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Changelog

Every release, newest first.

0.2.15

  • Faster saving and exporting of recordings, especially ones with several voice notes finishing transcription around the same time.
  • Numbered annotation notes with multiple paragraphs now stay properly indented under their number in exported text and images, instead of the second paragraph drifting to the left margin.
  • Exported annotation panels for multi-frame recordings now show which frame they belong to, with a time stamp, instead of a generic "Annotations" label.

0.2.14

  • Onboarding now offers to install Skills — guides that give your AI agents extra context — right alongside the command line tool setup.
  • Minor spacing polish in the new session screen for a cleaner look.

0.2.13

  • The session panel can now be dragged to either side of the screen and stays docked there — it opens on the left by default.
  • The session panel has new corner buttons for hiding it or moving it to the other side, and double-clicking a note opens it for editing.
  • Fixed a glitch where the video would visibly jump when leaving Picture-in-Picture.
  • Picture-in-Picture now shows a single centered progress indicator while a recording finishes processing, and its button fits its corner better.
  • New sessions now open on the recording view instead of the notes list.
  • The What's New window no longer pops up over onboarding or repair screens — it waits until they're finished.
  • Refined spacing and alignment across the session panel and voice recordings for a more consistent look.

0.2.12

  • Voice and video recordings can now continue in a small floating window if you close the panel or press Esc, so the take keeps going while you do something else.
  • The floating recording window shows a live waveform and transcript for voice, or a camera preview for video, with buttons to bring it back or finish.
  • Fixed the "jump to live" control showing up in the full-size transcript view even when there was nothing to scroll.
  • Tightened the spacing above the copy button in the playback view.
  • The waveform during recording now flows smoothly instead of stepping.

0.2.11

  • The recording timeline now supports press-and-drag scrubbing anywhere on the strip, so you can slide through frames like a playhead instead of only clicking to jump.
  • The panel and pin-mode buttons now show what tapping them will do next, with a smooth icon swap instead of a static state icon.
  • Recording a video or voice cover now waits for the microphone to actually start before the camera appears and the clock begins, so your first words are never lost; Save stays dimmed until there's something to save.
  • New keyboard shortcuts (Control-V/A/W) start a video, audio, or written cover from anywhere in a session, without opening the cover panel first.
  • Clicking an annotation in the session panel now opens its card right at the pin, instead of requiring a double-click.
  • A new Clipboard setting lets you choose whether copying a session puts a ready-to-run agent prompt or plain markdown text on the clipboard.
  • The setup step for enabling automation was redesigned to match the rest of onboarding, and setup now waits until the on-device model finishes downloading before letting you continue.
  • Inspecting a recorded session with a video cover is noticeably faster.

0.2.10

  • Pins can now carry a spoken voice note, with live transcription and Spotify-style playback that follows along as it plays.
  • Screen recordings now smart-crop to the window you were pointing at, just like still captures.
  • Optimized exports stay under 10 MB while keeping full-resolution detail, so fine annotations no longer blur.
  • Added an annotation index — open it from the toolbar or press "a" to see every pin in the session in one list, with quick edit, delete, and copy.
  • Added a session cover — describe an entire session with a video, a voice memo, or a written note.
  • Redesigned the export history browser with smoother page navigation and refined shadows.
  • Voice recording and playback are steadier: cues no longer overlap, playback controls respond reliably, and background noise no longer triggers false takes.
  • The annotation panel now closes with Esc, stays put when you switch spaces, and shows when and where a session was captured.

0.2.9

  • Fixed rough, jagged edges on export cards when they're tilted or dragged in a stack.
  • Added a subtle shadow behind the icon in the What's New window.

0.2.8

  • Recording covers now show a scrubbable timeline of commented frames — hover to preview any moment, double-click to jump back into the session.
  • The history panel now opens and scrolls instantly, even with a large library of past recordings.
  • Exports now land on your desktop as a stack of cards you can drag, flip through, or peel apart one at a time, with quick actions to copy, save, share, or delete.
  • Softer landing and sound polish when exports arrive and when frames are deleted.
  • Builds now expire 30 days after release and prompt you to update, with a reminder in the final days.
  • Sending feedback now opens your mail app directly.

0.2.1

  • Liquid Glass, finished: tooltips, toasts, cards, and the session bar now carry the real specular rim
  • Interaction sounds: fourteen synthesized cues with Off, Essential, and All modes plus a volume control
  • One-shot exports: press Option Return for Text and Image, Command Return for a full-resolution Image, without changing your defaults
  • A faster timeline: clicks land instantly, travel animation is capped, and the frame preview no longer re-renders on every hovered candle
  • Hover feedback on every control, from the session bar to the History panel
  • Fixed: the Hotkeys pane scrolls again, and finishing an unannotated recording now warns instead of silently saving