Released: December 6, 2025

We're thrilled to announce Vowen 0.1.4, bringing Windows support to Vowen! This major release expands our platform reach while adding powerful new features for meeting notes customization, long-term memory, and an improved transcription experience.

🎉 Major Features

Windows Platform Support

• Windows Compatibility: Vowen is now available on Windows with feature parity to macOS

• Native Windows Integration: Custom keyboard hook implementation for global hotkeys without dependency on external tools

• Windows Installer: Professional NSIS installer with Visual C++ Runtime bundled for seamless setup

• Platform Limitations: Meeting Notes feature remains macOS-exclusive in this release

Memory Mode

• Long-term Context: Upload files and notes to give AI persistent memory about you and your preferences

• File Support: Add PDF, DOCX, TXT, MD, JSON, CSV, and HTML files to memory

• Quick Notes: Create custom text notes for personal information, preferences, or frequently-referenced data

• Auto-Indexing: Uploaded items are automatically indexed and available to AI features

• Memory Management: View, re-index, and delete memory items as needed

• Smart Integration: Memory content is automatically included when using AI features

Custom Meeting Notes Prompts

• Personalized Generation: Add custom instructions to tailor how meeting notes are created

• Flexible Customization: Configure specific output formats, focus areas, or analysis styles

• Toggle Control: Enable or disable custom prompts per your workflow needs

• Template Support: Save and reuse prompt templates for different meeting types

✨ New Features

Enhanced Manual Transcription

• Video File Support: Upload and transcribe video files in addition to audio files

• Improved UI: Cleaner, more consistent transcription interface

• Better Feedback: Enhanced progress indicators and status messages

• Format Support: Process common audio and video formats with automatic conversion

Meeting Notes Improvements

• Transcript Tab: View the raw transcript alongside AI-generated meeting summaries

• Generate Transcript: Create formatted transcripts from meeting recordings

• PDF Export: Export meeting notes and transcripts as beautifully formatted PDF files

• Custom Titles: Edit meeting note titles inline with a polished editing experience

• Improved Layout: Better organization with tabbed interface for summary and transcript views

UI/UX Improvements

• Sound Effects by Default: Recording start/stop sounds now enabled for new users

• Consistent Banners: Unified banner styling across all pages

• Cleaner Layouts: Improved spacing and visual hierarchy throughout the app

• Platform-Specific UI: Settings and features adapt based on your operating system

📝 Known Limitations

• Meeting Notes (Windows): Screen recording and meeting notes feature not yet available on Windows

• VAD (Windows): Voice Activity Detection temporarily disabled on Windows, we are looking into adding support for it, in the next release

• Audio Muting (Windows): System audio muting during recording not supported on Windows currently, we will be adding support for it in the next release

• Parakeet Model (Windows): Alternative transcription engine not yet available on Windows

🚀 Getting Started

Windows Users

1. Download the installer from our website

2. Run the setup wizard (VC++ Runtime will be installed automatically)

3. Grant microphone and accessibility permissions when prompted

4. Choose your transcription model during onboarding

5. Start speaking!

Upgrading from 0.1.3

The app will automatically notify you of the update. Click "Download Update" to upgrade.

🙏 Thank You

This release represents a major milestone in making Vowen accessible to more users across different platforms. Thank you to everyone who provided feedback, reported issues, and helped shape this release!

📱 Download

Visit vowen.app to download Vowen 0.1.4 for your platform.