VoicePrompter Changelog

Apple Native Apps (iOS, iPadOS, & macOS)

Pushed directly to the App Store

Version 3.3

• Improved Voice Commands - Voice commands no longer trigger accidentally when your script contains the same exact words.
• Smoother Scrolling - Smoother, more reliable scrolling.
• Enhanced Voice Control - Navigate your script hands-free with voice commands (go next, go back, go to start, go to finish).
• Smoother Animations - Smoother scroll animation while reading and smoother word-highlight animation in Picture-in-Picture floating mode.

Version 3.2

• Hands-free Navigation - Added voice commands: Say "go next", "go back", "go start", or "go finish" to navigate your script hands-free while you read.

Version 3.1

• iOS & iPadOS Release - VoicePrompter introduces iOS and iPadOS apps!
• Scrolling Algorithm Improvement - Major improvements to scrolling algorithm and smoothness. The teleprompter now glides between lines instead of jumping, for both word-by-word and line-by-line scrolling.
• Accurate Voice Tracking - Better at staying on the right line when your script repeats a word or phrase, with fewer accidental jumps on short, common words.
• Adjustable Active Line Position - Choose where the active reading line sits on the screen using a settings slider or menu bar control. Updates live as you drag.
• Script Management - Improved recent scripts list. Displays more text to distinguish scripts and allows clicking anywhere on a card to launch.
• Preset Recovery - Default preset now restores all settings, including active line position and screen-sharing visibility.

Version 3.0

• Native Platform Features - Introduces iOS and iPadOS apps along with major macOS improvements.
• Settings Presets - Save favorite fonts, colors, sizes, and scrolling configurations to switch with a single click.
• Smarter Voice Tracking - Listens to the entire script at all times to follow the voice accurately, keep up when skipping around, and prevent jumping on repeats.
• Backward Scrolling - Prompter moves back to earlier lines if a section is read again.
• Over-Full-Screen App Support - Open the prompter overlay on top of full-screen presentations, meetings, and apps.
• Right-to-Left (RTL) Support - Text direction options for languages read from right to left.

Version 2.3

• Color Customization - Font color choices with quick black/white presets.
• Solid Background Color - Choose custom background colors (solid black, white, or custom) instead of default system colors.
• Mirror Mode - Flip the teleprompter vertically to read naturally in physical teleprompter glass or beam-splitter setups.

Version 2.2

• Hover to Pause - Automatically pauses Sound or Constant scrolling when the mouse hovers over the window.
• Quick Menu Controls - Toggle hover-to-pause from the menu bar Scrolling Mode settings.
• Stats & Word Milestones - Added milestone tracking for speaking achievements (200,000 and 500,000 words).
• Settings Enhancements - Restore Default Settings correctly resets preferences. Redesigned menu bar settings list controls with descriptions.

Version 2.1

• Sound Scrolling Mode - Advances when sound is detected and pauses when silent, compatible with any language. Works with macOS Voice Isolation to filter background noise.
• Constant Scrolling Mode - Set a fixed speed for a steady automatic scroll without microphone access.
• Voice Scrolling - Custom word-by-word speech tracking using on-device recognition.
• On-the-fly Adjustment - Adjust speed and microphone sensitivity instantly.
• Pacing Assistance - Scrolling slows on longer words to match natural speaking rhythms.
• Quick Access Settings - Settings tab and redesigned menu bar popover for scrolling modes, speed, and audio inputs.
• Onboarding Experience - Streamlined setup flow for microphone and speech permissions highlighting on-device privacy.

Version 2.0

• Gliding Motion - Smooth word-by-word scrolling instead of line jumps.
• Detached Control Bar - Controls stay static while the overlay window follows the cursor.
• Auto-Start Microphone - Automatically starts listening upon loading a script.
• Tabbed Settings UI - Organized tabs for Scripts, Stats, Help, General, License, and Menu Bar.
• Menu Bar Configurator - Customize widgets (opacity slider, font size, audio toggle) in the menu bar.
• Aesthetic Overhaul - SF Rounded font, customized menu bar icon, and option to snap controls below the camera notch.
• Bug Fixes - Resolved Safari speech recognition conflicts and asset shadow rendering bugs.

Version 1.3.2

• Analytics Polish - Tweaked internal usage data analytics.

