Changelog
What’s new
in Kudu.
Every release, newest first. The full notes and downloads are on GitHub.
- v0.1.2October 15, 2026Latest
More ways to install
- A Windows installer: per-user, in the Start menu, and removable from Settings → Apps.
- Linux packages for Debian and Ubuntu (.deb) and Fedora and openSUSE (.rpm), which set up the virtual keyboard for you.
- v0.1.1October 15, 2026
Downloads fixed on Windows and Linux
- The app no longer closes while downloading the speech model.
- A failed download or dictation shows an error and Kudu carries on.
- Crashes are written to kudu.log, so they can be diagnosed.
- v0.1.0October 14, 2026
First public release
- Kudu for macOS (Apple Silicon), and Kudu for Windows and Linux in beta.
- One-command install scripts that also clear the unsigned-app warnings.
- Customizable shortcuts for dictation, Command mode and paste last transcript.
- On Windows and Linux: Parakeet or Moonshine speech, and optional local formatting.
Before 0.1
The development milestones that led to the first release.
- v0.7Milestone
Spelling that sounds right
- Sound-alike matching against your dictionary and the names on screen.
- Spoken file names: “use case dot ts” → useCase.ts.
- “Added to dictionary” in the pill, with Undo.
- v0.6Milestone
Formats like a native writer
- Lists, units, times and math notation.
- Code editors and terminals get symbols and identifiers.
- Names spelled the way they appear on screen.
- v0.5Milestone
Learning and Insights
- Learns from your corrections, on-device.
- Insights: words per minute, time saved and a streak heat map.
- v0.2–0.4Milestones
The foundations
- Styles per app, snippets and the dictionary.
- Command mode for rewriting selected text.
- The menu-bar app and the recording pill.
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