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v3.1.6
What's new?

Scroll back through a transcript while it is still being written — following the live text used to be impossible to escape: scrolling up, or clicking a line to play it, snapped you straight back to the tail on the next segment. The hand-off to the reader keyed off a scroll event that was ignored for 700 ms after any scroll Vibe made itself, and every arriving segment refreshed that window, so during a real transcription it never closed. Following now ends on the gestures you actually make — wheel, trackpad, scrollbar, Page Up — and picks up again when you scroll back to the bottom
Google Meet detection asks for the permission it needs — listed in the 3.1.5 notes, but the change landed just after that tag; this is the first build that has it. Reading a browser's window title requires Screen Recording on macOS, and Vibe checked for it without ever asking. It now requests it once and links straight to the settings pane if you decline. Zoom and Teams never needed it
Signed and notarized on macOS and Windows.


v3.1.5
What's new?

PDF export is a real PDF — it used to drive the system print dialog, which on macOS returned before the job spooled and handed the printer a blank page. Vibe now generates the file directly: selectable text, embedded fonts, page numbers, and pages that break on their own
Hebrew and Arabic exports read the right way round — the previous PDF engine had no bidirectional text support at all: it resolved one direction per line and reversed every glyph in it, English words and numbers included, so a Hebrew transcript came out backwards. Every export is now checked against the Unicode algorithm before it ships
The export dialog remembers you — format, content, theme and both switches persist instead of resetting each time you open it, and the whole panel was rebuilt around one consistent row: nine one-line formats, a light/dark choice for the file itself, and a one-off text direction override
Word documents are set for paper — a real font that covers Hebrew and Arabic, a proper type scale, speaker labels that stay with their line across a page break, and no dark page. Their timestamps read forwards again
Transcribe on the CPU — a new setting in Settings Models for machines whose GPU driver crashes. The engine always supported it; nothing exposed it
Meetings are detected in about a second — the detector waited out a five-second debounce on every change, so a call that had already started stayed invisible for most of a sentence. Quitting a call clears the prompt promptly now too, and the window and process scans it relies on got cheaper rather than more frequent
Google Meet detection asks for the permission it needs — reading a browser's window title requires Screen Recording on macOS, and Vibe checked for it without ever asking. It now requests it once and links straight to the settings pane if you decline. Zoom and Teams never needed it
The transcription engine draws the same samples whisper.cpp does — sona v0.6.1, which also settles the output: the same audio now transcribes identically twice, where before it drifted. Metal on macOS, Vulkan on Linux and Windows
A long list of recordings scrolls smoothly — the sidebar only renders the rows you can see, so hundreds of projects cost what ten used to
Delete every project at once — Settings Transcription, under the projects folder
Translations filled in across all 21 languages, including the transcription language lists in Turkish and Swedish, which were almost entirely English


v3.1.4 Beta
What's new?

Vibe notices meetings without interrupting them — opt in under Recording settings and Vibe can detect active Google Meet, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams calls from real microphone use. The compact floating prompt stays above the call, does not steal focus, and disappears automatically
Record first, transcribe when you choose — recordings are saved immediately as durable projects. Automatic transcription is now optional and off by default; audio-only projects have a polished language-and-options view with a clear Transcribe action
Recording works from anywhere — configure a global start/stop shortcut, choose microphone and system audio from the meeting prompt, and manage macOS recording permissions directly in Settings
Long transcripts stay smooth — transcript rows and export previews are virtualized, the scrollbar is easier to find, and “Jump to playing” appears only while audio is actually playing
Playback speed is one click — cycle through the useful speeds directly from the player instead of opening another menu
Export is visual and predictable — one export flow provides live previews for PDF, DOCX, HTML, Markdown, JSON, and text formats, respects dark mode and RTL, uses sensible filenames and Downloads defaults, and reveals saved files reliably
Project titles behave like text — click the title to rename it in place, with the caret exactly where you clicked and the sidebar updating while you type. Generated names now clearly identify Record, URL, and File sources without leaking media extensions
Summaries are easier to control — optionally summarize new transcripts, retry or improve existing summaries, use a roomier prompt editor, and send up to 64K tokens of meeting context
Cleaner agent setup — the API & Agents page focuses on installing the Vibe skill for Codex or Claude, with a short example prompt instead of cURL and starter-prompt clutter
Autostart stays out of the way — launching with the system now opens Vibe hidden, including users who already had autostart enabled
Desktop translations are complete — all 22 languages now have the same 574 translated keys, including the new recording, meeting, export, summary, and agent experiences


v3.1.2
What's new?

