v0.13.0

WhisperHotkey v0.13.0

macOS voice-to-text app using local Whisper. Hold hotkey, speak, release → text inserted at cursor.

What's New

✨ Features

• Add Deepgram cloud transcription backend support (#80)
• add job dependencies and target caching (#81)
• Add Deepgram cloud transcription backend support
• add comprehensive documentation website with mdBook (#49) (#54)
• add comprehensive documentation website with mdBook
• simplify tray to read-only multi-profile status display (#53)
• add mise dev task for running app in release mode (#50)
• add What's New section to GitHub releases (#48)
• add multi-profile support with per-profile hotkeys (#47)
• add fuzzy alias matching for voice transcriptions (#46)

🐛 Bug Fixes

• address PR #80 review comments
• update rust crate objc2 to 0.6 (#77)
• update rust crate cocoa to 0.26 (#63)
• update rust crate core-graphics to 0.25 (#64)
• update rust crate cpal to 0.17 (#65)
• update rust crate reqwest to 0.13 (#67)
• update rust crate thiserror to v2 (#76)
• update rust crate global-hotkey to 0.7 (#66)
• update rust crate toml to 0.9 (#68)
• update rust crate tray-icon to 0.21 (#69)
• multi-profile hotkey registration timeout on macOS (#52)

🔧 Other Changes

• address PR #80 review comments"
• update jdx/mise-action action to v3.6.1 (#79)
• update actions/cache action to v5.0.2 (#78)
• update dependency actionlint to v1.7.10 (#70)
• update actions/checkout action to v6 (#72)
• update peter-evans/repository-dispatch action to v4 (#75)
• update actions/upload-pages-artifact action to v4 (#74)
• update actions/cache action to v5 (#71)
• update rust crate mockall to 0.14 (#61)
• auto-request review on Renovate PRs
• update actions/configure-pages action to v5 (#73)
• update softprops/action-gh-release action to v2.5.0 (#62)
• update dependency rust to v1.92.0 (#60)
• update codecov/codecov-action action to v5.5.2 (#58)
• update softprops/action-gh-release digest to 7b4da11 (#57)
• Add renovate.json (#56)
• update README and CLAUDE.md to reflect current project state (#55)
• add comprehensive documentation website with mdBook"

Full Changelog: v0.12.0...v0.13.0

Installation

1. Download: WhisperHotkey-0.13.0.dmg

2. Open DMG: Double-click to mount

3. Install: Drag WhisperHotkey.app to Applications folder

4. Bypass Gatekeeper (first time only - required because app is ad-hoc signed, not notarized with Apple Developer certificate):

   • Right-click WhisperHotkey.app in Applications
   • Select "Open"
   • Click "Open" in security dialog

   Or via Terminal:

   xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/WhisperHotkey.app
   open /Applications/WhisperHotkey.app

5. Permissions: Grant Microphone + Accessibility when prompted

6. First run: Downloads Whisper model (~466MB)

Usage

• Default hotkey: Ctrl+Option+Z
• Press and hold → speak → release
• Text appears at cursor

Configuration

• Edit: ~/.whisper-hotkey/config.toml
• Change hotkey, model, performance settings
• Restart app after changes

Auto-Start

See documentation for LaunchAgent setup.

Requirements

• macOS 11.0+ (Big Sur or later)
• Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) or Intel
• ~500MB disk space (~466MB for model)

Verification

shasum -a 256 -c WhisperHotkey-0.13.0.dmg.sha256

Support

• Documentation
• Issues

v0.12.0

WhisperHotkey v0.12.0

macOS voice-to-text app using local Whisper. Hold hotkey, speak, release → text inserted at cursor.

