v1.6.3
altic-dev/FluidVoicev1.6.3Jul 14, 2026by altic-dev
AI Summary
Significantly boosts Fluid-1 speed on Apple Silicon, adds Custom Dictionary suggestions, and restores all Whisper models while making spoken punctuation formatting optional.
Key Highlights
- Fluid-1 is 2.2x faster on Apple silicon.
- FluidVoice can now suggest Custom Dictionary replacements based on corrections.
- Spoken punctuation formatting is now optional and configurable.
- All Whisper models are back in the menu and faster than before.
New Features
- Fluid-1 performance boost
- Custom Dictionary suggestions
- Optional spoken punctuation formatting
- Restored Whisper models
Full Release Notes
## What's New - Fluid-1 is 2.2x faster on Apple silicon. Existing users receive a one-time prompt to download and verify the new model, while keeping the previous model if they decline or the upgrade fails. - FluidVoice can suggest Custom Dictionary replacements after you repeatedly correct dictated text. - Train by Voice can save pronunciation samples for matching names and words that sound alike. - Spoken punctuation formatting is now optional and configurable: choose the trigger phrase and edit its punctuation aliases in Custom Dictionary. - Slash commands and @ phrases can be formatted while dictating, with the feature disabled by default. - All Whisper models are back in the menu and it's faster than before! - You can copy your most recent transcript from the menu bar, and click rows in Getting Started to open their relevant settings. - AI dictation prompts can be configured to send only the dictated text instead of always adding FluidVoice's base prompt. ## Improvements - Fluid-1 verifies backend-specific downloads before switching and keeps the previous backend until the replacement is ready. ## Fixes - AI dictation now keeps each prompt's configured provider, fails closed when Fluid-1 is unavailable, preserves Local API processing with app-only routing, and clears retired Apple Intelligence settings without selecting a fallback. - Voice-engine downloads now show continuous byte progress for Parakeet, Cohere, Nemotron, and Whisper models instead of appearing stuck at 0% or 3%. - Custom Dictionary manual replacements can now use commas and other punctuation as the text FluidVoice should replace, and malformed duplicate entries no longer interrupt transcription. - Train by Voice now preserves earlier pronunciation samples during retraining, includes them in app backups, and clears stale voice profiles after replacement edits or legacy backup restores. - Custom Dictionary suggestions now respect Escape dismissals from any active app, and voice training continues correctly after an audio fallback. - Custom punctuation aliases now drive symbol-context formatting consistently, including edited dictionary rules. - Whisper readiness checks no longer create an empty model folder. - Dictation AI enhancement now falls back to a standard response when a provider does not support streaming. - Faster Recording Start now handles microphone layout changes correctly, avoids false fallbacks when audio processing is delayed, and uses the compatibility audio path if malformed audio is detected. ## Contributors Thanks to @matthewrball for Copy Last Transcript, @snehkagrana for clickable Getting Started rows, @mvanhorn for dictation-only AI prompts, @glinhard for Anthropic temperature handling, and @postoso for stronger Whisper test isolation in 1.6.3.