This release adds 3 notable features for engineering teams evaluating rollout.
✓ No known CVEs patched in this version
Summary
AI summaryUpdates What's new, Install, and Homebrew across a mixed release.
Changes in this release
| Type | Severity | Summary | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feature | Low |
Recent transcriptions menu consolidated under one entry. Recent transcriptions menu consolidated under one entry. Source: llm_adapter@2026-07-18 Confidence: high |
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| Feature | Low |
Mic picker displays real device names, removing internal aggregates. Mic picker displays real device names, removing internal aggregates. Source: llm_adapter@2026-07-18 Confidence: low |
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| Feature | Low |
Mic picker now shows real device names and filters out internal Core Audio aggregates. Mic picker now shows real device names and filters out internal Core Audio aggregates. Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-07-18-audit Confidence: low |
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| Performance | Medium |
HUD text layout memoized for smoother cursor movement. HUD text layout memoized for smoother cursor movement. Source: llm_adapter@2026-07-18 Confidence: low |
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| Performance | Low |
HUD text layout is memoized, reducing jitter during cursor movement over the always-on pill. HUD text layout is memoized, reducing jitter during cursor movement over the always-on pill. Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-07-18-audit Confidence: low |
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| Bugfix | High |
Fixes deadlock that caused installer to get stuck on "Installing…". Fixes deadlock that caused installer to get stuck on "Installing…". Source: llm_adapter@2026-07-18 Confidence: high |
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Full changelog
A cleaner pill menu, a smoother HUD, and a mic picker that shows real device names. Everything still runs entirely on your Mac.
What's new
- Cleaner recent transcriptions. The pill's right-click menu no longer stacks five recent transcriptions inline with nested sub-menus. They now live under one Recent Transcriptions entry — hover to see the list, click any one to copy it straight to the clipboard.
- Smoother HUD. The always-on pill did text-layout work on every mouse move anywhere on screen; during dictation that ran on each move. It's now memoized, so moving the cursor over (or near) the pill is effectively free. No behavior change — just no jitter.
- Mic picker shows real names. The microphone list used to include a private Core Audio aggregate the system creates internally (e.g. "CADefaultDeviceAggregate-…"), which duplicated "System Default" and showed a raw identifier. It's now filtered out — you see System Default plus your actual microphones. A stale selection pointing at that device is cleaned up automatically so it can't be misread as a disconnected mic mid-meeting.
Install
- Homebrew:
brew install --cask sushilk1991/tap/velora(orbrew upgrade --cask velora) - Or download the notarized DMG below and drag Velora to Applications.
On an existing install, use the in-app updater (menu bar → Update) or brew upgrade --cask velora. First launch downloads the on-device models (~6 GB) with visible progress.
If a previous update ever gets stuck on "Installing…"
That was a deadlock fixed in 0.10.0. Force-quit Velora (killall Velora), reopen it, and update once — from 0.10.0 on, the installer can't wedge.
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