OpenWhispr/openwhispr v1.6.3

1.6.3

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Clearer Permissions

• "Screen Recording" → "System Audio" — all permission prompts now clearly state we capture other participants' audio, not your screen
• Electron 39 — eliminates the purple "screen recording" indicator, the "Your screen is being observed" lock screen message, and the misleading permission prompt on macOS 14.2+

Better Soft Voice Recognition

• Auto Gain Control now enabled for dictation, automatically boosting quiet speech
• Lower VAD sensitivity so soft-spoken audio is no longer missed
• Less clipping at the start of speech — increased padding so quiet beginnings aren't cut off

Linux

• Hyprland Wayland support — native global shortcuts using hyprctl keybindings + D-Bus

Bug Fixes

• Fixed wl-copy failing silently on Wayland due to a too-short timeout
• Fixed media staying paused after recording silence with "Pause media on dictation" enabled