Follow the release history behind the product, not just the marketing layer.

VoiceSlate is still moving fast, so the changelog is where product reality, desktop progress, and commercial readiness stay visible in one place.

What shipped, what tightened, and what is coming next.

This is a lightweight public timeline for product milestones, launch steps, and the desktop workflow decisions that matter most.

v0.1.27May 2026

Volcengine AUC official auth and network diagnostics

This release keeps Volcengine STT aligned with the official OpenSpeech AUC headers and separates network errors from credential guidance.

  • New-console Volcengine ASR keys continue to use the official X-Api-Key header
  • Old-console App Key:Access Key credentials still send both X-Api-App-Key and X-Api-Access-Key
  • Settings now shows network/proxy guidance separately when the OpenSpeech endpoint cannot be reached
v0.1.26May 2026

Volcengine ASR credential compatibility fix

This release improves Volcengine STT connection diagnostics caused by the difference between AI Polish keys and OpenSpeech ASR credentials.

  • Volcengine STT settings explain the difference between AI Polish keys and speech recognition keys
  • Settings surfaces more detailed connection failures instead of only generic failure copy
  • Desktop transcription, connection testing, and the bundled local backend share the same auth parser
v0.1.25May 2026

Volcengine flash probe and settings copy fix

This release fixes false connection failures for Volcengine flash STT probes and restores the missing Settings failure copy.

  • Volcengine Flash now treats official empty-audio probe status as a reachable API response
  • Settings no longer shows the raw settings.connectionFailedConfig translation key
  • Website and public downloads now point to the repaired 0.1.25 Windows installer and portable package
v0.1.2May 2026

Volcengine standard compatibility and settings test hardening

This release fixes false failures for Volcengine high-accuracy STT by supporting both standard resource IDs and by separating connectivity checks from latency benchmarking in Settings.

  • Volcengine Standard now falls back between seedasr 2.0 and bigasr 1.0 resource IDs
  • Settings STT test now verifies connectivity first, then measures latency as a best-effort follow-up
  • Website and public downloads now point to the repaired 0.1.2 Windows installer and portable package
v0.1.1May 2026

Release packaging and BYOK test fixes

The public desktop package was refreshed to fix STT provider connection-test false negatives and to align the website download path with the repaired Windows build.

  • Volcengine and Whisper-compatible STT test flow now treats reachable sample-rejection responses correctly
  • STT setup error copy now points people to config issues instead of blaming API keys by default
  • Website release and download links updated to the repaired installer and portable package version
v0.1.0May 2026

First public Windows release

VoiceSlate shipped as a usable desktop workflow with local-first archives, prompt actions, screenshot flow, and the first public website plus download path.

  • Windows installer and portable build published
  • Prompt, translation, quick answer, and screenshot actions available
  • Website, trust pages, downloads, and release flow opened publicly
Desktop loopCurrent beta direction

Product direction narrowed around serious AI work

The product direction became clearer: not generic dictation, but a desktop voice layer for AI-native work, local memory, and inspectable workflows.

  • Homepage, settings, history, and guide UI aligned in desktop product language
  • Theme controls and local-first learning surfaced in the client
  • Commercial website structure expanded across feature, use-case, pricing, and trust pages
NextNear-term roadmap

Commercial plumbing and stronger rollout trust

The next stage is less about inventing new surface area and more about maturing payments, analytics, rollout trust, and stronger product storytelling.

  • Payment path after the right mainland-compatible commercial route is selected
  • More product mockups and release storytelling on the website
  • Operational visibility beyond raw downloads and page visits

Need the actual installers and download trail too?

GitHub Releases remains the cleanest source of truth for tagged builds, portable artifacts, and public download counts while the rest of the commercial stack keeps maturing.

Tagged installers and portable builds stay attached to each public release