Release Notes
Every update, documented.
v1.3.0Latest
Pricing- One-time purchase only — Glasscribe is now a single $12 lifetime license. Monthly and annual subscription plans have been retired in favor of a simpler, no-strings pricing model.
Improvements- Streamlined Settings — the Subscription tab is now a focused License tab.
- Lighter license validation path and smaller in-app footprint.
v1.2.3
Improvements- Private auto-paste — Auto-pasted transcriptions no longer appear in your clipboard manager's history (Paste, Maccy, Alfred, LaunchBar, PopClip, and others that follow the nspasteboard convention).
- Performance and bug fixes.
v1.2.2
Improvements- Minor bug fixes and stability improvements.
v1.2.1
Improvements- Smarter locale defaults — Language picker now selects the most common region by default (e.g. English → en-US instead of en-AU).
Bug Fixes- Fixed translation download dialog appearing repeatedly when switching between regions of the same language.
v1.2.0
New Features- Dictation engine fallback — 12 new languages now available via Dictation engine: Arabic, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hebrew, Malay, Norwegian, Russian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, and Vietnamese.
- Dynamic language detection — Available languages are detected at runtime. New languages added by Apple appear automatically.
- Smart translation targets — Translation target picker only shows language pairs actually supported by Apple Translation.
- Download progress — See real-time percentage when downloading speech model assets.
Improvements- Per-line translation tracking — Each line remembers its source language. Changing languages only re-translates matching lines instead of everything.
- Faster engine loading — Fixed a deadlock that could prevent speech models from loading after language switches.
- Post-download format fix — Resolved an issue where starting transcription failed for newly downloaded languages.
v1.1.8
Bug Fixes- Minor bug fixes and stability improvements.
v1.1.7
New Feature- Overlay size controls — Adjust overlay width and height from Settings → Appearance.
- Accent color picker — Choose from 6 color presets to personalize the overlay.
Bug Fixes- Fixed overlay scrolling issues.
Improvements- Reduced disk writes during active transcription.
- The app now checks for updates automatically on launch.
v1.1.6
Improvements- What's New popup — See release notes automatically after each update.
- Automatic update checks — The app now checks for updates on launch and every 24 hours, so you never miss a new version.
v1.1.5
New Feature- Dictation Mode — Press the fn key to instantly start dictating. Type with your voice anywhere you need text input.
Performance- Reduced memory usage and system resource consumption for a lighter, more stable experience.
v1.1.4
Improvements- Bug fixes and stability improvements
v1.1.3
Performance- Optimized CPU and memory usage during recording