April 11th, 2026

Release Date: April 11th, 2026
Custom prompt templates for meeting notes β create and manage multiple templates to control how notes are structured and generated
Failed transcriptions can now be retried directly from the notification banner
Custom search query configurable per workflow to control what context gets used when a workflow runs
Parakeet local model is now pre-warmed at launch so the first transcription starts without delay (macOS)
Improved direct text insertion using a new native binary with SendInput and Unicode support, reliable across all keyboard layouts (Windows)
Minimize button now available in the app window (Windows)
Microphone RMS sensitivity increased to better detect quieter voices and softer speech
App now shows an incomplete download state for speech models so you always know when a download is in progress
Meeting notes shortcut now ships with a sensible default hotkey out of the box
Screenshots captured for context awareness are now downsampled before being sent, reducing latency and token usage
Fixed a flickering issue in real-time transcription caused by token update callbacks not being reset between sessions
Fixed timeout errors that occurred when audio was paused during a real-time transcription session
Fixed direct text insertion incorrectly copying transcribed text to the clipboard as a side effect
Fixed an issue where changing the selected microphone did not take effect until the app was restarted
Fixed a bug where transcribed text was being written to the clipboard twice
Cancelling a meeting notes session no longer incorrectly shows the transcription indicator
Fixed a visual overflow issue in the notes modal that caused content to be clipped
Fixed sound cue volume levels playing at incorrect levels (Windows)
Auto-update: Existing users receive automatic prompts
Manual: Visit vowen.ai for the latest version
Thanks to everyone who submitted feedback and bug report!