1.9.0

parruda/swarm1.9.0May 29, 2026by Kieirra

AI Summary

Murmure 1.9.0 is a major release featuring a complete overlay overhaul, native Wayland support on Linux, and Smart Speech Mic to use phones as wireless microphones.

Key Highlights

  • Smart Speech Mic via QR code scanning
  • Native Wayland support on Linux
  • Overlay overhaul with configurable size and streaming preview
  • Performance improvements reducing binary size by 32%

New Features

  • QR code microphone scanning
  • Native Linux Wayland CLI support
  • Configurable overlay text width, font size, and max lines
  • Recording indicator in system tray
  • Fedora RPM bundle
  • Custom formatting rules and dictionary import/export

Full Release Notes

# Murmure 1.9.0

This release brings a major overlay overhaul, native Wayland support on Linux, and Smart Speech Mic to turn your phone into a wireless microphone, plus a new RPM bundle for Fedora and many fixes.

## New Features
- **(Major) Smart Speech Mic** — Use your phone as a wireless microphone by scanning a QR code in Murmure, no app install needed on the phone.
- **(Major) Native Wayland support** on Linux via CLI (thanks @BorisLord).
- **(Major) Overlay overhaul** — Configurable overlay size, real-time streaming preview with configurable text width, font size and max lines, and a color-coded visualizer per recording mode (standard, LLM, command).
- **Documentation** — Official Murmure documentation site (configuration, limitations, tips): https://kieirra.github.io/murmure/
- **Tray** — Recording indicator on the tray icon during transcription (visible even when the overlay is hidden); copy the last transcript directly from the tray menu.
- **Shortcuts** — Shortcut to toggle Voice Mode on/off (#279); Ctrl+Shift+1-4 now directly trigger LLM transcription with the matching prompt; hide the LLM Connect shortcut when the feature is disabled.
- **Layout** — New Extensions section in the menu; global UX/UI optimization to simplify the interface.
- **Linux** — RPM bundle for Fedora-based distributions (thanks @BorisLord).
- **Rules / Dictionary / Import-Export** — Custom names for personal formatting rules; warn when entering digits in a dictionary entry; include Voice Mode and Smart Mic categories in import/export.

## Bug Fixes
- **Overlay** — Error messages no longer disappear too quickly and block subsequent recordings; fixed streaming auto-scroll.
- **Overlay (Linux)** — Recording overlay is no longer focusable, preventing focus theft (thanks @flomillot) (#344).
- **macOS** — Fixed auto-update (#301); Cancel shortcut (Escape) no longer blocks other apps when not recording (#302); tray icon adapts to light/dark mode (thanks @fwehrling); left click on the tray icon opens the menu.
- **Voice Mode** — Wake word now detected when spoken mid-sentence without a pause.
- **Shortcuts** — Some AZERTY keys (e.g. ²) could not be bound; clarified LLM Connect vs Command shortcut descriptions.
- **Linux / Wayland** — Disabled Smart Mic and push-to-talk on Wayland; changed the default Cancel shortcut on Wayland.
- **Sidebar / Audio / Visualizer / Logs** — Fixed sidebar disappearing on high-scaling displays; first start/stop sound after a cold start; more sensitive visualizer for low-gain microphones; log time displayed in the correct timezone.

## Performance
- Shrunk Rust binary by 32% (66 MB to 45 MB) and trimmed unused dependencies (thanks @BorisLord) (#310).
- Skip Ollama warmup when the model is already loaded (thanks @BorisLord) (#324).

## 🙏 Thanks
- **Beta testers** ([discussion #346](https://github.com/Kieirra/murmure/discussions/346)): @laurentkempe, @Zabalero, @thiswillbeyourgithub, @anouar-coscientia, @tomsquest
- **Contributors**: @BorisLord, @fwehrling, @flomillot, @dadoonet
- **Donors**: @scwall, @stefounet, @Morpheus9057, @PaulMLH, @aparrot89, gizmo38, chase-14, floflow-3, migraine, ubertartine, b0g-3, frédéric-1477, madinia-1, sylvain-1123

See full [CHANGELOG](https://github.com/Kieirra/murmure/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md).