Version History

2026.10.05

• Added a one-time notice when the Terms of Service or Privacy Policy change.
• Added Terms of Service and Privacy Policy links to Settings › Help & Feedback.

2026.10.04

• Redesigned Settings: it opens in the main window like a note, with large buttons, clear pages and short descriptions.
• The home screen and Mac sidebar now show just Favorites, Uncategorized and your projects. Insights moved to the top of Settings.
• Recording starts the moment you tap Record, and your first words are no longer cut off.
• Transcript Cleanup with S1-mini loads while you speak, so stopping is quicker.
• Speech models now show plain facts (languages, engine, size) instead of speed and accuracy scores.
• The microphone turns off as soon as you stop, even while Transcript Cleanup finishes.
• Transcript Cleanup applies to dictations in the Wispen app; Wispen Keyboard dictations use the built-in cleanup.
• Fixed the stop button sometimes spinning for a long time after a dictation.
• Fixed other apps' audio sometimes staying quiet after a very short recording (iPhone and iPad).
• Fixed Settings not opening from the menu bar or with ⌘, when the Wispen window was closed (Mac).
• Removed Meeting Recorder and Recent Recordings. Recordings kept on the device are deleted.
• Removed AI Transformations, Quick Reformat and Summarize & Tag from notes, including the summary line at the top of notes.
• Removed AI Styles from Settings on iPhone and iPad, and settings that didn't do anything: Workspaces, Display Name, Pacing Style and the privacy badges.

2026.10.03

• Added Apple's SpeechAnalyzer engine, now the default speech model.
• Added NVIDIA Parakeet speech models: Parakeet v2 for English and Parakeet Ultra for 25 European languages. Parakeet uses your dictionary.
• Added Transcript Cleanup: download S1-mini by Superwhisper (462 MB) to clean up English dictation on your device.
• Added push-to-talk on Mac: hold the dictation shortcut, or a single hold-to-talk key such as Fn or Right Option. Double-tap it for hands-free.
• Added Command Mode on Mac: select text in any app, press ⌥⇧E and say how to change it, using Apple Intelligence.
• Added AI styles that rewrite your dictation before it's inserted, custom AI modes, and per-app modes on Mac.
• Added Paste Last Dictation (⌥⇧V), start and stop sounds, and lowering or muting other audio while dictating on Mac.
• Added word replacements, voice snippets and mid-sentence corrections to the Dictionary. Wispen also offers to add names you correct.
• Added context-aware recognition: names around your cursor are spelled correctly, on your device.
• Added the Wispen Keyboard typing layout, which also works without Full Access.
• Added Read Aloud for notes, with Apple's voice or a natural voice.
• Added speaker labels for imported meetings and interviews, and Identify Speakers for notes with a recording.
• Added Insights: words dictated, speaking pace, time saved and streaks.
• Added Whisper Mode for dictating quietly.
• Added Shortcuts actions: New Voice Note, Get Last Dictation and Transcribe Audio File.
• Added ⌘N for a new note and ⌘F to search notes.
• Added Meeting Recorder, Recent Recordings and Quick Reformat for notes (removed in 2026.10.04).
• Added a What's New tour, new setup steps for shortcuts and choosing a speech model, and a Licenses page.
• Esc now cancels dictation into other apps on Mac, and your clipboard is restored after Wispen pastes.
• Dictation into other apps now inserts the polished text, unless it's typed live as you speak.
• Subtitle exports and synced playback for imported audio now use the real timing of each sentence.
• Unused speech models are now released from memory when you switch models.
• Fixed the Enable Global Shortcuts setting having no effect.
• Fixed the Wispen Keyboard not using your custom vocabulary.
• Fixed the menu bar menu always showing Start Dictation during a dictation.
• Fixed exporting notes on Mac not saving the file.
• Clearer message when on-device speech recognition can't start, instead of a stuck recording.

2026.10.01

• Added iCloud sync for notes and projects, with a sync status row in Settings.
• Added note History: earlier versions are saved automatically and can be previewed and restored.
• Added Recently Deleted: deleted notes can be recovered for 30 days.
• Added Undo and Redo in notes.
• Added Favorites.
• Added a Dictation Language setting with 10 languages plus automatic detection.
• Added a Spoken Punctuation setting.
• Added a setup guide for permissions and the Wispen Keyboard.
• Added a setting to choose whether Wispen Keyboard dictations are saved as notes.
• Added this Version History to Settings.
• Wispen Keyboard dictation now works through the Wispen app when iOS doesn't give keyboards the microphone, stays ready for quick follow-up dictations, and can use your Whisper model.
• Dictation keeps recording when you lock your phone or switch apps.
• Dictation now goes where your cursor is in a note, or replaces the selected text.
• Formatting voice commands now need "Hey Wispen" first, so everyday words are left alone.
• The microphone permission is now requested when you first need it.
• The home screen microphone now starts dictating right away.
• Wispen and the Wispen Keyboard now require iOS 27.
• Many fixes to dictation, text cleanup, the keyboard, exports and imported audio, including PDF export on iPhone and dictations lost when auto-stop ended a recording or the model changed mid-recording.

2026.09.01

• Initial release.