v0.5.3
cjpais/Handyv0.5.3Oct 13, 2025by github-actions[bot]
AI Summary
A quality-of-life release resolving bugs; adds options to disable auto-start, change paste methods, and set history limits, while fixing Linux audio and Whisper crashes.
Key Highlights
- Disable auto-start in advanced settings
- Change paste method in debug menu
- Change history limit setting
- Fixes for Linux (ALSA, Whisper crashes)
New Features
- Auto-start toggle
- Paste method change
- History limit setting
Full Release Notes
0.5.3 is a fairly substantial quality of life release. It should resolve quite a few outstanding bugs **Features** * Can now disable auto start in advanced settings * Ability to change the paste method in debug menu * Ability to change the history limit setting in debug menu **Improvements** * Overlay shows on the active monitor * Model loading starts when you press record, so system resources and be freed and still have very low latency * Better disabled states for Parakeet **Fixes** * Translate to English functionality being broken * Occasional “v” input into text field * ALSA as default audio sound system on Linux * Whisper crashing on Linux **Changes** * Default to no overlay on Linux to avoid focus issues * Moved always on mic to debug settings ## What's Changed * fix: restore translate-to-english functionality by @segudev in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/173 * add support for changing paste method by @cjpais in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/187 * Add history limit setting by @sbeckeriv in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/150 * feat: display overlay on active monitor by @wsxiaoys in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/175 * fix: delay releasing modifier key on paste to let slow consumers handle the keystroke by @justnero in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/165 * Load model in parallel to recording by @jacksongoode in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/181 * use alsa by default on linux by @cjpais in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/190 * feat(settings): add autostart toggle in advanced settings by @Gr3mIin in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/177 * Fix Whisper Crashing on Linux + CI Fixes by @cjpais in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/212 ## New Contributors * @segudev made their first contribution in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/173 * @sbeckeriv made their first contribution in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/150 * @wsxiaoys made their first contribution in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/175 * @justnero made their first contribution in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/165 * @jacksongoode made their first contribution in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/181 * @Gr3mIin made their first contribution in https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/pull/177 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/compare/v0.5.1...v0.5.3