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Live voice dictation and stop-and-send

0.2.0-beta.169 · October 23, 2026

Dictation with OpenAI Realtime now shows text while you talk, and you can stop and send in one step.

New

  • The recording pill has a send button that stops dictation and sends the prompt once the last words are in.
  • Stop dictation and send (⌘⌥↵ by default, rebindable in Settings → Keybindings) works wherever focus is.

Improved

  • OpenAI Realtime dictation transcribes at each pause instead of only after you stop, so stopping waits only for the last sentence.
  • Silence auto-stop adapts to background noise, ignores clicks and key taps, and keeps working when the window is in the background.
  • Cleaner audio reaches the transcription model, and audio streaming uses far less overhead.

Fixed

  • Stopping right after silence no longer shows an error or inserts a made-up "Thank you."
  • OpenAI Audio and local whisper no longer cut off your last words or insert the text twice.
Newer release Voice dictation works again on Auto Older release Subagents stop showing as running when they are done

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