v0.2.9.49
Stability fix for long-running sessions
- Fixed a bug where the app could gradually slow down and freeze at 100% CPU after running for several days.
- Audio-device events are now processed only when something actually changes.
Changelog
Release notes
Every Mac Note Taker release, in plain English. We ship roughly every two weeks. Auto-update keeps you current, but if you like reading the patch notes first, this is the place.
v0.2.9.48
Smarter meeting detection
- The app now asks macOS directly which app is using your microphone - no more guessing.
- Google Meet is detected in any browser window, including other Chrome profiles, incognito, and installed web apps.
- The record suggestion appears about a second after your mic goes live and stays visible while the mic is on.
- Slack or Discord being open no longer gets credited for a call happening elsewhere.
- Fixed the clipped menubar suggestion icon.
v0.2.9.47
Recordings survive everything
- Quitting the app, installing an update, or your Mac sleeping mid-meeting no longer loses the recording.
- The app asks before quitting during a recording, pauses when your Mac sleeps, and resumes on wake.
- If your Bluetooth headset disconnects or you switch mics mid-meeting, recording continues on the new device.
- Pause now also pauses system audio, and the timer and saved duration are correct after resume.
- Safer deletes, import and export improvements, and a license re-check when you come back online.
v0.2.9.45
Instant stop, no matter how long the meeting
- Fixed the freeze when stopping long meetings - stopping is now instant regardless of meeting length.
- Fixed a crash when stopping a recording while an earlier transcription was still running; transcriptions now queue with clear progress.
- Recordings can no longer be lost: the meeting and its audio are saved the moment recording starts.
- The menubar shows the same animated waveform as the app while recording.
v0.2.9.7
Performance: lighter AI animations
- AI Assistant now shows live progress while it works on your meeting.
- Faster, smoother UI while the assistant is running.
- Bigger, easier-to-click buttons throughout the app.
- General reliability and stability improvements.
v0.2.9.4
Better speaker labels in long meetings
- Speaker labels stay consistent across hour-long calls.
- New keyboard shortcut to rename a speaker everywhere at once.
- Fixed a rare case where the last segment of a meeting was missing from the transcript.
v0.2.9.0
Meeting chapters and faster search
- Meetings are automatically split into chapters you can click to jump to.
- Search across every meeting is roughly 3x faster.
- Action items now show the timestamp they came from.
v0.2.8.4
Smoother auto-updates
- Auto-update is more reliable across macOS versions.
- Cleaner update prompts that respect your focus modes.
- Smaller download size for incremental updates.
v0.2.8.0
Calendar-aware speaker names
- Reads the active calendar invite to suggest real names for Speaker 1, Speaker 2, etc.
- Optional: import your meeting title into the recording automatically.
- Fixed an issue where some Bluetooth mics were not detected on first launch.
v0.2.7.0
Export to JSON and SRT
- Two new export formats for power users: structured JSON and subtitle SRT.
- Markdown export now includes the meeting summary at the top.
- Improved transcript accuracy for meetings with accented English.
v0.2.6.0
Voice profiles across meetings
- The app now remembers a speaker's voice between meetings, so labels reapply automatically.
- New onboarding walkthrough for first-time users.
- Reduced memory usage during multi-hour recordings.
v0.2.5.0
Bring your own AI
- Plug in your own OpenAI-compatible endpoint for summaries.
- Local model option for fully offline summarization.
- Per-meeting toggle so you can pick the privacy level you want.
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