Released: January 12, 2026

🎉 Major Features

Cloud-Based Transcription Models

We've added support for cloud-based transcription models, bringing lightning-fast transcription to Vowen. These models process audio on powerful cloud servers, delivering results significantly faster than local models, especially on Windows.

Groq Whisper Large v3 Turbo

• Ultra-Fast Transcription: Experience blazing-fast cloud transcription with Groq's Whisper Large v3 Turbo model

• Free Tier Available: Get started with Groq's generous free tier

• Multilingual Support: Full support for all languages supported by Whisper

• Easy Setup: Simply add your API key in Settings → Models → Cloud tab

• Recommended: We recommend Groq as the fastest option for Windows users

Try it: Get your free API key at console.groq.com

Deepgram Nova 2 & Nova 3

• Advanced Models: Choose between Nova 2 and Nova 3 for different speed/accuracy tradeoffs

• Smart Formatting: Automatic punctuation, capitalization, and formatting built-in

• High Accuracy: Industry-leading accuracy for English transcription

• Fast Processing: Quick turnaround times for your transcriptions

ElevenLabs Scribe v2

• High-Quality Transcription: Powered by ElevenLabs' advanced speech recognition technology

✨ Features & Improvements

UI/UX

• Cloud Model Settings Tab: Added a new "Cloud" tab in the Models settings section for easy configuration of cloud-based transcription services

• Groq Recommendation: Updated UI to highlight Groq as the recommended option for fastest transcription for Windows users

Transcription

• Meeting Notes Fix (macOS only): Resolved an issue where transcription would fail in the Meeting Notes feature

• Improved Error Handling: Better error messages when cloud model API keys are missing or invalid

🔧 Bug Fixes

• Keyboard Shortcuts Reliability (macOS only): Fixed an issue where keyboard shortcuts would sometimes get stuck and stop responding. The keyboard hook listener now properly restarts when needed, ensuring shortcuts work consistently every time

• Meeting Notes Transcription (macOS only): Resolved transcription failures in the Meeting Notes feature

• Cloud Model Configuration: Fixed edge cases in cloud model initialization and error handling

Upgrading from 0.1.9

The app will automatically notify you of the update. Click "Download Update" to upgrade to 0.1.10 and enjoy the new cloud transcription features!

Thank you for using Vowen! 🎉

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