What's Changed

• Fix macOS Option+Q hotkey detection and improve documentation by @luisgonzaleznf in #6
• Improve macOS install experience and console polish by @MaximeRivest in #3

New Contributors

• @luisgonzaleznf made their first contribution in #6
• @MaximeRivest made their first contribution in #3

Full Changelog: v0.3.0...v0.4.0

Full Changelog: v0.2.0...v0.3.0

Full Changelog: v0.1.0...v0.2.0

Maivi v0.1.0 - Initial Public Release

Maivi - My AI Voice Input: Real-time voice-to-text with hotkey support

🎉 First Release!

Install with:

pip install maivi

✨ Features

• 🎤 Hotkey Recording - Toggle recording with Alt+Q
• ⚡ Real-time Transcription - See text appear as you speak
• 📋 Clipboard Integration - Automatic copy to clipboard
• 🪟 Floating Overlay - Live transcription in a sleek overlay window
• 🔄 Smart Chunk Merging - Advanced overlap-based merging eliminates duplicates
• 💻 CPU-Only - No GPU required
• 🌍 High Accuracy - Powered by NVIDIA Parakeet TDT 0.6B model (~6-9% WER)
• 🚀 Fast - ~0.36x RTF (processes 7s audio in 2.5s on CPU)

📦 Installation

# Install from PyPI
pip install maivi

# Launch GUI
maivi

# Or CLI mode
maivi-cli --show-ui

🔧 System Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• PortAudio (Linux: sudo apt-get install portaudio19-dev python3-pyaudio)

📚 Documentation

• README
• Installation Guide

🚀 What's Next

• macOS/Windows testing
• Pre-built executables (coming soon)
• Additional features and improvements

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