts** — Shortcut UI now reflects your actual keyboard layout, and expansions work correctly across all layouts. See [Shortcuts](/features/shortcuts).
  * **Resume after sleep** — Meeting detection now resumes correctly after sleep, wake, and AC power events.
  * **Standardized expansions UI** — Refreshed the expansions screens for a consistent look and feel.
  * **Microphone connecting state** — A loading indicator now appears while the microphone is connecting.
  * **3-device activation** — Pro licences now clearly support activation on up to 3 devices.
  * **Focus on Start meeting** — Clicking "Start meeting" now brings Vowen into focus.
  * **Obsidian titles** — Notes synced to Obsidian no longer prepend the date in the title.

  ### Fixes

  * Fixed Tones not working on Windows. See [Tones](/ai-features/tones).
  * Fixed speaker labels missing from PDF exports.
  * Fixed expansions not firing on certain keyboard layouts on Windows.
  * Fixed modals closing unexpectedly when a text-selection drag ended over the overlay.
  * Fixed an issue where meeting detection could swallow the `Esc` key.
  * Fixed the recording banner appearing when recording from inside Vowen itself.
  * Fixed the toolbar on custom API screens.
  * Clamped enhanced silence-detection sensitivity to a maximum of 5 to prevent overly aggressive cutoffs.
</Update>