Detailed notes for every public Direct Mac release.

Translation and language choice

• Added a selectable translation target from the full supported language catalog.
• Added experimental translation with the local speech model; quality varies by language pair and selected model.
• Added optional Apple Translation with guidance for macOS language resources and On-Device Mode.
• Kept translation separate from original-language dictation with its own shortcut and status.

Language processing

• Expanded the portable post-processing pack to 13 prepared profiles, including Arabic and Turkish.
• Improved Chinese and Japanese plausibility checks and mixed-script preservation.
• Exposed the complete model dictation-language catalog instead of limiting the picker to the 13 interface languages.

Direct Mac polish

• Refined translation and language menus, Accessibility-based delivery, onboarding, command reference windows, and About.
• Verified the Russian model mirror as an additional fallback while preserving international sources.

• Detected language independently for each short segment when automatic language mode was active.
• Applied post-processing according to the language detected for that segment.
• Prevented a rolling prompt from pulling later segments into the script of an earlier language.
• Used shorter two-second segmentation for more responsive mixed-language switching.
• Preserved the established single-language workflow.

• Added Arabic and Turkish interface localization.
• Introduced a portable PostProcessing Pack with separate profiles for prepared dictation languages.
• Improved Chinese and Japanese plausibility handling and mixed-language safety.
• Added more model download mirrors, including a Russian fallback.
• Added an optional English reprocessing action.
• Introduced distinct Direct-edition artwork and changed About to a nonblocking window.

• Launched fully local speech recognition with downloadable models.
• Added short dictation and segmented long dictation with a live transcript capsule.
• Added final proofreading with visible changes and safe replacement.
• Supported text delivery into Safari, Brave, Notes, Pages, Word, and other writing apps.
• Added customizable Right Command and Right Option shortcuts.
• Added voice activity detection and language-aware post-processing for 11 prepared languages.
• Introduced Free, explicit 21-day Pro Trial, and Pro licensing for up to three Macs.
• Added a signed Sparkle update channel.