v1.6.7
macro-inc/macrov1.6.7May 19, 2026by chonk-lain
AI Summary
The release significantly boosts performance on Apple Silicon devices and improves overall system stability by optimizing audio capture reliability and reducing latency.
Key Highlights
- Parakeet transcription is now up to 2x faster on Apple silicon (M4 and M5).
- Improved microphone reliability using a safer direct Core Audio capture path.
- Reduced recording startup latency and first-word capture latency.
- Fixed AirPods media controls stopping while FluidVoice is enabled.
- Made the advanced prompt editor scrollable so its actions remain accessible.
New Features
- Scrollable advanced prompt editor
Full Release Notes
# Chonkie v1.6.7 ✨
<img width="1360" height="768" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/638b6049-51c1-4b96-ae91-7b1061e6b93f" />
## MistralOCR support
Extract text from images with the new MistralOCR integration:
```python
from chonkie import MistralOCR
ocr = MistralOCR()
out = ocr("image.jpg")
print(out.content)
```
## What's Changed
* chore(deps): bump langsmith from 0.7.31 to 0.8.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/chonkie-inc/chonkie/pull/590
* Fix: initial CodeChunker languages downloaded by @chonk-lain in https://github.com/chonkie-inc/chonkie/pull/591
* Add justified method for the overlap option by @anaslimem in https://github.com/chonkie-inc/chonkie/pull/562
* feat: add MistralOCR by @chonk-lain in https://github.com/chonkie-inc/chonkie/pull/593
* chore: bump version by @chonk-lain in https://github.com/chonkie-inc/chonkie/pull/594
**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/chonkie-inc/chonkie/compare/v1.6.6...v1.6.7