Vocalinux Changelog

v0.10.2-beta

BetaLatest2026-04-08

Handle non-ASCII characters (á, é, ñ, etc.) with ydotool via clipboard paste fallback (fixes #362, PR #376)
Detect IBus on Wayland without legacy env vars and fix text injection (PR #381)
Start IBus engine process before checking registration to fix startup on some systems (fixes #360, PR #361)
Add missing dependencies for Pop!_OS and Ubuntu 24.04+ including cmake, libcairo2-dev, libgirepository (PR #379)
Systematic code quality refactor across 20 dimensions (PR #377)
Clarify missing GNOME AppIndicator support on Debian (PR #385)
Redesigned OG image for vocalinux.com — cleaner, professional, text-based layout (PR #392)
Test coverage improvements: mock Notify module, tray degraded-startup, IBus socket-readiness branches (PR #384, #386, #390)

v0.10.1-beta

Beta2026-03-30

Bundled package resources to prevent missing system tray icons (fixes #349, PR #354)
Stopped recognition before engine switches to prevent segfaults (fixes #350, PR #355)
Added a dedicated Close button in Settings for better WM compatibility (fixes #323, PR #356)
Preserved XKB layout state during Vocalinux IBus activation (fixes #292, PR #343)
Auto-recover speech recognition after system suspend/resume via new D-Bus handler (fixes #367, PR #369)
Restart keyboard shortcut backend after resume to keep shortcuts working (PR #371)
Delayed keyboard restart to allow USB re-enumeration after resume (PR #372)
Fixed premature transcription during push-to-talk silence (fixes #358, PR #359)
Disabled copy-to-clipboard by default in Settings (PR #370)
Maintenance updates: npm/yarn dependency refresh and brace-expansion dev dependency bump (PR #346, #357)

v0.10.0-beta

Beta2026-03-25

Generalized keyboard modifier alias matching across layouts for more reliable shortcuts
Audio channel probing now validates device-supported sample rates before selection
evdev now handles SYN_DROPPED to prevent stale modifier state
IBus engine activation now uses register_component for stronger text-injection startup
Settings dialog forces window decorations to prevent missing-titlebar behavior
Tray icon refresh now uses icon names for better AppIndicator compatibility
Coverage increased to 80%+ with additional IBus launch/main-entry tests
Installer and CI polish: latest-tag fallback via GitHub API, Node 24 deploy, and path-filtered workflows

v0.9.0-beta

Beta2026-03-14

Left/right modifier key distinction — choose Left Ctrl vs Right Ctrl for your shortcut
Sound effects toggle — enable or disable audio feedback from Settings
Wayland clipboard fallback — auto-copies text when virtual keyboard injection isn't available
Display availability check — graceful error when running in headless environments
Fixed unwanted leading space at the start of each new transcription session
Fixed shortcut mode (toggle/push-to-talk) not applying on startup
Improved Debian/pipx installation guidance and cross-distro error messages
Grouped shortcut selector UI — shortcuts organised by Either/Left/Right side

v0.8.0-beta

Beta2026-03-01

v0.7.0-beta

Beta2026-02-22

Autostart on login support (XDG autostart)
Tabbed settings dialog (Speech Engine, Recognition, Text Injection, Audio Feedback, General)
Intel GPU compatibility detection - auto fallback to CPU for incompatible GPUs
Single instance prevention - prevents multiple Vocalinux running
Evdev device management - removes disconnected devices to prevent CPU spin
Improved GPU detection - avoids false positives on systems without dev libraries
IBus fallback - skip setup when daemon not running
Fedora dnf check-update fix
Web SEO - 7 new optimized pages