Dictly Changelog: New Features and Release Notes

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Version 1.5 · February 26, 2026

More control over transcription engines, a smoother cleanup workflow, and better reliability when processing runs into edge cases.

Choose between Speech and Dictation transcription engines in Settings, depending on how you like to work.
New Dictation controls let you pick Short Form or Long Form and fine-tune punctuation and emoji behavior.
Share flows on iPhone and Mac now include a clearer Copy Text action for faster handoff into other apps.

The processing pipeline editor now feels more natural, with a smoother add-step flow and better custom step creation.
Custom step setup is clearer and roomier, especially on macOS, with better guidance while you write prompts.
Finished transcript views were simplified so the final result is easier to scan without duplicate content.

Guardrail failures no longer leave cleanup queues stuck or transcripts endlessly loading.
Processing History now makes cleanup failures easier to understand with clearer error visibility.
Transcript cleanup finalization is more reliable, so cleaned text is applied and saved more consistently.

New languages, in-app Help, and a smoother way to manage transcriptions on macOS.

German, Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese translations across the app and App Shortcuts.
An in-app Help panel with a friendly support contact so you can reach the developer quickly.
A new Quick Capture toggle to decide whether those transcripts are saved to your history.

macOS transcription deletion now supports selection mode, toolbar delete, and confirmation for multi-select.
Transcript controls were refined, including a faster recording flow on iOS with a floating record button.
Processing pipelines got clearer defaults, keeping the active selection stable and focusing cleanup on what matters.

Improved processing reliability so final chunks and cleanup runs are handled consistently.
Avoided queueing cleanup work when Apple Intelligence is unavailable.

Processing safeguards keep risky rewrites in check while Dictly Pro becomes a lifetime unlock and Quick Capture clearly signals finishing work.

Processing safeguards ensure each text cleanup step can enable a threshold that compares AI output against the original transcript, logs when the protection trips, and skips risky rewrites while still displaying the history context and new regression coverage.

Dictly Pro Lifetime Unlock exposes Dictly Pro as a single lifetime purchase (with refreshed paywall copy, formatter text, and price) and consolidates entitlement detection behind hasProAccess so the HUD, sidebar, and settings consistently reflect unlock status even without an active subscription.
Quick Capture Finalization keeps a visible Finishing badge with live queue counts while transcript cleanup completes, reassuring users that shutdown is still in progress.

Hotkey Re-entry Guard prevents pressing the global shortcut from reopening the panel while the previous capture is still finalizing, eliminating the duplicate HUD race.
Processing Queue Skips prevent empty jobs and lingering history entries by marking chunk, envelope, session, and transcript stages as processed when their pipelines have no enabled steps, with regression coverage for each stage.

Analytics now tell the full story of your sessions, Quick Capture gets more context, and transcripts highlight helpful details automatically.

Analytics dashboard with activity rings, daily trends, and customizable metrics so you can track dictation progress at a glance.
Personal goals for words spoken, time saved, and more—Dictly remembers your targets across devices.
Quick Capture context shows where your dictation will land, including the app name inside the HUD and VoiceOver announcements.
Transcription metadata chips display word count, duration, and capture source in a clean, screen-reader-friendly layout.

Activity charts render faster and stay responsive even with a large history.
Fine-tune the spoken and typed words-per-minute assumptions for more accurate time-saved calculations.

Processing queues now respect task order, preventing rare situations where transcription stages could stall.

This release expands how you capture ideas, find past work, and tailor the interface to the way you dictate.

Home screen and widget support lets you start a transcription with a single tap on macOS or iOS.
Shortcuts actions make it easy to automate Dictly with Siri or your favorite workflows.
Full-text search helps you find any transcription instantly, including words inside the transcript.
Quick Capture upgrades bring auto-submit, haptics, Escape to cancel, and live status indicators to keep you informed.

Customize transcription defaults, auto-scroll behavior, and animation styles to match your pacing.
Refined toolbar and interface polish improves consistency across macOS and iOS, with refreshed glass styling and clearer settings organization.
Speech recognition options load faster and make language downloads easier to manage.
Smarter title suggestions now rely on cleaned transcript text for better results.

Resolved database migration issues to prevent launch failures and improve data reliability.
Eliminated layout glitches in dictionary and settings views and kept raw transcripts neatly wrapped.
Cleaned up warnings in settings pickers and improved logging for diagnostics.

Dictly debuted with fast, private speech-to-text on every supported Apple device.

The initial release delivered real-time dictation, styled transcripts, and on-device processing so your words stay private from day one.