Version 1.3.1

• Keyboard Shortcuts - Shortcut to toggle follow-mouse cursor mode (⌥⌘F) and speech recognition (⌥⌘S).

Version 1.3

• Follow Mouse Cursor - Window follows cursor positioning as you move.
• Glass Transparency - Switch between translucent glass background and solid color with adjustable opacity.
• Audio Device Selection - Quick dropdown to select external mics or iPhone microphones.
• Rating Prompts - Quick in-app review prompting.

Version 1.2

• Lifetime Purchase - One-time payment option added alongside subscription plans.

Version 1.1

• Auto Language Detection - Integrates NLLanguageRecognizer to identify script languages.
• Live Edit Mode - Directly edit scripts inside the presentation overlay window.
• Enhanced Control Bar - Reordered actions (Edit, Microphone, Restart, Close).
• Recent Scripts Expansion - Capacity expanded to 100 scrollable scripts with copy-to-clipboard options.
• Onboarding Tools - Added tutorial links and pre-loaded interactive demo scripts.

Web App & Website Updates

Compiled chronologically from web application commits

July 2026

• iPad Landing Page - Created a dedicated landing page for iPad users.
• Vite Build System & Use Cases - Rebuilt use-case template links and optimized cross-linking for pricing sections.
• SEO & Layout Fixes - Standardized Safari max-content width scaling, corrected Mac landing margins, and unified iOS/macOS CTA button widths.

June 2026

• Voice Suppression Updates - Added look-back window logic to suppress false triggers for voice command words.
• Settings Resiliency - Prevented app initialization crashes when the user has an empty recent scripts history.
• iOS PWA Responsiveness - Corrected tap offset coordinates in landscape mode and fixed history panel loading alignment.
• Rotated Landscape Dock - Kept floating player controls visible and interactive when PWA is locked or rotated.
• Semantic SEO - Integrated structured JSON-LD schemas and LLM-friendly TL;DR parameters for blog indexing.

May 2026

• Google Docs Integration - Direct integration allowing users to import scripts from Google Docs. Uses custom proxy failovers (Codetabs) to eliminate production fetching latencies and secure strict fetch timeouts.
• Safari Zoom Fix - Set Google Docs input font-size to 16px to prevent iOS Safari auto-zooming on focus.
• Device Selector Bypass for iOS - Hidden device selector on iOS to prevent WebRTC conflicts with DJI mics and default routing.
• Video Swipe Fix - Prevented default Safari bouncing behaviors when swiping video overlays.
• Content Expansion - Added dedicated video walkthroughs and how-to guides for integrations with Zoom and Google Meet.
• Landing Page Redesign - Moved primary CTA buttons into the hero section and overhauled responsiveness across mobile viewports.

April 2026

• Dyslexic Accessibility - Added OpenDyslexic font-picker options alongside classic Mono, Sans, and Serif categories.
• Video Dock Controls - Added recording dock opacity slider (30% to 100%) and customizable margins.
• Bug Fixes - Resolved line-height default mismatches and false-positive Safari 'Voice Not Available' alerts when starting/stopping speech sessions.

March 2026

• Custom Language Picker - Added a manual selector supporting 34 languages alongside automatic language detection powered by the tinyld library.
• PWA Routing Stability - Fixed a critical Service Worker bug that intercepted GitHub Pages HTML paths.
• Static Blog System - Swapped client-side JS rendering for statically compiled HTML generation from markdown, improving load-time performance.
• Domain Migration - Transferred main domain routing from voiceprompter.xyz to voiceprompter.app.
• Video Recording & Voice Commands - Initial release of video mode (saving local recordings) and basic voice triggers (back/forward commands).

February 2026

• Responsiveness Overhaul - Consolidated container grid layouts, fixed horizontal device margins, and standardized vertical spacing on mobile views.
• Gold Theme Customization - Configured warm dark mode preset featuring a customized gold (#FFBB00) accent palette.
• Menu Architecture - Shifted application shell route to /app/ and added dedicated minimal landing pages for Mac and Web clients.

December 2025

• Scrolling Algorithm Rebuild - Resolved double-jump scrolling bugs. Matches spoken transcripts against a deduplicated script word set by scanning nearest-neighbor terms first.
• Customization Settings - Replaced default line highlighting with a slider to configure lookahead words (1-10) and toggle animations.