We've shipped a batch of audio improvements to make recording and transcription more reliable.

Improvements

• Silence removal automatically trims silent sections from recordings before transcription for faster, more accurate results
• System audio ducking lowers your system volume while recording to prevent audio bleed into the microphone
• Faster transcription with more consistent and reliable performance
• Smaller app size with a significantly reduced application bundle
• Redesigned onboarding visuals with new illustrations, animations, and polished interactive steps

Bug Fixes

• Clearer cancellation feedback now clarifies that cancelling stops processing but your recording is saved to history

We've added words-per-minute tracking to help you understand your dictation speed.

Features

• WPM in history shows your words-per-minute for each transcription in your history

Improvements

• Clearer shortcut naming renames "Activate" to "Push to talk" and "Double-Tap to Toggle" to "Hands-free mode" for better clarity
• Simplified onboarding shows hands-free mode as an enabled toggle during onboarding instead of a configurable shortcut

We've completely redesigned the onboarding experience to help you get started faster and understand Flowrite's capabilities at a glance.

Features

• Interactive try-it-out lets you actually record and see transcription during onboarding with live status feedback
• Animated shortcuts tutorial shows a visual demonstration of how to trigger recording with your chosen activation key
• Quick-start defaults mean Flowrite now opens at login and shows the floating bar by default for instant access
• Double-tap toggle mode adds a new activation pattern for hands-free dictation

Improvements

• Faster recording start reduces minimum recording time from 1.5s to 500ms
• Retry cancelled recordings saves cancelled transcripts so you can retry them later
• Privacy-first messaging clearly assures that your data stays on your device

We've added a few quality-of-life improvements and ways to share your feedback.

Features

• Dock icon visibility lets you hide Flowrite from your dock for a cleaner workspace
• In-app feedback survey makes it easy to share your thoughts and help us improve
• Single entry deletion confirmation adds a safety check when removing individual history items

We've added a stats dashboard and improved how you work with your transcription history.

Features

• Stats dashboard showing your voice-to-text productivity with a glassmorphism-styled stats card
• Shift+click range selection in history. Press Escape to clear your selection—perfect for bulk operations
• Demo mode indicator shows "Dictating with Flowrite" on screen during presentations
• Focused app tracking ensures your transcribed text always lands exactly where you intended

A few quality of life improvements to make Flowrite more pleasant to use.

Improvements

• Human-centric number formatting—say "twenty five dollars" and get "$25"
• Success sound on completion gives you audio feedback when transcription finishes
• Confirmation dialogs for destructive actions. Press Delete to quickly confirm

We've shipped some performance fixes to make Flowrite feel snappier.

Improvements

• Cached transcripts eliminate paste lag when injecting text
• Optimized memory usage for longer dictation sessions
• Enhanced AI prompts with vocabulary nudging for better transcription accuracy