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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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