Your settings stick again — every setting reverted to its default on restart in 3.1.1. The file on disk was always correct; the app simply never read it back. If you gave up re-setting your preferences, they are safe now
Failures say why — a sidecar that dies now reports its exit code and signal instead of a bare "sona process died", and a crash mid-transcription reads as a crash rather than "error decoding response body". Whisper's own diagnostics reach the log again, after being silently discarded by a no-op callback
Broken model downloads are caught — files are verified before they are used, incomplete ones are detected on startup and offered a re-download, and an interrupted download can no longer masquerade as an installed model
Half the memory to load a model — measured 294 MB 216 MB on a small model, and roughly one model copy less on large ones. Machines that used to run out of memory mid-load have room now
A CPU without AVX2 is named — instead of dying anonymously, Vibe says the processor is unsupported and why
The phone pairing QR scans — one wrong character in the QR generator misplaced the alignment patterns on any code past a certain size, and the pairing code was just past it. No scanner could read it
Recordings are 9 dB louder — mixing in system audio was quietly halving the level, then halving it again. Every recording made with system audio selected was far quieter than it should have been
Dictation defaults to a two-key shortcut — Option+Space on macOS, Ctrl+Space elsewhere, instead of a three-key chord
yt-dlp stops nagging — the update prompt appeared on every launch and forgot "Later" each time. It is now a dismissible toast at most once a week, and it offers the update when a download actually fails, which is when it helps
Install the agent skill — Settings API & Agents writes it to Claude Code and Codex so it is available in every session, with the transcripts folder and the local API baked in
Windows: the VC++ runtime is version-checked — the installer only asked whether any runtime was present, so machines with an old one were skipped and crashed later with no message
The product name and a mistranslated setting fixed across all 22 languages


v3.1.1
What's new?

Record from your phone: scan the QR code in Settings Phone once, and your phone can send recordings to this computer — it transcribes them with the model you already have loaded and sends the text straight back
The phone side is a web app you add to your home screen: nothing to install from an app store, no account, and it works on cellular as well as wifi
Audio travels over an encrypted peer-to-peer connection built on iroh — phone browsers can't hole-punch, so it passes through a relay that only ever sees ciphertext, never your audio
Phone recordings are saved to Documents/Vibe and show up in Recents like any other transcript, and a recording waits safely on the phone until your computer is reachable again
The phone's language picker comes from whichever model you have loaded, so it always offers exactly what your desktop can actually do
New "Launch at startup" setting, off by default, sitting next to "Keep running in the tray" — together they keep the desktop reachable when you reach for your phone
Every new screen is translated into all 22 languages


v3.1.0
What's new?

Redesigned the whole app around one drop-to-transcribe screen, with a recents sidebar you can resize and search
Rebuilt transcript editing: click anywhere on a line and the caret lands where you clicked, Enter/Tab/arrows move between lines, Escape reverts
The line being spoken is lit as it plays, the view follows along, and a timestamp click plays from there
New view options for the transcript — text size, timestamps, speaker labels and text direction
AI summaries now run from the main window: automatically after a transcription when enabled, or on demand from the transcript's AI menu, rendered as markdown and saved with the transcript
Re-transcribe from the sidebar now asks for language, model and options first
One picker takes files and folders together on macOS, and folders keep working by drag and drop everywhere
The global dictation shortcut is set by pressing the keys, with ready-made combos for the ones macOS reserves
Optional "keep running in the tray": closing the window leaves Vibe running for global dictation, off by default (thanks @eggie04)
Settings moved out of the browser store into an editable app_config.json — agents and people can read and change it, and Vibe picks up the edit immediately
Every number field in settings became a stepper you can hold, type into or reset, with "Never" and "Auto" spelled out
An update waiting is shown on the sidebar toggle instead of hiding in a menu
Fixed uppercase extensions being ignored, so a folder of .MP3 files is no longer empty (thanks @plmelancon)
In-app bug reports now arrive titled with the actual error instead of "App reports bug"
Added Czech (thanks @feretCZ), Bulgarian and German (thanks @nimdassdev); every one of the 22 languages is complete
RTL fixes throughout: the sidebar stays on the window's left, the player timeline drags the right way, and shortcuts read left to right


v3.0.23
What's new?

