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+# Changelog
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+## [0.3.0] - 2025-07-11
+
+### Added
+- **Translate to English** setting: Added automatic translation of speech to English
+- Settings refactored into React hooks for better state management
+- Audio device switching capability
+- Hysteresis to VAD (Voice Activity Detection) for more stable recording
+
+### Changed
+- Major audio backend refactor for improved performance and reliability
+- Moved audio toolkit into src-tauri directory for better permissions handling
+- Model files no longer need to be downloaded separately for releases
+- Updated settings components and transcription logic
+
+### Fixed
+- Audio toolkit permissions issues
+- Various stability improvements
+
+## [0.2.3] - 2025-07-03
+
+### Fixed
+- Keycode bug that was causing input issues
+- Whisper model optimization: switched to unquantized Whisper Turbo, updated Whisper Medium quantization to 4_1
+
+## [0.2.2] - 2025-07-02
+
+### Fixed
+- Removed 50ms delay feature flag for Windows (now applies to all platforms for consistency)
+
+## [0.2.1] - 2025-07-01
+
+### Added
+- Ctrl+Space key binding for Windows platform
+
+### Fixed
+- Windows crash issue
+- Model loading on startup when available
+- Windows paste functionality bug
+
+## [0.2.0] - 2025-06-30
+
+### Added
+- **Microphone activation on demand**: More efficient resource usage
+- Less permissive VAD settings for better accuracy
+
+### Changed
+- Improved microphone management and activation system
+
+## [0.1.6] - 2025-06-30
+
+### Added
+- **Multiple models support**: Users can now select from different transcription models
+- Model selection onboarding flow
+- Cleanup and refactoring of model management
+
+### Changed
+- Enhanced user experience with model selection interface
+- Better language and UI tweaks
+
+## [0.1.5] - 2025-06-27
+
+### Added
+- **Different start and stop recording sounds**: Enhanced audio feedback
+- Recording sound samples for better user experience
+
+## [0.1.4] - 2025-06-27
+
+### Fixed
+- Build issues
+- Auto-update functionality improvements
+
+## [0.1.3] - 2025-06-26
+
+### Fixed
+- Paste functionality using enigo library for better cross-platform compatibility
+
+## [0.1.2] - 2025-06-26
+
+### Added
+- **Auto-update functionality**: Application can now automatically update itself
+- Footer displaying current version
+- Improved menu system
+
+### Changed
+- Better user interface for version management
+- Enhanced update workflow
+
+## [0.1.1] - 2025-06-25
+
+### Added
+- **Comprehensive build system**: Support for Windows, macOS, and Linux
+- Windows code signing for trusted installation
+- Ubuntu/Linux build support with Vulkan
+- Model file download and packaging for releases
+- GitHub Actions CI/CD workflow
+
+### Changed
+- Improved build process and release workflow
+- Better cross-platform compatibility
+
+### Fixed
+- Various build-related issues across platforms
+
+## [0.1.0] - 2025-05-16
+
+### Added
+- **Initial release** of Handy
+- Basic speech-to-text transcription functionality
+- Voice Activity Detection (VAD) for automatic recording
+- Cross-platform support (macOS, Windows, Linux)
+- **Tauri-based desktop application** with React frontend
+- **Global keyboard shortcuts** for activation
+- **Clipboard integration** for automatic text insertion
+- **LLM integration** for enhanced transcription processing
+- **Configurable settings** including:
+  - Custom key bindings
+  - Audio device selection
+  - Microphone settings
+  - Push-to-talk functionality
+- **System tray integration** with recording indicators
+- **Accessibility permissions** handling for macOS
+- **Settings persistence** with unified settings store
+- **Background operation** capability
+- **Multiple audio format support** with on-the-fly resampling
+- **Whisper model integration** for high-quality transcription
+- **MIT License** for open-source distribution
+
+### Technical Implementation
+- Built with Tauri (Rust backend) and React (TypeScript frontend)
+- Audio processing with cpal and whisper-rs
+- Real-time transcription with performance optimizations
+- Cross-platform keyboard event handling
+- Modular architecture with managers for audio, models, and transcription