April 11th, 2026

Release Notes v0.2.5

Release Date: April 11th, 2026

New Features

  • 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)

Improvements

  • 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

Fixes

  • 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)

Download & Update

Auto-update: Existing users receive automatic prompts

Manual: Visit vowen.ai for the latest version

Acknowledgment

Thanks to everyone who submitted feedback and bug report!