Fixed Vibe and Sona remaining open after exiting on Windows, which could keep GPU memory occupied and prevent relaunching
Added an Advanced setting to automatically unload inactive transcription models and release RAM/VRAM; set it to 0 to keep models loaded
Protected active uploads, VAD, diarization, and long transcriptions from idle unloading—the timeout begins only after processing finishes
Improved model reuse so Sona skips reloading an already loaded matching model
Added translations for the model inactivity setting in every supported language
Updated Sona to v0.3.5 with Windows parent-process monitoring and reliable child-process cleanup


v3.0.22
What's new?

Added Nemotron 3.5 and Parakeet TDT v3 model support, including streaming transcription for dictation
Updated Sona to improve transcription and clarified the available transcription options
Migrated the desktop app and website to Paraglide i18n and added translation tests
Improved the model selection flow
Improved the Wall of Love design
Stop Sona cleanly before installing app updates
Made Windows code signing optional and fixed build configuration
Improved website deployment and type-checking reliability


v3.0.21
What's new?

Redesigned the main window and rebuilt Settings with a cleaner sidebar layout
Added toggle mode for Global Dictation—press once to start and again to stop
Added an optional floating dictation indicator so recording status stays visible
Improved Sona startup, model loading, error reporting, and process reliability
Fixed Windows console popups when detecting GPU devices
Improved hotkey transcription errors and saved recording filenames


v3.0.20
What's new?

Sona has been completely rewritten in Rust for improved performance and maintainability
Faster startup and a more streamlined architecture
Built-in speaker diarization, no separate runner required
Simpler build and packaging process for contributors


v3.0.19
What's new?

Remember selected audio device across sessions
Improved CPU compatibility check (clear message if AVX2 is not supported)
Fix batch transcription when folders contain files without extensions
Properly stop background audio process when quitting the app
Various internal improvements and cleanup


v3.0.18
What's new?

Improve transcription failure messages to make issues easier to understand
Update the transcription engine for better stability and compatibility
Fix build issues


v3.0.17
What's new?

Add Stable Timestamps mode for much more accurate subtitle timing in videos, tutorials, movies, and TV shows (can be enabled in More Options)


v3.0.16
What's new?

Fix macOS system audio recording
Improved structured error messages for clearer failures
Internal improvements and dependency updates


v3.0.15
What's new?

Configurable recording save path. choose where your recordings are stored
Improved system audio recording on macOS for better reliability by @Ada-lave in #978
New "Wall of Love" section with international support and better mobile layout
Recent languages are now remembered for faster language switching
Easier copy actions with a new copy button for commands
Visual polish and smoother animations across the app
Better handling of edge cases like missing audio devices


v3.0.14
What's new?

Improved Windows code signing reliability (more robust and consistent signed builds)
Safer and more reliable Windows signing flow using a remote YubiKey signing server
Better Windows tooling setup and verification steps (helps avoid install and update issues)
Cleanup of unused macOS signing configuration


v3.0.13
What's new?

Polished macOS installer design
Windows app is now code-signed for better security and fewer warnings
macOS app is now code-signed for better security and fewer warnings
Better Linux compatibility (updated Ubuntu builds for wider glibc support)
Safer transcription flow now checks audio files before running
Dependency handling improved on Linux for smoother installs
Fixed YouTube downloads on ARM devices


v3.0.12
What's new?

Disable transcribe button when no model is selected with helpful hint
Fix model loading crash for users with non-ASCII usernames on Windows
Graceful fallback to CPU when Vulkan GPU drivers are missing
Better error messages when sona crashes during model loading
Download models link moved to top of settings for easier access
Sona now reports version and commit hash on startup


v3.0.11
What’s new?

