Changelog

Major update with sign-in support, new translation presets, local AI models, tags, export, and YouTube transcription.

New Translation Presets

• 8 new built-in translation presets: Chinese, French, German, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Italian

New transcription provider

• Cohere Transcribe — best-in-class accuracy (#1 on Open ASR Leaderboard), 14 languages, free trial tier

Sign in with your subscriptions

• GitHub Copilot — sign in and access Claude, GPT, Gemini, Grok (free tier available)
• ChatGPT — sign in with your ChatGPT Plus/Pro subscription, no API key needed
• Google Gemini — sign in with your Google account for AI processing
• OpenRouter — one-click sign-in, API key generated automatically
• VivAgents Server — use CLI agents (Claude, Codex, Gemini) locally or share with iOS devices

Local AI with MLX

• Run open-source LLMs locally on Apple Silicon — free, private, no internet
• Qwen 3.5 models (4B, 9B, 27B, 35B-A3B MoE)
• OpenAI GPT OSS 20B, Ministral 3B, Ministral 8B
• Model browser organized by Mac RAM tier with recommendations
• Base, Med, High quantization variants

Tags & Organization

• Custom tags with name, color, and icon
• Source tags auto-track origin: Mac, iOS, iOS Keyboard, Share Extension
• Filter transcription history by source and custom tags
• Tags sync across devices via iCloud

Export

• Export transcriptions to CSV, JSON, or Markdown
• Bulk export from history or individual export from detail view
• Markdown export includes metadata header

YouTube Transcription

• Transcribe YouTube videos by pasting a URL
• Optional timestamps
• AI processing available on transcribed content

Initial release of VivaDicta for Mac.

• System-wide voice-to-text — works in any app via global shortcut
• Local transcription with Whisper, Parakeet, and Apple Speech
• Cloud transcription via Groq, Cohere, Deepgram, ElevenLabs, Gemini, Mistral, Soniox, and more
• AI text processing with 39 built-in presets (Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, Groq, Ollama, and more)
• Viva Modes — auto-configure model, language, and AI preset per app or website
• Transcription history with search, export, and audio playback
• iCloud sync with VivaDicta for iOS
• Custom vocabulary and word replacements
• Mini recorder with keyboard shortcuts for fast preset switching