Installation

1. Download: WhisperHotkey-0.12.0.dmg

2. Open DMG: Double-click to mount

3. Install: Drag WhisperHotkey.app to Applications folder

4. Bypass Gatekeeper (first time only - required because app is ad-hoc signed, not notarized with Apple Developer certificate):

   • Right-click WhisperHotkey.app in Applications
   • Select "Open"
   • Click "Open" in security dialog

   Or via Terminal:

   xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/WhisperHotkey.app
   open /Applications/WhisperHotkey.app

5. Permissions: Grant Microphone + Accessibility when prompted

6. First run: Downloads Whisper model (~466MB)

Usage

• Default hotkey: Ctrl+Option+Z
• Press and hold → speak → release
• Text appears at cursor

Configuration

• Edit: ~/.whisper-hotkey/config.toml
• Change hotkey, model, performance settings
• Restart app after changes

Auto-Start

See documentation for LaunchAgent setup.

Requirements

• macOS 11.0+ (Big Sur or later)
• Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) or Intel
• ~500MB disk space (~466MB for model)

Verification

shasum -a 256 -c WhisperHotkey-0.12.0.dmg.sha256

Support

• Documentation
• Issues

v0.11.0

WhisperHotkey v0.11.0

macOS voice-to-text app using local Whisper. Hold hotkey, speak, release → text inserted at cursor.

Installation

1. Download: WhisperHotkey-0.11.0.dmg

2. Open DMG: Double-click to mount

3. Install: Drag WhisperHotkey.app to Applications folder

4. Bypass Gatekeeper (first time only - required because app is ad-hoc signed, not notarized with Apple Developer certificate):

   • Right-click WhisperHotkey.app in Applications
   • Select "Open"
   • Click "Open" in security dialog

   Or via Terminal:

   xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/WhisperHotkey.app
   open /Applications/WhisperHotkey.app

5. Permissions: Grant Microphone + Accessibility when prompted

6. First run: Downloads Whisper model (~466MB)

Usage

• Default hotkey: Ctrl+Option+Z
• Press and hold → speak → release
• Text appears at cursor

Configuration

• Edit: ~/.whisper-hotkey/config.toml
• Change hotkey, model, performance settings
• Restart app after changes

Auto-Start

See documentation for LaunchAgent setup.

Requirements

• macOS 11.0+ (Big Sur or later)
• Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) or Intel
• ~500MB disk space (~466MB for model)

Verification

shasum -a 256 -c WhisperHotkey-0.11.0.dmg.sha256

Support

• Documentation
• Issues

v0.10.0

WhisperHotkey v0.10.0

macOS voice-to-text app using local Whisper. Hold hotkey, speak, release → text inserted at cursor.

Installation

1. Download: WhisperHotkey-0.10.0.dmg

2. Open DMG: Double-click to mount

3. Install: Drag WhisperHotkey.app to Applications folder

4. Bypass Gatekeeper (first time only - required because app is ad-hoc signed, not notarized with Apple Developer certificate):

   • Right-click WhisperHotkey.app in Applications
   • Select "Open"
   • Click "Open" in security dialog

   Or via Terminal:

   xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/WhisperHotkey.app
   open /Applications/WhisperHotkey.app

5. Permissions: Grant Microphone + Accessibility when prompted

6. First run: Downloads Whisper model (~466MB)

Usage

• Default hotkey: Ctrl+Option+Z
• Press and hold → speak → release
• Text appears at cursor

Configuration

• Edit: ~/.whisper-hotkey/config.toml
• Change hotkey, model, performance settings
• Restart app after changes

Auto-Start

See documentation for LaunchAgent setup.

Requirements

• macOS 11.0+ (Big Sur or later)
• Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) or Intel
• ~500MB disk space (~466MB for model)

Verification

shasum -a 256 -c WhisperHotkey-0.10.0.dmg.sha256

Support

• Documentation
• Issues

v0.9.0

WhisperHotkey v0.9.0

macOS voice-to-text app using local Whisper. Hold hotkey, speak, release → text inserted at cursor.