Real-time audio visualizer while recording – see live feedback as you speak (#950)
Re-summarize option – quickly regenerate summaries with one click
Improved dictation dialog – more stable global shortcut handling
Fixed Ko-fi dialog not closing properly
Small Linux UI fixes


v3.0.10
What's new?

Add optional GPU device selection
Fix segment timestamps scaling in JSON/CSV
Fix RTL layout issues
Bypass system proxy for localhost connections



v3.0.9
What's new?

Fix diarization (speaker recognition) failing on YouTube downloads and non-16kHz audio files

Fix large file upload failing with "Invalid argument" error


v3.0.8
What's new?

Speaker Diarization
High-quality speaker detection with Parakeet — identifies up to 4 speakers automatically.
Global Dictation Hotkey
Hold a shortcut anywhere to record, release to transcribe. Copies to clipboard or types at cursor.
More Format Support
MXF video, M4B audiobook, and CSV export.
Flexible Summarization
Works with any OpenAPI-compatible backend.
Sona Engine Upgrade
File size limit increased from 1GB to 15GB.


v3.0.7
What's new?

Support for much larger audio files (up to 15GB, was 1GB)
More reliable model loading with automatic retry on connection hiccups
Better sona binary detection on Linux (Arch, CachyOS, AUR installs)
Clear error message when no model is selected instead of cryptic crash
Improved error diagnostics for faster issue resolution
Option to disable anonymous analytics in Settings


v3.0.6
What's new?

Major architecture upgrade: Vibe now uses a Sona sidecar instead of an in-app whisper process
More reliable transcription with a local HTTP flow (OpenAI-compatible, streamed)
Live progress + segment updates while transcribing
Better stability and isolation (fewer crashes, easier debugging)
Improved command-line support (better CLI detection + ffmpeg handling)
More stable builds across platforms (Windows + Linux fixes)
You can now see the local API address in Settings
Anonymous analytics + better error tracking (helps catch issues faster)


v3.0.5
What's new?

Add Russian language support for i18n configuration
Enhance model download functionality and set Hebrew-AI model for Hebrew locale
Replace largest Ivrit model with faster Turbo model (almost as accurate as Large v2, better at subtitle segmentation)
Update model conversion instructions for improved setup and efficiency
Smarter transcription! You can now control how the model chooses what to say (sampling strategy + beam size)
Transcribe Folder recursively


v3.0.2
What's new?

What's Changed
update ytdlp and add check for updates by @thewh1teagle in #500


v3.0.1
What's new?
Clean updater files #410
Remove file associations #478
Keep system awake while transcribe/record #337
More logging in setup
Fix pdf export colors #455
Add Vietnamese language
pdf dark mode #455
docs: Add clarity about coreml file usage by @andrewginns in #442
Feat/linux installer by @thewh1teagle in #448
feat: sign tauri plugins by @thewh1teagle in #450
Add zh-HK and fix zh-CN in static locales by @xinbenlv in #460
Add Norwegian Language by @MechanikGamer in #459
New Contributors
@andrewginns made their first contribution in #442
@xinbenlv made their first contribution in #460
@MechanikGamer made their first contribution in #459


v3.0.0
What's new?
Improved privacy policy design and user experience
Added a link to the Vibe website for privacy policy access
Enhanced Linux installation options for a smoother setup
Fixed footer and landing page design improvements
Added installation notes and documentation to help users get started easily


v2.6.5
What's new?
Ollama support for seamless integration!
Improved logging from whisper.cpp with Vulkan.
Updated whisper.cpp for enhanced performance.
Updated Tauri for the latest improvements.
Added support for exporting transcriptions in DOCX format.
Start transcription automatically right after video download.
Fixed crash issue when Documents folder is not found.


v2.6.3
What's new?
Various miscellaneous improvements for enhanced performance.
Bug report updated for better issue tracking.
Fix #333.
Fix #331 by applying default to release profile.


v2.6.2
What's new?
Update whisper.cpp and potentially fix vulkan errors


v2.6.1
What's new?
Update whisper.cpp. should fix some issues with Vulkan


v2.6.0
What's new?
Summarize with Claude API for a more efficient and intuitive experience!


