What’s new

The short version: Every release of TongueType, what changed, and when. Newest first.

1.0.7

May 29, 2026

  • The hotkey grace period can once again be set all the way down to 0 ms, and 0 ms is the default. A change in 1.0.6 had accidentally raised the minimum to 100 ms.

1.0.6

May 22, 2026

  • Pro licensing now lives in its own tab in Settings instead of a separate window. The menu’s  Unlock Pro… item opens straight to it.
  • The hotkey grace period now ranges from 100 ms to 1000 ms, with 100 ms as the default.
  • The recording overlay now stays on screen after you release the hotkey, showing a progress bar while your words are transcribed.
  • Fixed a bug where brief recordings sometimes came back empty.
  • Fixed double-tap-to-latch which was unreliable whenever the hotkey grace period was non-zero.
  • Translated previously-untranslated terms (license and Pro screens, setup wizard warnings, menu warning rows)
  • You can now press Return in a postprocessing rule to add a new rule below it, so you can build up your rules without reaching for the mouse.
  • Added color themes for the recording overlay — six multi-color palettes that animate the indicator and waveform, alongside the existing Rainbow mode.
  • Added a Zinc accent color.

1.0.5

May 14, 2026

  • Fixed a bug that could leave the loading indicator stuck on screen after launch.
  • Fixed the “Lost your key?” link so it opens Polar instead of an email.

1.0.4

May 12, 2026

Initial release.

  • Hold-to-record voice dictation with a configurable hotkey.
  • Optional double-tap-to-latch for hands-free dictation.
  • 11 languages plus auto-detect.
  • Audio and video file transcription via drag-and-drop or file picker.
  • Customizable postprocessing rules ("new line", "open parenthesis", and so on).
  • Recording overlay with multiple anchor positions, color schemes, and accent colors.
  • Microphone selection with automatic fallback and reconnect.
  • Output mode: insert at cursor (default) or copy to clipboard.
  • First-launch setup wizard for model download and permissions.
  • 100% on-device processing via WhisperKit on Apple’s Neural Engine. No accounts, no servers, no analytics.
  • Built-in automatic updates via Sparkle.