Changelog

New

• ElevenLabs support for Ottex Provider — use ElevenLabs speech models through your Ottex account.
• Transcript cleanup policy — choose how long to keep transcripts, set Keep Last N, and keep starred transcripts from being deleted automatically.
• Trim Silence toggle in Audio settings — remove silent portions from recordings before sending them to the cloud to reduce file size and API costs.

Improved

• Updated app branding — refreshed the Ottex app icon, logo, and theme polish.

Fixed

• Fixed high CPU usage during recording by throttling live microphone meter updates.
• Fixed streaming models dropping the first few words when speaking immediately after starting a recording.
• Fixed Ottex app navigation jumping back to Home after switching away and returning to the app.

Fixed

• Fixed the floating recording widget so Stop and X stay clickable without stealing focus
• Improved login and billing success flow with a more reliable fallback back into the app

New

• Added quick copy in the menu bar

Fixed

• Fixed media pause-start bug during recording start
• Fixed omnibar AI shortcut not returning focus to the previous app
• Fixed the "Open App" button resetting the current app view

New

• Auto-mute music — automatically pauses music and video playback when you start recording, resumes when you stop. Works with Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and any media app.

Fixed

• Fixed AI shortcuts not pasting results back into the original app
• Fixed a crash when scrolling through transcription history

Improved

• Better error messages when a profile's AI model is unavailable — with a direct link to fix it
• Profile selector stays visible during errors so you can switch models without leaving the widget

Fixed

• Widget buttons now respond to the first click instantly
• Fixed profile tooltips not displaying correctly in some edge cases

New

• Ottex AI Provider — access all AI models with a single account, no API keys to manage
• Realtime streaming transcription via Deepgram, Soniox, and Mistral
• Profiles Marketplace with 20 pre-built profiles (email, coding, medical, legal, etc.)
• New Models settings page
• macOS Tahoe compatibility fixes

Improved

• Onboarding simplified — fewer steps, cleaner dialogs
• Audio diagnostics and device resolution logging

Fixed

• Fixed sidebar hit-testing on macOS Tahoe

• Fixed Mistral AI provider compatibility with Voxtral Transcribe 2

• Local AI Models — transcribe entirely on-device with Parakeet V3, Whisper Large V3, Qwen3-ASR, and more. No internet required.
• Meeting Recording & File Transcription — record calls with system audio capture and speaker diarization. Import and transcribe audio files.
• Mistral AI Provider — use Voxtral Transcribe 2 for fast, accurate audio transcription.
• Custom OpenAI-Compatible Providers — connect any OpenAI-compatible API with your own endpoint and key.
• Improved Audio Reliability — rebuilt audio engine with better Bluetooth support, automatic mic reconnection.
• New Onboarding — redesigned setup experience with guided microphone testing and voice practice.

• Added support for Whisper series models
• Per-Mode Voice and Post-Processing Model Override — choose different transcription models for specific apps and websites
• New Providers: Groq, Fireworks AI — ultra-fast Whisper transcription and OSS models
• Improved Omnibar application indexing
• Dictionary moved to separate tab

New

• Single key hotkeys — use Fn, Escape, or modifier keys alone for push-to-talk and cancel recording
• Context awareness per mode — override screenshot capture settings for individual instruction modes

Fixed

• Minor bug fixes and reliability improvements

• Introducing "App Modes" — create custom rules for how to format results in Gmail, Cursor, or any other app

• Command mode — select text, then ask Ottex with your voice to make edits for you
• Added Google AI Studio API provider
• Added optional hints field to AI snippets to help the AI correctly insert them into surrounding text

New

• Added extra push-to-talk hotkey

Improved

• Improved Bluetooth headphones reliability

New

• Renamed the app to Ottex

Fixed

• Fixed minor bugs with the screenshotting tool

• Redesign & new logo
• Improved Voice-to-Text quality
• Voice-to-Text settings with new features: punctuation, new lines, paragraphs, numbered lists, and meta commands

New

• Omnibar shows immediately without beeping sounds
• AI shortcuts: with no text selection, a textarea appears for manual input

Improved

• Multiple screenshooter improvements and bugfixes

• BYOK with OpenRouter API key
• Custom models support for AI Shortcuts
• Custom models support for Transcription

• Home screen with statistics and transcription history
• "Retry transcription" functionality

• Voice transcription with AI shortcuts
• Screenshot capture and editing
• Omnibar launcher (Cmd+Shift+Space)
• Auto-updates via Sparkle