The biggest update yet: connect any AI provider (including local and on-device), a reworked settings experience, a movable recording bar, and a dramatically more capable API.

New: Providers

• New Providers tab: connect providers from a clean grid — click, paste your key, it validates, done.
• Ollama and LM Studio support: run AI features against local models. Sotto auto-detects running instances and lists your installed models.
• Apple Intelligence: auto-detected on supported Macs. AI features work out of the box — no API key needed.
• New transcription providers: Deepgram Nova-3 and custom OpenAI-compatible endpoints (self-hosted Whisper, Speaches, LiteLLM…).
• All model catalogs updated to the latest generation (GPT‑5.6 family, Claude Sonnet 5 / Opus 4.8 / Fable 5, Gemini 3.5, and more). Your saved models migrate automatically.
• Use your coding agent CLIs as providers: Codex, Claude Code, OpenCode, Grok, and Cursor Agent.

New: Permissions

• New Permissions tab showing every permission Sotto uses, with one-click granting.
• A floating guide helps you drag Sotto straight into the right System Settings list — no more hunting for the app.
• "Repair Permission" fixes stale Accessibility grants.

Recording bar

• Drag it anywhere — Sotto remembers where you put it.
• Right-click anywhere on the bar for a full menu: size, style, position, reset.
• "Hide for This Recording" records invisibly, just this once.

Fixes

• Global hotkey now works immediately after login, before the main window is ever opened.
• Fixed recordings getting stuck ("bubble stays on screen") until the app was restarted.
• Errors are shown instead of failing silently.
• License activation shows real error messages, and deactivation tells you if the seat wasn't freed.

API & CLI (for tinkerers and agents)

• Browse and search your transcription history via the API.
• Manage AI functions, dictionary, find & replace, and always-on rules via API and CLI.
• Upload audio files directly (POST /api/import/upload) — works remotely and around sandbox limits.
• Endpoints grouped with per-group and per-endpoint enable/disable.
• The sotto CLI auto-discovers the port, supports remote hosts (--host), and gained commands for everything above.

Settings got a cleaner grouped sidebar, Summaries and Titles are now separate (and titles work for dictation recordings too), and AI Functions include starter templates.