1.0.2 - Char — ContextQMD

Audio & Recording

Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC) eliminates the need for heuristics-based micOnly mode
Record microphone and speaker as separate stereo channels for cleaner audio separation
Recordings saved as .wav instead of .ogg for better compatibility
Sleep detection automatically stops recording when your laptop lid closes or system sleeps
Audio visualizer now uses RMS-based amplitude for smoother, more accurate loudness display
Improved macOS speaker capture with real-time safe buffer reuse
Device priority selector in audio settings
Fixed null pointer crash in microphone detection on macOS 26.x

Added Mistral as a new LLM provider
Added ElevenLabs as a new speech-to-text provider
Language support checking warns when your selected STT provider doesn't support your language
Show local model in Finder and delete downloaded models from AI settings
Improved automatic model selection for Char Cloud users
Better Deepgram language variant recommendations
Fixed custom OpenAI endpoint configuration not being respected

Export beautiful PDFs with metadata cover page including title, date, and participants
PDFs save directly to Downloads folder and open automatically

Regenerate transcript from existing audio files via note header
Optimize transcript word rendering and scrolling performance
Fixed partial words leaking to inactive session transcripts during live recording

Redesigned app settings with improved layout and UX
Changed app font from Inter to SF Pro
Recording indicator overlay on dock icon while recording
Split floating action button into separate "Join" and "Start listening" buttons
Listening tab pinned to fixed left position during recording
Sidebar automatically expands when searching
Sidebar auto-scrolls to "Now" indicator on initial load
Expandable fields in metadata panel
"Open in new tab" context menu option
Confirmation dialog when closing active listening tabs
Video chat link visibility adapts to available editor width
Event start times displayed in timeline sidebar
Fixed timeline bucket sorting (weeks before months, correct chronological order)
Reduced toast notification delays

Enhanced context menu: "Open in new tab", "Reveal in Finder", "Delete completely"
Create calendar events from Apple Calendar integration
Fixed recurring event sync and recurrence series ID population
Fixed timezone offset causing dates to appear off by one day
Ignored events now persist after app restart