Installation

1. Download: WhisperHotkey-0.9.0.dmg

2. Open DMG: Double-click to mount

3. Install: Drag WhisperHotkey.app to Applications folder

4. Bypass Gatekeeper (first time only - required because app is ad-hoc signed, not notarized with Apple Developer certificate):

   • Right-click WhisperHotkey.app in Applications
   • Select "Open"
   • Click "Open" in security dialog

   Or via Terminal:

   xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/WhisperHotkey.app
   open /Applications/WhisperHotkey.app

5. Permissions: Grant Microphone + Accessibility when prompted

6. First run: Downloads Whisper model (~466MB)

Usage

• Default hotkey: Ctrl+Option+Z
• Press and hold → speak → release
• Text appears at cursor

Configuration

• Edit: ~/.whisper-hotkey/config.toml
• Change hotkey, model, performance settings
• Restart app after changes

Auto-Start

See documentation for LaunchAgent setup.

Requirements

• macOS 11.0+ (Big Sur or later)
• Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) or Intel
• ~500MB disk space (~466MB for model)

Verification

shasum -a 256 -c WhisperHotkey-0.9.0.dmg.sha256

Support

• Documentation
• Issues

v0.8.0

WhisperHotkey v0.8.0

macOS voice-to-text app using local Whisper. Hold hotkey, speak, release → text inserted at cursor.

Installation

1. Download: WhisperHotkey-0.8.0.dmg

2. Open DMG: Double-click to mount

3. Install: Drag WhisperHotkey.app to Applications folder

4. Bypass Gatekeeper (first time only - required because app is ad-hoc signed, not notarized with Apple Developer certificate):

   • Right-click WhisperHotkey.app in Applications
   • Select "Open"
   • Click "Open" in security dialog

   Or via Terminal:

   xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/WhisperHotkey.app
   open /Applications/WhisperHotkey.app

5. Permissions: Grant Microphone + Accessibility when prompted

6. First run: Downloads Whisper model (~466MB)

Usage

• Default hotkey: Ctrl+Option+Z
• Press and hold → speak → release
• Text appears at cursor

Configuration

• Edit: ~/.whisper-hotkey/config.toml
• Change hotkey, model, performance settings
• Restart app after changes

Auto-Start

See documentation for LaunchAgent setup.

Requirements

• macOS 11.0+ (Big Sur or later)
• Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) or Intel
• ~500MB disk space (~466MB for model)

Verification

shasum -a 256 -c WhisperHotkey-0.8.0.dmg.sha256

Support

• Documentation
• Issues

v0.7.0

WhisperHotkey v0.7.0

macOS voice-to-text app using local Whisper. Hold hotkey, speak, release → text inserted at cursor.

Installation

1. Download: WhisperHotkey-0.7.0.dmg

2. Open DMG: Double-click to mount

3. Install: Drag WhisperHotkey.app to Applications folder

4. Bypass Gatekeeper (first time only - required because app is ad-hoc signed, not notarized with Apple Developer certificate):

   • Right-click WhisperHotkey.app in Applications
   • Select "Open"
   • Click "Open" in security dialog

   Or via Terminal:

   xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/WhisperHotkey.app
   open /Applications/WhisperHotkey.app

5. Permissions: Grant Microphone + Accessibility when prompted

6. First run: Downloads Whisper model (~466MB)

Usage

• Default hotkey: Ctrl+Option+Z
• Press and hold → speak → release
• Text appears at cursor

Configuration

• Edit: ~/.whisper-hotkey/config.toml
• Change hotkey, model, performance settings
• Restart app after changes

Auto-Start

See documentation for LaunchAgent setup.

Requirements

• macOS 11.0+ (Big Sur or later)
• Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) or Intel
• ~500MB disk space (~466MB for model)

Verification

shasum -a 256 -c WhisperHotkey-0.7.0.dmg.sha256

Support

• Documentation
• Issues

v0.6.0

WhisperHotkey v0.6.0

macOS voice-to-text app using local Whisper. Hold hotkey, speak, release → text inserted at cursor.

