0.9.8
First release of Ambient
Ambient is built on Handy 0.9.8 by CJ Pais (MIT). Transcription works exactly as it does upstream; this release is about the experience around it.
New
- A new design throughout: translucent glass surfaces, a soft ambient backdrop, light and dark themes.
- Home: recent transcriptions, words this week and a rotating tip.
- History: search, play back, copy and re-transcribe past recordings; transcribe audio files.
- Settings reorganised into clear sections; Account shows your plan and license.
- A glass recording pill with a live waveform while you speak.
- Plans and licensing: Free, Pro and Team, activated with a license key that is verified on your device.
Unchanged from upstream
- On-device speech-to-text with the same model catalog and languages.
- Push-to-talk or toggle shortcuts, custom words, optional post-processing with your own LLM API key.
- macOS, Windows and Linux builds.
Known limitations
- On Wayland, global shortcuts are limited — bind the command-line toggle to a desktop shortcut (see Linux setup).
- Free dictation is unlimited, forever.