Changelog
Track every update, feature, and improvement to Transkript
Version 2.6
December 2025
Word Export
Long Text Support
What's New
- DOCX/Word Export: Export your summaries as Microsoft Word documents (.docx) in addition to PDF. Perfect for editing and sharing.
- Hierarchical Summarization: Long transcripts are now automatically split into chunks, summarized individually, then combined into a final summary. No more hanging on very long texts.
Improvements
- Accurate Progress: Progress indicator now based on actual audio position instead of text length.
- Better Time Estimates: Shows estimated time remaining during transcription.
- Cross-platform ZIP implementation for reliable DOCX creation
Version 2.5
December 2025
Simplified UI
Auto Engine Selection
What's New
- Automatic Engine Selection: The app now automatically chooses the best AI engine (Apple Intelligence or Whisper) based on your selected language.
- Simplified Language Picker: See availability status for each language with green bolt (Apple Intelligence) or orange checkmark (Whisper).
- One-Click Whisper Download: Easy prompt to download Whisper model for 90+ additional languages.
- Streamlined Settings: Removed manual engine picker for a cleaner, more intuitive interface.
Improvements
- Dynamic language refresh when Whisper models are downloaded
- Better visual indicators for engine availability
- Improved first-time user experience
Version 2.0
December 2025
Whisper AI
Subtitle Optimizer
Video Player
New Features
- Whisper AI Integration: OpenAI's Whisper as an alternative transcription engine supporting 99 languages with high accuracy.
- Dual Engine Choice: Switch between Apple Intelligence (live transcription) and Whisper (batch processing) on the main screen.
- Subtitle Optimizer: Automatically split long segments into readable subtitles with customizable max characters, duration, and timing.
- Show Original Text: View the original text for incompletely translated segments to understand context.
- Whisper Processing Animation: Beautiful animated waveform display while Whisper processes audio.
Improvements
- Quick Start: Option to automatically start transcription when dropping a file (configurable in Settings).
- Animated Progress: Continuously animated progress ring and waveform icon during transcription for better visual feedback.
- App Header Bar: New header with app icon, name, and menu for quick access to Settings and About.
- Button Labels: All action buttons now show text labels for better clarity and usability.
- Full-Screen Export: Export dialogs now use full screen for better overview of options.
- Video Player Controls: Playback speed (0.5x-2x), AirPlay, video fill toggle, and native macOS fullscreen.
- Audio Player Speed: Variable playback speed for audio preview (0.5x to 2x).
- Improved Translation View: Preview button moved to action bar, consistent with transcript view.
- Smart Live Preview: Live transcription preview only shown for Apple Intelligence (not Whisper).
Whisper Languages
- 99 Languages: Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Maori, Marathi, Mongolian, Nepali, Norwegian, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tamil, Tatar, Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Welsh, Yiddish, Yoruba, and more.
Version 1.1
December 2025
Video Support
VTT Export
Subtitle Preview
New Features
- Video to Subtitles: Load MP4, MOV, or M4V video files directly. Audio is automatically extracted for transcription.
- WebVTT Export: New VTT format for web video players alongside existing SRT support.
- Video Thumbnail Preview: See a preview frame from your video in the file info card.
- Subtitle Sync Preview: Preview your subtitles overlaid on the original video to verify timing before export.
- Multilingual Subtitles: Create subtitles in the original language AND translated versions in 34 languages.
Improvements
- Enhanced file type detection for video formats
- Visual distinction between audio and video files in UI
- Improved export dialog with format-specific hints
Version 1.0
November 2025
Initial Release
Core Features
- Audio Transcription: Support for MP3, M4A, WAV, AAC, AIFF, and CAF files with word-level timestamps.
- Live Recording: Record audio directly in-app with real-time transcription preview.
- AI Summarization: Generate intelligent summaries using Apple Intelligence in multiple languages.
- Translation: Translate transcripts to 34 languages while preserving timestamps for subtitle export.
- Multiple Export Formats: TXT, SRT subtitles, JSON, and PDF with formatted summaries.
- Library Management: Save, organize, and search your transcriptions with iCloud sync.
- Siri & Shortcuts: Voice commands and automation via the Shortcuts app.
- Control Center Widgets: Quick-launch buttons for iOS Control Center.
- Live Activities: Real-time progress on Lock Screen and Dynamic Island.
- Audio Preview Player: Listen to audio files before transcription with playback controls.
- 100% Privacy: All processing on-device with Apple Intelligence. No cloud uploads.
Supported Languages
- Transcription: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and more
- Translation: 34 target languages including Arabic, Hebrew, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Turkish, Greek, Russian, Ukrainian
- UI Languages: English, German, French, Dutch
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