Installation

1. Download: WhisperHotkey-0.6.0.dmg

2. Open DMG: Double-click to mount

3. Install: Drag WhisperHotkey.app to Applications folder

4. Bypass Gatekeeper (first time only - required because app is ad-hoc signed, not notarized with Apple Developer certificate):

   • Right-click WhisperHotkey.app in Applications
   • Select "Open"
   • Click "Open" in security dialog

   Or via Terminal:

   xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/WhisperHotkey.app
   open /Applications/WhisperHotkey.app

5. Permissions: Grant Microphone + Accessibility when prompted

6. First run: Downloads Whisper model (~466MB)

Usage

• Default hotkey: Ctrl+Option+Z
• Press and hold → speak → release
• Text appears at cursor

Configuration

• Edit: ~/.whisper-hotkey/config.toml
• Change hotkey, model, performance settings
• Restart app after changes

Auto-Start

See documentation for LaunchAgent setup.

Requirements

• macOS 11.0+ (Big Sur or later)
• Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) or Intel
• ~500MB disk space (~466MB for model)

Verification

shasum -a 256 -c WhisperHotkey-0.6.0.dmg.sha256

Support

• Documentation
• Issues

v0.5.0

WhisperHotkey v0.5.0

macOS voice-to-text app using local Whisper. Hold hotkey, speak, release → text inserted at cursor.

Installation

1. Download: WhisperHotkey-0.5.0.dmg

2. Open DMG: Double-click to mount

3. Install: Drag WhisperHotkey.app to Applications folder

4. Bypass Gatekeeper (first time only - required because app is ad-hoc signed, not notarized with Apple Developer certificate):

   • Right-click WhisperHotkey.app in Applications
   • Select "Open"
   • Click "Open" in security dialog

   Or via Terminal:

   xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/WhisperHotkey.app
   open /Applications/WhisperHotkey.app

5. Permissions: Grant Microphone + Accessibility when prompted

6. First run: Downloads Whisper model (~466MB)

Usage

• Default hotkey: Ctrl+Option+Z
• Press and hold → speak → release
• Text appears at cursor

Configuration

• Edit: ~/.whisper-hotkey/config.toml
• Change hotkey, model, performance settings
• Restart app after changes

Auto-Start

See documentation for LaunchAgent setup.

Requirements

• macOS 11.0+ (Big Sur or later)
• Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) or Intel
• ~500MB disk space (~466MB for model)

Verification

shasum -a 256 -c WhisperHotkey-0.5.0.dmg.sha256

Support

• Documentation
• Issues

v0.4.0

WhisperHotkey v0.4.0

macOS voice-to-text app using local Whisper. Hold hotkey, speak, release → text inserted at cursor.

Installation

1. Download: WhisperHotkey-0.4.0.dmg

2. Open DMG: Double-click to mount

3. Install: Drag WhisperHotkey.app to Applications folder

4. Bypass Gatekeeper (first time only - required because app is ad-hoc signed, not notarized with Apple Developer certificate):

   • Right-click WhisperHotkey.app in Applications
   • Select "Open"
   • Click "Open" in security dialog

   Or via Terminal:

   xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/WhisperHotkey.app
   open /Applications/WhisperHotkey.app

5. Permissions: Grant Microphone + Accessibility when prompted

6. First run: Downloads Whisper model (~466MB)

Usage

• Default hotkey: Ctrl+Option+Z
• Press and hold → speak → release
• Text appears at cursor

Configuration

• Edit: ~/.whisper-hotkey/config.toml
• Change hotkey, model, performance settings
• Restart app after changes

Auto-Start

See documentation for LaunchAgent setup.

Requirements

• macOS 11.0+ (Big Sur or later)
• Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) or Intel
• ~500MB disk space (~466MB for model)

Verification

shasum -a 256 -c WhisperHotkey-0.4.0.dmg.sha256

Support

• Documentation
• Issues