Changelog

What's new in soink

Jul 20, 2026
v1.0.9

Ready when you are

  • Fixed voice input occasionally failing to start
  • Improved shortcut and permission recovery after macOS updates
Jul 14, 2026
v1.0.8

More time to explore

  • New users can now enjoy a free 7-day trial — no card required
  • Performance improvements and bug fixes
Jun 30, 2026
v1.0.5

Smarter voice, cleaner text

  • Improved speech recognition
  • Smarter voice commands, with fewer accidental triggers while you dictate
  • More natural, consistent text polishing
Jun 24, 2026
v1.0.4

Updates on your terms

  • New in-app update button so you can check for and install updates whenever you want
  • Updating no longer makes you redo onboarding
  • Fixed “no update available” sometimes showing as “update failed”
Jun 24, 2026
v1.0.0

soink 1.0

  • Introduced paid plans (Pro and Max). Upgrade, cancel, and resume right from the app
  • New dashboard with live usage tracking
  • Redesigned “Try It Out” onboarding, with quick setup checks for microphone, language, and shortcut
May 28, 2026

Rock-solid install & permissions

  • Redesigned installer with a real one-step system install, no manual setup
  • Smarter permission repair that recovers automatically if accessibility access is revoked
  • soink is ready to use right after installing
May 18, 2026

Dashboard polish

  • Refreshed dashboard styling throughout
  • New bilingual language picker and cleaner settings controls
May 8, 2026

New onboarding & steadier sessions

  • New first-run experience with a refined setup flow
  • More stable voice sessions that end cleanly every time
  • Microphone stays reliable when your preferred device disconnects and comes back
Apr 26, 2026

Sign in with your account

  • Replaced activation codes with account sign-in and a secure saved session
  • Reorganized the menu bar with a dedicated dashboard entry
Apr 16, 2026

More accurate cursor & typing

  • Big improvements to where dictated text lands, with accurate cursor placement across more apps
  • Configurable start shortcut with cleaner shortcut recording
  • Fixed the Enter key sometimes failing to fire after a command
Apr 6, 2026

Steadier connection & audio

  • Automatic reconnection and connection health checks for fewer dropouts
  • Clear “no network” indicator when a session can't connect
  • Automatic microphone level adjustment so quiet mics still come through, with a live mic-level indicator
Apr 1, 2026

Recording comfort

  • New option to mute background audio while recording
  • Your screen no longer sleeps during a voice session
Mar 18, 2026
v0.0.3.2

Stability hotfix

  • Temporarily disabled automatic keyboard switching for stability. It will return in a future update
Mar 18, 2026
v0.0.3

A smoother install, no reboot

  • Completely redesigned installation flow with no reboot required, plus macOS 26 (Tahoe) compatibility
  • Streamlined setup with no forced reboot and steadier permission handling
  • Fixed Ctrl key triggering failures and frequent disconnections after Ctrl press
  • Press your shortcut to switch to soink automatically
  • Added a new English speech model for better accuracy
  • Fixed network connection failures on startup
Mar 10, 2026

Seamless editing

  • Added Seamless Edit, so you can keep dictating and editing without breaking your flow
  • Smarter behavior across standard editors and terminal-style apps
  • More reliable Ctrl key and cursor placement when committing text
Mar 5, 2026
v0.0.2

Stability and polish

  • Stability and reliability improvements
  • UI/UX and onboarding polish
  • Deployment/config fixes
Feb 24, 2026

Always-on dictation

  • New always-on mode that stops automatically after you go idle
  • Smoother handling when your voice input is interrupted by mouse or keyboard
Feb 12, 2026

Faster, steadier startup

  • Faster recording start, so dictation begins the moment you speak
  • Safeguards for very long sessions with automatic stop
  • Fixed the cursor jumping to a new line after clicking to commit text
Feb 4, 2026

Activation improvements

  • Email + activation code with clearer, more accurate validation
  • The app now stays in front after activation instead of hiding behind other windows
Dec 2025

Permission clarity

  • Redesigned microphone and accessibility permission flow in onboarding
  • Clear guidance popup if microphone access is denied
Dec 2025

First-run polish

  • Dock icon appears during activation and tidies up once onboarding is done
  • Activation tied directly into the onboarding flow
Nov 2025

Guided onboarding

  • New onboarding window and setup wizard with refined animations
  • Automatically detects when the input method is ready and switches to soink
Nov 2025

More control

  • Language selection menu
  • Start-at-login option
  • Press ESC to cancel a dictation session
Nov 2025

Reliable microphone

  • Detects microphone changes automatically, whether a device is removed, the system default switches, or you pick another mic in the app
  • Fixed no sound after switching microphones mid-session
Sep-Oct 2025

Core macOS integration

  • Global hotkey to start dictation and auto-switch the input method
  • Places the mic and your text right where you're typing
  • Fixed accessibility permission issues
Jun-Aug 2025

The first voice-to-text release

  • Initial version of the soink service
  • First working voice-to-text experience
  • Mic indicator and live text preview as you speak