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Release Notes

What's new in DuckType.

Latest versionsmacOS v0.57.0Windows v0.57.0Linux not available yet

v0.57.0

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Features

  • Add Apple Speech as a streaming offline dictation model with multiple removable languages and DuckType Cloud fallback support.
  • Add insertion latency to App Performance and align every chart series to the same dictation.
  • Add the active microphone to the DuckType bar with one-click access to input controls.
  • Add clean transcription for ElevenLabs API key users, enabled by default.
  • Add an advanced style rewrite timeout setting and link timeout notifications to it.
  • Add a shortcut cheat sheet to the DuckType bar with direct access to shortcut settings.
  • Add an explicit Stop button to the DuckType bar for normal dictation and auto mode.
  • Add a one-click Offline transcription switch that uses the configured Apple Speech or Whisper model.
  • Add optional Accessibility setup during onboarding and make paste at cursor the default for new users.
  • Add automatic British, Canadian, Oxford, European Portuguese, and Swiss German spelling to dictation and live previews.
  • Improve update channel switching so newer beta builds can return to the stable release.
  • Improve DuckType Cloud guidance with the upgraded sub-300 ms model and a one-click Apple Speech fallback recommendation.
  • Improve dictation hover actions with named menus for restyling, skills, and speech playback.
  • Improve live previews by applying text replacement shortcuts while you speak.
  • Improve the DuckType bar so longer live transcripts widen and wrap up to the configured line limit.
  • Remove Edit with Voice and keep text editing in each dictation's overflow menu.
  • Remove macOS fallback recording shortcuts and guide affected users to Accessibility-backed shortcuts.

Bug fixes

  • Fix DuckType bar positioning and hover alignment across Windows displays with different scaling settings.
  • Fix Rename group and Delete group placement by keeping both actions in the app group's overflow menu.
  • Fix washed-out text and low-contrast controls in the DuckType bar during auto mode.
  • Improve dictation finishing speed by avoiding redundant text replacement processing.
  • Improve update checks by running one immediately after the update channel changes.
  • Improve DuckType Cloud dictation by removing filler words, false starts, and verbal hesitations from ElevenLabs transcripts.
  • Improve provider labels by showing Cloud consistently in the meetings and dictations headers.
  • Improve DuckType Cloud meeting summaries and chat with the newer DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 model.
  • Improve cloud allowance feedback by explaining fallback directly in the DuckType bar.
  • Fix unnecessary post-dictation delays in editors where DuckType can confirm text insertion.
  • Fix macOS recording shortcut recovery, shared shortcut behavior, and two-key Hold to Record chords.
  • Fix DuckType sometimes staying closed after installing an update on macOS.
  • Fix deleted meetings reappearing, duplicate meeting folders, and meetings with missing notes files.
  • Fix missed macOS Fn releases triggering an Fn + Space shortcut from Space alone.
  • Fix cloud dictation falling back during long pauses by keeping the stream connected.
  • Fix meeting imports appearing idle at startup and repeatedly retrying after cloud rate limits.
  • Fix the meeting shortcut so it opens the new meeting after recording starts.
  • Fix the DuckType bar showing No microphone after microphone permission is granted.
  • Fix macOS Accessibility permission being requested again at every launch.
  • Improve shortcut labels by showing punctuation and arrow keys as symbols.
  • Improve the no-sound warning so the DuckType bar stays compact and opens microphone controls on hover.
  • Rename the onboarding recording disclosure from Advanced to More.
  • Fix speaker volume and paused media not being restored after dictation.
  • Remove the unfinished Preview in text field setting and offer cleanup to users who enabled it.
  • Fix automatic meeting summaries running for recordings that are too brief or contain no speech.
  • Fix the DuckType bar adding a blank line or briefly scrolling while the live transcript grows.
  • Fix Fn double-tap recording on macOS, including when Hold to Record uses the same key.
  • Fix long meeting action labels wrapping inconsistently in menus.

v0.56.0

Features

  • Add configurable Groq reasoning effort and output limits, with safer defaults for reasoning models.
  • Refresh Groq model choices and pricing, allow custom model IDs, make provider base URLs easy to reset, and give searchable menus more room for details.
  • Allow dismissed empty dictation summaries to be restored from the Dictations page menu.
  • Add a Run AI button to the DuckType bar so you can transform what you have said without speaking the trigger phrase or stopping the recording.
  • Show every AI edit in the DuckType bar as a scrollable history with copy and restore controls, screen-context markers, and the original dictation.
  • Simplify DuckType Cloud with automatic transcription selection and a Streaming switch for live previews or maximum-accuracy processing after recording.
  • Simplify Customize Style into one scannable list with custom styles, compact Smart/Always/Off controls, and matched apps on one line.

Bug fixes

  • Give writing styles more time to finish before keeping the locally cleaned dictation.
  • Prevent expired calendar meetings from remaining open as upcoming recording prompts.
  • Improve the DuckType bar with a clearer overflow menu, visible keyboard shortcuts, and a hover-to-copy affordance for dictation text.
  • Clarify that Granola imports are best effort because its local data format can change.
  • Fix occasional multi-second delays before microphone recording starts.
  • Fix macOS DuckType Input authorization and activation so setup asks once for an administrator password.
  • Fix update dialog actions overflowing into horizontal scrolling.
  • Fix clipped focus outlines around dictation lists and model controls.
  • Fix very short live dictations sometimes returning no text while their transcription connection starts.
  • Remove the animated tray recording indicator in favour of the DuckType bar's live audio feedback.
  • Remove redundant shortcuts that recorded a dictation before opening the skill picker.
  • Show cloud transcription fallbacks and writing-style failures in the DuckType bar and dictation history.
  • Fix DuckType Cloud AI features that rely on tool support.
  • Keep Dictations model submenus consistently sized and improve screen access descriptions.

v0.55.0

Features

  • Add AI command, the renamed AI Edit workflow. Say "Run AI" while dictating to transform your words, optionally using screen context for requests such as "reply to this". It is enabled by default with dedicated settings, while existing choices are preserved.
  • Add a list breadcrumb and quick list picker above Dictations, and remember the last list you opened.
  • Use DuckType Cloud Fast for live meeting recordings to preserve speaker labels and live transcript bubbles. Imported audio keeps the tier you selected, and the Meetings model menu now includes spoken language.
  • Simplify Meetings with a compact header, on-demand search, date controls inside the agenda card, wider model menus, and Focus, Undo, and Redo in the actions menu.
  • Expose DuckType commands and their current shortcuts in the native macOS menu bar for shortcut discovery and accessibility tools such as KeyClu.
  • Show every AI provider in the Dictations header, open unfinished providers directly in setup, and make provider search ready for typing as soon as a picker opens.
  • Refresh onboarding and About with a consistent note from DuckType's creator, a simpler cloud speed slider, and fewer setup choices that can be changed later in Settings.
  • Protect customized shortcuts by moving Reset all to the bottom of the page and requiring confirmation.
  • Reduce interface clutter by removing WPM from the Dictations header and the tier switcher from the expanded DuckType bar.

Bug fixes

  • Fix Accurate meeting transcription so completed speech appears as live transcript bubbles.
  • Fix email sign-in for accounts protected by two-factor authentication so a fresh verification code is accepted after the sign-in link opens.
  • Restore the user's unlocked character in the app logo after launch.
  • Restore the previous clipboard sooner after DuckType confirms that text was inserted.
  • Keep no-speech, too-short, empty-recording, and silent live-fallback notices out of the notification tray.
  • Remove excess spacing above the first line of meeting summaries.