ognistik/macrowhisper v1.3.0 on GitHub

Added

New clipboardStacking option in config defaults. When enabled, it allows users to capture multiple content for the {{clipboardContext}} placeholder.
New autoUpdateConfig option to choose to autoupdate config or not during service restart.
Added clipboardBuffer option in the defaults of the config to set custom buffer time for {{clipboardContext}} to be captured.
New Alfred Workflow!
Added validation and error notification when user attempts to schedule a non-existing action.

Changed

Fixed clipboardContext placeholder bug where it wouldn't detect the clipboard captured if it was the same that already was in the clipboard before the buffer or starting a session.
Adjusted JSON schema to only require the very essential defaults.
Voice triggers now support raw regex. For this, the phrases have to be exactly between ==. For example ==^google this\\.?$== will exactly match this phrase. Or if you want to match a string that ends with a specific phrase: "==.*ends with this$==" . This can be mixed with strings that are processed as usual, without ==. For example: ==^exact match$==|normal keyword. Mode triggers and app triggers already have this behavior by default (without ==).
Added trimming to selectedText, clipboardContext, appContext.
Improvements for URL encoding in actions
Improvement and fix for {{selectedText}} placeholder. Previously it was being captured on action execution, now it only gets captured when session starts.
Socket communication has been completely rewritten to include safety timeouts, better error handling, and avoid memory hangs. There's also an automatic backup system to prevent config files corruption.

Walkthrough

I just shared an in-depth video on URL Actions. I also dive into some use cases for the new context placeholders.

How to Update

If Installed through Homebrew

brew update
brew upgrade macrowhisper
macrowhisper --restart-service

Why do you need to re-grant accessibility permissions after update?

MacOS stores accessibility permissions tied to the absolute file path, not the application signature. Since Macrowhisper is a single binary application rather than an app bundle, when Homebrew upgrades it, the application gets placed in a version-specific folder. Each brew upgrade causes the binary to be stored at a different path, which macOS treats as a completely different application, effectively resetting the accessibility permissions.

You'll notice multiple versions of Macrowhisper appearing in your System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility panel after updates. You can manually remove these stale entries when upgrading, but unfortunately there's no automatic workaround as long as you install using Homebrew due to this path-based permission system.

Alternative installation option: If you prefer not to re-grant accessibility permissions after each update, you can install Macrowhisper using the script instead of Homebrew (you do need to uninstall using Homebrew first).

If Installed with Script

curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ognistik/macrowhisper/main/scripts/install.sh | sh
macrowhisper --restart-service