v2.5.6
What's new?
Upgraded to Tauri v2 for improved performance and stability
Enhanced tooltip design for a more user-friendly experience
Improved contrast in dark mode for better readability
Word timestamps are now automatically disabled during speaker recognition


v2.5.5
What's new?
Add option to download audio from popular websites
Fix issue with diarization; ensure word timestamps are disabled if diarization is enabled


v2.5.4
What's new?
Check that Vulkan init works or provide instructions to download older vibe version


v2.5.3
What's new?
Updated Italian translations thanks @rsaleri
Include Vulkan runtime and VC++ Redistributable installer on Windows


v2.5.2
What's new?
Fetch models directly from GitHub, with no more dependence on other cloud services


v2.5.1
What's new?
Improved recording filenames for better organization
Default to storing documentation files in the docs folder
Normalize audio before transcription for improved accuracy
Added support for special languages in speical models by model filename pattern
Enhanced logging for better debugging and issue tracking
Updated Tauri and fixed various package issues
Fix(windows): show whisper.cpp errors in Windows correctly by redirecting stdout/stderr/ experimental
Fix(windows): embed vulkan runtime DLLs
Fix(linux): add vulkan runtime deb packages
Added Vulkan SDK support for older CPUs


v2.5.0
What's new?
Vulkan support for AMD, NVIDIA, and Intel GPUs—no need for CUDA, with faster computing
All models available for manual install. see Pre built models


v2.4.0
What's new?
Fix language detection and preference on launch
Fix microphone recording on macOS
Added speaker recognition (diarization)
All models available for manual install. see Pre built models



v2.2.0
What's new?
Added support for Hindi (Thanks @lovishchhabra)
Enabled back OpenCL for Windows, improving performance on compatible hardware
Enhanced GPU device information and set GPU preference in settings for better control
Improved main navigation UI for a smoother user experience
Refined overall UI design for a more polished look
Removed Windows 7 support to focus on more recent versions
Fixed incorrect timestamps by using custom whisper.cpp
Contributors
@lovishchhabra
lovishchhabra


v2.1.0
What's new?

Improved internationalization support with custom locale detection
Added option to transcribe word timestamps
Enhanced macOS DMG installation background
Set GPU preference to high performance on Windows by default
Choose GPU device for improved performance (Thanks @israelxss!)
Enhanced text manipulation with 'replaceAll' feature
Added Windows portable support
Added Swagger documentation for server APIs
Improve Polish translations (Thanks for @GitesHubisz)


v2.0.6
What's new?
Fix linux i18n (Thanks for @oleole39)
Add option to transcribe word timestamps
Add macOS dmg installation background
Set GPU preference to high performance on Windows by default
Max letters per sentence! (Thanks for @sdimantsd)
Contributors
@sdimantsd
@oleole39
sdimantsd and oleole39


v2.0.5
What's new?
Speed up by caching model context instead of reload it everytime (Thanks for @Y-PLONI for suggest it!)
Improve Portuguese translations (Thanks for @josemoura212)
Add Polish translations (Thanks for @GitesHubisz)
Fix typo in Install.md (Thanks for @eltociear)
Contributors
@eltociear
@Y-PLONI
@josemoura212
@GitesHubisz
eltociear, Y-PLONI, and 2 other contributors


v2.0.4
What's new?
Catch whisper.cpp panics instead of crashing
Pretty app version in settings at bottom with nvidia / older cpu labels (Thanks for @josemoura212 for suggestion!)
Fix batch export as json (Thanks for @DArlund for reporting!)
Add deep links. you can add vibe://download?url=<any model url> link to your website for let vibe users download modesl!
Contributors
@DArlund
@josemoura212
DArlund and josemoura212


v2.0.3
What's new?
Add support for m4a (Thanks for @yairl for reporting!)
Fix tabs UI contrast (Thanks for @oleole39 for suggestion!)
Add nvidia, opencl, and rpm support for Linux (Thanks for @thegrasshopper104 for the suggestion!)
Add option to paste model link and download directly in vibe
Contributors
@yairl
@thegrasshopper104
@oleole39
yairl, thegrasshopper104, and oleole39


v2.0.2
What's new?
Add option to record from speakers / microphone! (macOS support included)
Fix audio file encoding issues
Improve French translation (Thanks for @oleole39!)
Add rpm installer
Contributors
@oleole39
oleole39


