Closing Settings no longer quits Sotto or removes it from the menu bar.

Settings reopens reliably after being closed.

When Show Dock Icon is off, opening Settings no longer makes Sotto appear in the Dock or Cmd-Tab.

Choose Stable or Nightly updates from Settings.

Closing Settings now keeps Sotto running in the menu bar.

Reopening Sotto brings the Settings window back normally.

Menu-bar-only mode stays out of the Dock and app switcher, even while Settings is open.

Improved recovery and diagnostics after sleep, wake, and short system stalls.

Fixed freezes that could make Sotto appear to crash while global hotkeys were active.

The Settings window is more reliable across display changes and repeated opens.

Automatically repairs damaged legacy window and sidebar state without resetting settings, API keys, models, or history.

In-app update windows now come to the front and remain clickable in menu-bar setups on macOS 26.

Local Parakeet v3 transcription now keeps moving and finishes promptly when this rare short-clip edge case appears.

Automatic speech uses an installed Siri voice when available, otherwise the best Premium or Enhanced voice for your language.

Voice menus show which Apple voice Automatic will use and place higher-quality voices first.

If a saved voice is no longer installed, Sotto now falls back cleanly to the best available voice.

Choose an Assistant transcription provider first, then pick from only that provider’s models.

Release validation now cleans up its temporary checkout and restores the installed Sotto API automatically.

See distinct listening, processing, and speaking feedback instead of guessing what Sotto is doing.

Press the dictation key to interrupt Assistant speech and start dictating immediately.

Connect cloud transcription providers from a focused dialog with a clear connection indicator.

Fixed overlay-window crashes, stale loading states, and inaccurate API version reporting.

Restored clipboard contents automatically without exposing a timing slider.