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v0.8.2

KoljaB/RealtimeSTTv0.8.2Apr 2, 2026by github-actions[bot]

AI Summary

This release highlights the addition of the Cohere Transcribe model and introduces Hebrew language support. It includes performance improvements for Parakeet transcription and fixes for stuttering or long repeating words, along with tray and crash fixes.

Key Highlights

  • New Cohere Transcribe model support
  • Hebrew language support added
  • Parakeet transcription performance improvements
  • Fix for long repeating words and crashes on old CPUs

New Features

  • Cohere Transcribe model support
  • Hebrew language support
  • Parallel loading of VAD with ASR model
  • Italian translation update

Full Release Notes

New Model Alert! Handy now supports the new [Cohere Transcribe](https://cohere.com/blog/transcribe) model! Parakeet transcription performance should also be slightly improved and fail less often. Other bug fixes in this release as well

## What's Changed
* Add Hebrew language support by @tomerar in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1155
* Use a more conservative OpenCC conversion for zh-Hant transcription by @Roger-Wu in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1171
* docs: add feature freeze notice to CONTRIBUTING.md and fix typo by @collinstevens in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1175
* [bugfix] remove long repeating words by @AlexanderYastrebov in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/976
* fix: don't log cloud provider keys by @shaankhosla in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1145
* docs: add manual release signature verification steps by @AICatKing in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1178
* fix(tray): set tray tooltip text on Windows by @tomerar in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1185
* Load the VAD in parallel to ASR model by @jacksongoode in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1177
* upgrade transcribe rs to 0.3.5 by @cjpais in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1188
* Preserve legacy portable installs during updates by @ferologics in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1167
* fix(nix): remove onnxruntime overlay, use nixpkgs native package by @xilec in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1149
* add cohere by @cjpais in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1200
* Update Italian translation by @albanobattistella in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1202
* fix crash on old cpus by @cjpais in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1176

## New Contributors
* @tomerar made their first contribution in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1155
* @Roger-Wu made their first contribution in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1171
* @collinstevens made their first contribution in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1175
* @shaankhosla made their first contribution in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1145
* @AICatKing made their first contribution in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/1178

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/compare/v0.8.1...v0.8.2