Ore changelog

This update brings simpler, faster voice dictation, a new chat history sidebar, refreshed visuals and icons, and much smoother switching between tasks along with better stability.

🎙 Simpler, faster dictation

• Tap to record: Dictation now starts with a tap and finishes with another tap. The extra in-between steps are gone, so you can focus on getting words down without distractions.
• More reliable startup: Recording responds faster when it starts, fixing occasional slow starts in some situations. It's ready every time you call it up.

💬 Better AI chat and assistant

• New chat history sidebar: The chat window now has a persistent list of past conversations that you can collapse or expand at any time, making it easy to look back and switch between conversations.
• Lighter message reading:
  • Message cards use a more compact, flatter layout with less unnecessary whitespace.
  • Long-form text and code block highlighting have been refined, so technical content and long answers are more pleasant to read.
• Centered on wide screens: When the window is stretched or on a large display, the chat area keeps a comfortable centered width so your eyes don't have to travel too far.
• Clearer error messages: Messages shown when an AI response fails have been rewritten in plain language instead of cryptic technical error codes.

✨ A fresh look

• New brand and system icons: The full set of app icons has been updated, including sharp vector icons for the macOS Dock, the system tray, and the Windows taskbar.
• More modern typography and spacing:
  • Font sizes, weights, and line spacing are standardized across the app, giving text a clearer hierarchy and a more refined feel.
  • Color transitions in light and dark mode have been reworked for softer visual layers.
• Minimal main sidebar: The navigation bar has been redesigned to be more compact with clearer icons, giving you a cleaner workspace.
• Consistent menus and interactions: Context menus, dropdowns, and popovers now share the same shadows, corner radii, and animations, so everything feels consistent.

⚡ Smoother pages and better performance

• Seamless page switching: Moving between Home, Notes, History, and Settings is instant. The note you're editing, your cursor position, and your scroll position are all kept, with no more page reloads or flicker.
• Smarter background power use: When the Notes page or an inactive view is in the background, Ore pauses non-essential rendering, noticeably reducing memory use and power consumption.
• Faster cold start: Resources load in a better order when the app first opens, so it starts noticeably faster.

⚙ Reorganized Settings and account

• More focused navigation: Account and subscription management now live in Settings, keeping the main sidebar focused.
• Clearer categories: Settings has new dedicated "AI Notes" and "Storage" sections, making it easier to find and adjust options.
• Easy nickname changes: Change your nickname anytime with the "Edit" button in account settings.
• Better personal dictionary layout: Fixed alignment issues in the personal dictionary list at different resolutions.

🛠 Details and fixes

• Sign-in language switch fixed: Fixed the language switch on the sign-in screen occasionally not responding to clicks, and turned it into a clearer dropdown menu.
• Tighter copy throughout: Following a direct, concise style, Chinese and English interface text has been rewritten throughout, and redundant explanations in empty lists have been removed for a cleaner look.
• New multilingual welcome note: First-time users get a clearer, more natural getting-started guide.

Fixes

• Fixed the macOS installer missing dependencies, which caused errors on launch.
• Strengthened installer dependency checks so the same kind of missing-package problem can't reach the update channel again.

The macOS installer for this version was missing dependencies, and the update has been withdrawn. Please use 2.0.3 or later.

Fixes and improvements

• Fixed nothing happening on macOS after clicking "Restart to update".
• Improved startup loading and data sync between windows, reducing duplicate loading and memory use.
• Improved diffing of long text so large passages no longer make the UI stutter.
• When saving a note fails, Ore now retries automatically and lets you know, keeping the unsaved content; fixed a case where switching editor state could overwrite new content.
• Improved encoding and stop handling for long recordings, reducing temporary memory use and waiting time.
• Fixed background task cleanup after a voice connection is canceled, stop timeouts, and audio ordering issues.
• Improved recording file management and the note search index, reducing main-thread blocking.
• Fixed drag performance degrading when a parallel search screenshot fails.

What's new

• Added a compact dictation indicator: while recording it shows as a single-line mini capsule. Switch between large and compact in Settings → Appearance → Dictation indicator. Compact is the default.
• Fixed the main window reopening unexpectedly on macOS while recording after it had been closed or hidden.

What's new

• Upgraded Ore Agent's multi-turn conversations, tool execution, and sub-agent collaboration. Tool actions now run directly.
• The input box can send text, code, Markdown, and CSV attachments; you can see file names and remove attachments.
• Faster voice capture startup with less waiting between the start sound and system muting, and fixed the start sound playing twice and volume not being restored.
• Fixed being signed out unexpectedly after a temporary service outage or rate limiting.
• Agent errors now appear as a notice in the bottom-right corner that you can dismiss and retry.
• The notes scrollbar moved to the right edge of the page, and "History" is renamed "Transcription history".
• Removed remote telemetry from the client; local debug logs are kept.

What's new

• Added accounts: reCAPTCHA, human verification, sign-in with device replacement, and an Account view.
• Added a version policy layer: minimum supported version, required-upgrade prompts, and a manual download fallback.
• Added native drag-and-drop insertion for quick notes on macOS and Windows.
• Upgraded notes: inline polishing, structure cleanup, export, and a better editing experience.
• Providers can be enabled or disabled, model selection is improved, and the UI is available in Chinese and English.
• Fixed stability issues such as out-of-order streaming insertion.

What's new

• Added a transition animation after setup finishes, so entering the main window feels smoother.
• Added a step to accept the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
• Model downloads can now be paused and resumed.
• The correction provider list now shows brand icons, making providers easier to recognize.
• Update notifications now appear as a floating card in the bottom-right corner instead of covering the work area.
• Fixed "Recent input" reappearing after switching pages when it had been turned off.

What's new

• Smoother first-launch permissions: setting up Accessibility the first time now triggers the system prompt directly, and the runtime restarts automatically after you grant it so hotkeys work right away.
• Models can be hot-loaded after downloading or importing, so you can start transcribing without restarting the app.
• Improved local state persistence and tray refresh, reducing problems with saving settings and syncing state.
• Improved local packaging and release configuration, separating local test builds from official releases, and fixed a signing race when building the dmg.

What's new

• Added a cross-platform layer that unifies how macOS and Windows differ in hotkey options, permission prompts, and UI copy.
• Improved hotkey recording: recording a bare modifier key is now reliable, and settings changes save immediately.
• Improved state handling for cloud correction and ASR verification: switching engines no longer loses verification results, and messages are clearer.
• Fixed the tray menu getting out of sync with the session state, and closing the window on Windows now minimizes to the tray.