🚀 Pluely Release v0.1.9 - January 14, 2026
This release elevates Pluely further, focusing on audio reliability, markdown enhancements, and pro-user tools for a more seamless and powerful AI experience. The dashboard and core workflows are now even more intuitive, with fixes addressing key community feedback to ensure stability across all interactions.
✨ New Features & Improvements
Audio & Recording Enhancements
- Streamlined Audio Management: Refactored device handling for unified input/output selection, with local storage persistence and improved error feedback.
- System Audio Upgrades: Fixed sound issues by removing unused microphone streams, added fake audio visualization, and enhanced conversation handling to include recent transcriptions without duplicates.
- Screenshot in System Audio: New option to capture screenshots directly in system audio mode (using screen capture) for richer contextual inputs.
Markdown & Rendering Boosts
- Advanced Markdown Support: Upgraded to Streamdown for better streaming, syntax highlighting, ASCII diagrams (including CQRS schemes), and added controls for tables, code, and Mermaid integrations.
- Image Handling: Dynamic support for images based on AI provider capabilities, enabling/disabling uploads and features like screenshots for compatible models.
Pro & Workflow Perks
- Prompt Templates: Exclusive for pro users, with model suggestions and default Pluely integrations to accelerate sessions.
- Enhanced "What Should I Say" Button: Now transcribes and processes audio up to the current moment for real-time suggestions.
- Global Shortcuts Refinements: Added callback references for better event handling, including reliable screenshot shortcuts.
- Auto-Scroll Controls: New toggle in chat completion for user-managed scrolling.
- Dev License Optimizations: Disabled Pluely API for dev environments, with updated validation logic.
- UI Polish: Improved CreateEditDialog styling, Tauri window hiding on close, and ShortcutManager for clearer guidance and license messaging.
Platform Enhancements
- Faster Error Reporting: Enhanced Pluely API setup with model reloading and refined API headers.
- Conversation Smarts: Auto-generate titles from transcriptions and prevent message duplicates in system audio hooks.
- Refactored Speech Interface: New components like ModeSwitcher, RecordingPanel, ResultsSection, and SettingsPanel for better usability, status indicators, and keyboard shortcuts.
🐛 Fixes & Issue Resolutions
- Fix - #140, #142, #152, #156, #159, #171: Source audio device selection issues resolved with refactored management and user selection enhancements.
- Fix - #146: Dashboard blank issue fixed, and shortcuts disabled on free plans.
- Fix - #149: Added ASCII diagrams for markdown.
- Fix - #154: Implemented CQRS scheme as an ASCII diagram for markdown.
- Fix - #150: Dashboard white issue fixed.
- Fix - #153: Enabled syntax highlighting in markdown.
- Fix - #157, #168: System prompt scroll issues corrected.
- Fix - #160: Taskbar app icon now hides properly on close.
- Fix - #162: Disabled screenshots for unsupported models.
- Fix - #167: Solved and closed.
- Fix - #163, #165: Closed as solved—recommend testing in this new version.
- Fixed auto-scroll disable/enable toggle.
- Fixed system audio sound issues via stream simplifications and dependency reductions.
- Fixed screenshot shortcut failures (now consistent with button clicks).
- Fixed loading state in Usage component by removing unnecessary license checks.
- General stability improvements, including refactored audio handling and license validations.
🚀 Download & Installation
Available for all platforms:
- macOS: .dmg
- Windows: .msi and .exe
- Linux: .deb, .rpm, and .AppImage
macOS Users: If blocked by system security, go to System Settings → Privacy & Security → Security section, find 'pluely was blocked' message, click 'Allow Anyway', then reopen the app or check https://github.com/iamsrikanthnani/pluely/issues/8.
💝 Community & Feedback
Addresses #140, #142, #152, #156, #159, #171, #146, #149, #154, #150, #153, #157, #168, #160, #162, #167, #163, #165. README for Pro demos. GitHub for details.
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