v1.5.9

altic-dev/FluidVoicev1.5.9Mar 16, 2026by altic-dev

AI Summary

Significantly speeds up Parakeet dictation and introduces new text insertion modes and onboarding flows.

Key Highlights

FluidVoice Parakeet speed reduced from ~300ms to <~100ms.
Added new text insertion mode with Reliable Paste.
Added persistent history for file transcriptions.

New Features

Faster Parakeet dictation speed.
New text insertion mode setting.
New FluidVoice onboarding flow.
Improved file transcription upload UX with drag-and-drop.
Merged transcription sound toggle with picker.

Full Release Notes

# FluidVoice v1.5.9

This release focuses on speed, stability, polish updates and bug fixes.

## What's New
- FluidVoice Parakeet is even faster now - now reduced from ~300ms -> <~100 ms dictation speed! 🚀🚀🚀
- Added a new text insertion mode setting with Reliable Paste for more dependable dictation insertion across browsers and desktop apps.
- Added new FluidVoice onboarding flow for new users.
- Improved Getting Started so the final setup step scrolls directly to the test playground.
- Clarified Parakeet TDT v3 language support with visible short codes in onboarding and voice engine settings. #124
- Added an Accessibility fallback message and restart button when macOS does not restart the app automatically.
- Added persistent history for file transcriptions. (Contributor: **@hazzahex**)
- Merge transcription sound toggle into picker with a **None** option. (Contributor: **@moogman**)
- Improve file transcription upload UX by making the full upload area tappable, adding drag-and-drop support, and validating dropped file types. (Contributor: **@hazzahex**)
- Hardened media playback pause/resume against duplicate callback crashes. (Contributor: **@guard22**)
- Other minor bug fixes

## Need Help?
- Report issues: https://github.com/altic-dev/FluidVoice/issues