Changelog

Guided Local AI with Ollama

Kapinote can now detect Ollama, recommend and download a model for your Mac, and start private local summaries without an API key.

• New guided setup detects whether Ollama is running and provides a direct download path when it is missing
• Installed models appear automatically, with hardware-aware recommendations and in-app downloads that show model size and progress
• Native Ollama support manages local models without requiring an API key or subscription
• Local Qwen responses are substantially faster by skipping hidden reasoning that Kapinote does not use
• Improved streaming reliability for OpenAI-compatible providers

Clearer Model Setup, Permissions & Support

On-device model setup is easier to understand, onboarding shows explicit permission states, and Settings provides a direct path to report issues.

• Fixed false installed status for on-device speech models, especially on Macs using Chinese as the system language
• Model availability and the download action are now visible without opening the language menu or hovering
• Onboarding now shows a clear Allowed or Not allowed state for every permission
• Settings separates logs from diagnostic reports and adds a direct link to GitHub Issues

Reliable Provider Checks & Visible Recording Errors

Connection tests now catch unusable or stalled providers sooner, while live transcription failures appear on the meeting where they happen.

• Provider connection checks now time out instead of hanging indefinitely
• ElevenLabs validation now verifies the real-time transcription connection and permissions used during recording
• Live transcription errors now appear on the active meeting page instead of leaving the transcript silently stalled

In-App Guides & Custom Vocabulary Fixes

Access relevant online guides directly from any screen, with improved Chinese punctuation support for custom vocabulary.

• Open the matching online guide directly from the active screen
• Custom vocabulary now accepts punctuation and separators from Chinese input methods
• Refined localized interface copy with natural, native phrasing

Four New Languages & One-Click Diagnostic Reports

Kapinote now supports German, Spanish, French, and Japanese, adds one-click diagnostic report exports, and reinforces privacy safeguards.

• Added interface localization for German, Spanish, French, and Japanese
• Debug logs are continuously recorded with one-click export for comprehensive diagnostic reports
• Transcription language list now loads dynamically and displays in each language's native name
• Moved the speech test to the top header alongside audio configuration settings
• Fixed an issue where voice-processed microphone audio became inaudible during recording
• Meeting transcripts are never written to log files, ensuring complete privacy

Smoother Update Checks & Clearer Error Messages

App update checks now time out gracefully and provide clear, human-readable explanations on failure.

• Added timeout handling to update checks to prevent indefinite hanging
• Replaced raw internal error messages with clear, user-friendly explanations on failure

Brand Refresh & Faster App Downloads

Refreshed brand identity and streamlined sidebar, polished live recording controls, and accelerated downloads via high-speed storage.

• Refreshed brand identity with a cleaner, simplified sidebar navigation
• Polished visual styling and interactive feedback for live recording controls
• App downloads are now distributed via high-speed storage, and Homebrew tap moved to kapinoteai
• Provided clearer error reasons when delegated command-line AI providers fail
• Cleaned up preset templates by removing the built-in standup update template

AI-Generated Meeting Icons

AI summaries now automatically assign context-aware icons to meetings, making long lists effortless to scan at a glance.

• AI intelligently suggests and saves a relevant icon for each meeting
• Meeting icons are now visible across all meeting list views
• Expanded meeting icon library covering a wide variety of topics

Authoritative Language Preferences

Language selections in Settings now consistently take precedence over system defaults.

Full Feature Access & Agent CLI Discovery

All current features are now free to use while we prepare upcoming capabilities, alongside path discovery fixes for Agent CLI tools.

• All existing features are free to use until new premium capabilities launch
• Agent CLI tools are now reliably discovered when Kapinote is launched from Finder
• Simplified the on-device model card interface

Enhanced On-Device Model Validation & Locale Fixes

Added strict readiness checks before starting on-device recording sessions and corrected default language locale behaviors.

• Prevents starting recording sessions when the selected on-device model is not installed
• Fixed an issue where the on-device model incorrectly defaulted to a Chinese locale

On-Device Transcription Performance & Recovery

Significantly improved local transcription resilience, enabling the on-device decoder to recover seamlessly under heavy backlog.

• On-device transcription now automatically recovers from decoder backlogs
• Added telemetry measurements for actual decoder processing overhead
• Streamlined live session UI by removing redundant volume meter icons