v2.0.1
What's new?
Add French translation (Thanks for @oleole39!)
Add more Chinese translation (Thanks for @Ifan24!)
Add cli support. use Vibe from console directly!
Add Nvidia v11 and v12 (Cuda versions)
Contributors
@Ifan24
@oleole39
Ifan24 and oleole39


v2.0.0
if CPU is unsupported - Show error message and open URL for fix on Windows
Enable metal framework on macOS for GPU and improve speed by ~40%
Update to whisper.cpp version 1.6.2
Add Nvidia to releases
Add release for older CPUs


v1.0.9
New formats: JSON
Fix saving path
Fix translation in tooltips
Remove focus color from print button
Better toast message on saving files
Fix timestamps for PDF / SRT


v1.0.8
New formats: html, pdf
Show toast message after save file
Option to Print pdf
Add discord button in settings
Option to translate into English (advanced options) | Thanks for hbacelar for the suggestion!
Optimize windows with openblas
More tooltips
Fix extra line in srt


v1.0.7
Fix not a number JS error in realtime preview (Thanks for @Ifan24 for reporting)
Fix when opening settings, keep default transcribe langauge instead of changing it
Imrpve design by making filename in the audioplayer as link when hovering
Show logs in Windows by execute the following in cmd.exe:
set RUST_LOG=vibe=trace
%localappdata%\vibe\vibe.exe
add logs to check if cpu supports f16c instruction
use crate showfile to open files as selected state in file manager
Add Nvidia binary (transcribe 1 hour in less than 5 minuets)
Add non avx binary in case of old CPU crash


v1.0.6
Add Chinese language (Thanks for @Ifan24)
Add batch transcribe (Thanks for @renatoianhez)
Add error boundary in case of fatal render error
Fix Windows file path open crash
Improve language input UI by using option groups
Improve audio player
Add native translation to languages selector
Contributors
@renatoianhez
@Ifan24
renatoianhez and Ifan24


v1.0.5
Add option to drop files to window
Add option to open file by right click -> Open with
file drop animation
Support more audio formats such as opus (Thanks for @renatoianhez for the suggestion)
Add crash log to panic hook
Add option to open app config dir for getting logs
Improve ux by replacing onClick with onMouseDown
Add params info on hover in advanced options (Thanks for @NHLOCAL)
Improve default window size
Improve settings window design
Add Swedish language, (Thanks for @2bbe)
Fix taskbar progress animation
Update to latest tauri core / plugins
Improve offline installation
Option to cancel model download
Contributors
@renatoianhez
@2bbe
@NHLOCAL
renatoianhez, 2bbe, and NHLOCAL


v1.0.4
Smooth window creation
Add min window width and height


v1.0.3
Fixed model customize #54
Allow open settings by click #53
Add option to select whether to play sound / focus window when transcription complete
Use custom eyre with serialize backtrace
Window maximized on first open


v1.0.2
Wider UI


v1.0.1
Fix on windows failed to load model if Username contains Hebrew characters


v1.0.0
GPU optimization for Windows with OpenCL! (x1.5 faster)
Commit hash in system info collection
Fix translation in Hebrew for cancel transcript


v0.0.9
Realtime preview of transcription
Option to abort transcription in progress
Show percentage while transcribing
Show progress when updating


v0.0.8
Add Portuguese language, thanks to josemoura212!
Fix invalid segment error due to invalid utf-8 characters returned from whisper by adding a patch to whisper-rs


v0.0.7
Better errors reports
Upgrade tauri to v2


v0.0.6
Windows shadows
Center window on open
Fix export as txt extension



v0.0.5
Auto updater
Allow export in multiple formats


vibe v0.0.4
Fix: remove model hash verify
Add modal if error happens
Add option to reset app
Improve error reporting to include log
Add MacOS support
Optimize GPU using CoreML


v0.0.3
Settings page
Transcribe parametrs (prompt, temperature, etc...)
Better bug reporting
Option to select / download another models


v0.0.2
Optimize performance by 50%using OpenBLAS
Fix multi language encoding
Add format options as srt vtt and normal
Improve design
Common model path per CLI and Desktop


v0.0.1
remove print