JustVoice

Changelog

What we've shipped,
in chronological order.

Every release of JustVoice, with the changes that mattered. We ship regularly, speed, accuracy, reliability.

  1. v1.2.0

    Latest
    • Switched to $35 lifetime pricing — one payment, unlimited dictation forever; subscriptions retired and existing Plus/Pro subscribers grandfathered to lifetime at no charge
    • Removed cloud sync — JustVoice is now 100% local and your transcripts never leave your Mac
    • License works offline indefinitely once activated
  2. v1.1.19

    • Don't probe Accessibility on fresh install — eliminated a spurious permission popup
  3. v1.1.18

    • Eliminated remaining keychain prompts during sign-in
    • Smoothed the TCC re-grant flow when system permissions get reset
    • Cut the v1.1.17 → v1.1.18 keychain migration to two prompts
  4. v1.1.17

    • Detect stale macOS TCC grants and offer a one-click reset
    • Hardened Stripe integration: price-id validation, webhook coverage, idempotency, automatic tax
  5. v1.1.16

    • Fixed device-protection-key save in keychain
    • Added legacy fallback for older keychain entries
  6. v1.1.15

    • macOS keychain prompt fix using a team-trust ACL via the data-protection keychain
  7. v1.1.14

    • Whisper model hash integrity verification
    • Hardened runtime entitlements for tighter macOS security
    • New floating dictation indicator window
  8. v1.1.13

    • Improved auto-update reliability across releases
  9. v1.1.12

    • Maintenance release for the auto-update test rollout.
  10. v1.1.11

    • Maintenance release for the auto-update test rollout.
  11. v1.1.10

    • Maintenance release for the auto-update test rollout.
  12. v1.1.8

    • Maintenance release for the auto-update test rollout.
  13. v1.1.7

    • Rotated the auto-updater signing key and republished signed updates
  14. v1.1.6

    • Removed the local LLM (Qwen) — AI cleanup is no longer in the app
    • Fixed GPU freezes during sustained Whisper inference
    • Redesigned the settings UI
  15. v1.1.5

    • Accessibility (TCC) permission detection fix.
  16. v1.1.4

    • Permissions and UI updates.
  17. v1.1.3

    • Resolved macOS permission detection bugs.
  18. v1.1.2

    • Expanded website with pricing, features, and download pages
    • Renamed "Local" tier to "Plus" across the app and marketing
    • Bug fixes and stability improvements
  19. v1.1.1

    • Improved macOS permission detection reliability
    • Added in-app auto-updater with signed updates
    • Cloud sync for Pro subscribers
    • Comprehensive launch checklist and setup guide
  20. v1.1.0

    • Full performance and usability audit (37 items across 4 tiers)
    • File transcription support
    • Quantized Whisper model options for faster inference
    • Bounded audio channels and timeout safety
  21. v1.0.1

    • Permissions gate with live status detection
    • Graceful app shutdown handling
    • Fixed Dock icon click not restoring window on macOS
    • Release workflow with CI signing and notarization
  22. v1.0.0

    • Initial release of JustVoice for macOS
    • GPU-accelerated local Whisper transcription
    • Hold-to-talk with configurable hotkey
    • Context-aware text insertion (app detection)
    • Personal dictionary and text snippets
    • Code dictation mode for developers
    • Multilingual support (90+ languages)
    • Auth with email/password and Google OAuth
    • Stripe-powered subscriptions (Free, Plus, Pro)