Reliable Settings and smoother status icons
What’s new
- Opening Settings during dictation no longer leaves Dictee unresponsive.
- Menu bar status pills now have smoother rounded edges.
What’s new
Changelog
A short look at what’s improved in Dictee.Reliable Settings and smoother status icons
What’s new
- Opening Settings during dictation no longer leaves Dictee unresponsive.
- Menu bar status pills now have smoother rounded edges.
Updates ready when you are
What’s new
- Check, download, and restart to update directly from the menu bar.
- Optionally download new updates automatically while Dictee is idle.
A fresh build for update testing
What’s new
- Use this build to test updating from version 0.1.92.
Updates ready when you are
What’s new
- Check, download, and restart to update directly from the menu bar.
- Optionally download new updates automatically while Dictee is idle.
More reliable licensing and dictation
What’s new
- Paid license keys can now be activated while a free trial is still active.
- Changing the spoken language now restarts active dictation automatically.
- Smart Turn waits longer and avoids sending when your spoken thought may be unfinished.
More patient Smart Turn sending
What’s new
- Smart Turn now waits longer and avoids sending when your spoken thought may be unfinished.
Spoken language changes apply automatically
What’s new
- Changing the spoken language now restarts active dictation automatically, so new speech uses your selection.
Activate licenses during a trial
What’s new
- Paste and activate a paid license key in Settings without waiting for your trial to end.
Website browsing is less interrupted
What’s new
- The website now opens without an analytics permission prompt or settings control.
Microphone recovery is smoother
What’s new
- Reconnect or select a microphone after an input error without restarting Dictee.
- Dictation startup now keeps its listening indicator and controls responsive.
Microphone recovery is smoother
What’s new
- Reconnect or select a microphone after an input error without restarting Dictee.
- Dictation startup now keeps its listening indicator and controls responsive.
A smoother setup and dictation experience
What’s new
- Dictee stays out of your way when starting dictation from onboarding, Settings, or another app.
- Setup now follows your light, dark, or automatic appearance setting.
- Guides and localized homepages now make related articles easier to discover.
Related guides are easier to find
What’s new
- Each guide now links to relevant follow-up reading.
- English, German, and Spanish homepages now list every available guide by title.
Setup now matches your appearance
What’s new
- Every setup screen now follows your light, dark, or automatic appearance setting.
Settings stays out of the way
What’s new
- Starting dictation from another app now hides Dictee Settings instead of interrupting your typing.
Clearer release notes
What’s new
- Release notes are now shorter and easier to scan.
Smoother dictation experience
What’s new
- Dictee now stays better out of your way while you dictate.
- Includes reliability improvements.
Private multilingual dictation is ready
What’s new
- Dictee transcribes locally on Apple silicon, with downloadable speech models covering 99 languages.
- Trials, subscriptions, lifetime upgrades, activation, and device reset are ready to use.
- Guided setup covers permissions, model choice, language, and your dictation shortcut.
More control over your license
What’s new
- Manage your license more easily from Settings.
- Join the Windows waitlist from the Dictee website.
- Improved subscription status and waitlist reliability.
Clearer license information
What’s new
- Made license details easier to understand.
- Improved guidance during license setup.
- Improved the experience when license options are unavailable.
Improved licensing experience
What’s new
- Made license activation and access more reliable.
- Improved the Dictee website experience.
- Improved privacy and reliability across Dictee.
More reliable setup
What’s new
- Made setup clearer and more reliable.
- Improved the way Dictee checks your choices.
- Improved reliability across the app.
Dictee in more languages
What’s new
- Use Dictee in more interface languages.
- Made help and product information easier to find.
- Improved language selection and compatibility.
More control over dictation
What’s new
- Choose your preferred microphone for dictation.
- Made settings simpler and easier to manage.
- Improved reliability when starting a recording.