TypeWhisper 1.2 is the new stable macOS release, focused on speed, reliability, and day-to-day polish. Dictation starts noticeably faster, background CPU use is lower while idle, and audio behavior is more resilient on real-world setups like AirPods, Bluetooth devices, and changing input routes.
Highlights
- Much faster dictation start – metadata capture and browser URL resolution no longer block the critical startup path.
- Lower idle CPU usage – background listeners were tightened up to reduce unnecessary CPU activity while TypeWhisper is idle.
- More reliable audio behavior – better recovery after AirPods, Bluetooth profile switches, and
AVAudioEnginereconfiguration. - Better day-to-day usability – a new Minimal indicator, transcript preview controls, and a more guided Rules workflow make TypeWhisper easier to use.
Speed & Efficiency
- Reduced dictation start latency by moving metadata capture and browser URL resolution off the critical path.
- Reduced unnecessary background CPU usage while TypeWhisper is idle.
- Improved handling for very short clips, especially when streaming preview is active or Parakeet is selected.
- Fixed streaming-preview and no-speech-guard behavior so brief speech is retained more reliably.
Reliability
- Hardened audio engine startup and teardown around
AVAudioEnginerace conditions. - Improved recovery after AirPods and Bluetooth profile switches.
- Restored the selected Apple Speech model on app launch.
- Fixed engine startup so TypeWhisper auto-selects the configured engine more reliably.
- Fixed dictation start when no microphone is available, with a cleaner failure path.
- Fixed a hotkey event tap crash.
- Improved compatibility with remapped Hyperkey shortcuts and combo hotkeys, including Caps Lock edge cases.
- Fixed WhisperKit download progress so it stays attached to the selected model.
- Hardened bundled plugin installation and update flows so installed plugin bundles remain managed correctly.
Usability & Polish
- Added the new Minimal indicator style for a compact floating status view.
- Added a toggle to disable live transcript preview for Notch and Overlay indicators.
- Reframed Profiles as Rules with a guided editor for app- and website-based matching.
- Backported the modern settings sidebar so the updated navigation also works on macOS 14.
- Added an app visibility picker to choose between menu bar, Dock, or Dock-only-while-window-open behavior.
- Polished the notch indicator layout and matched its height more closely to the display safe area.
- Fixed multiple German localization issues and other small copy and layout regressions.
- Avoided unwanted clipboard history writes when clipboard preservation is enabled.
Add-ons & Platform Updates
- Added optional HuggingFace token support to the bundled Qwen3, Granite, and Voxtral MLX plugins for higher download limits and clearer download errors.
- Added the new Gemma 4 local LLM plugin via MLX for on-device prompt processing.
- Improved Gemma 4 prompt processing and bumped the bundled Gemma 4 plugin to
1.0.1. - Localized built-in term pack metadata in English and German.
- Added the supporter Discord claim flow for eligible supporters.
Power Users & Developers
- Added dictation session IDs to API responses for local automation workflows.
- Added GPT-5 token parameter support to the OpenAI chat helper for SDK and plugin integrations.
- Improved plugin load diagnostics with structured OSLog logging.