Start Menu and installer launch again after a broken shortcut, optional
vault password, trial-to-Free, and a few UI fixes.
Launch
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Installing or opening Luphia from the Start Menu no longer shows
Unspecified error. An earlier copy could leave a
shortcut with no target; Windows then refused to open it, and
reinstalling kept that broken shortcut. The installer now rebuilds
the Start Menu and Desktop links and starts Luphia.exe
directly.
App
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Title-bar Account and notification menus open on top
of Settings instead of hiding behind the sheet.
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Notifications: Clear all empties the inbox (still
available: Mark all read).
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Sign-in: Cancel if you open Google or X and do not
finish. The window stays clickable after you come back without
signing in.
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Starting while signed out no longer logs a Sign in required
error from the floating pill.
Privacy
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Optional vault password in Settings → Privacy (off by
default). Windows still encrypts history, notes, and settings for your
login. If you add a password, Luphia asks for it when the app starts.
Forgetting it means that local vault cannot be opened.
Billing
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Ending a Pro trial now drops the account to Free. Cancelled trials no
longer stayed stuck on Trial in the app.
Downloads
Sign in when luphia.ai is blocked, a dedicated hands-free shortcut, terminal paste
at the cursor, and sectioned custom writing styles.
Sign-in
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If luphia.ai is blocked, open Can’t reach luphia.ai?
and sign in with Google (no website) or X. The
browser talks to Google or X and this PC — not the marketing site.
Dictation
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Hands-free has its own shortcut (default
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Space): tap to start, tap again to stop. Hold-to-talk
and double-tap of the hold key still work.
Insertion
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Paste at the cursor in Windows Terminal and other terminals uses
Ctrl+Shift+V so text lands at the caret instead of being typed as
keys.
Writing styles
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Custom prompts are split into sections (use case, shape, always do, never). The
paste-ready contract stays locked in the background.
- The prompt builder shows a suggested example you can check before saving.
Downloads
A GitHub Release for 0.4.34 is not published yet. These notes describe
the build; they are not a download link. The site installer always streams the latest
public GitHub release (currently
v0.4.33).
Paste at the cursor no longer lands as a single V in Cursor Agents, and a leftover
background copy no longer blocks a new start.
Insertion
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Paste at the cursor no longer types a lone V in
Cursor Agents and other Chromium apps. The paste shortcut now holds Control long
enough for the app to treat it as paste.
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Windows Terminal and other terminals still type — Ctrl+V is often
not paste there.
Reliability
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Starting Luphia again no longer fails silently when a leftover background copy
still held the single-instance lock.
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Windows startup no longer launches the unpackaged development copy (which could
not show the UI).
Downloads
The title-bar Ready chip is a live status light, and signed-in launch no longer
shows a missing-module error.
Status
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Ready chip — green when you can dictate, red pulse while
listening, amber while cleaning, and Limit reached if free
weekly words are used up.
Reliability
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Signed-in launches no longer show a main-process error about a missing
notifications module.
Downloads
Smarter insert into ChatGPT and Remote Desktop, History pin that keeps the item,
email-shaped cleanup, and Ctrl+Alt+H to open History from any app.
Insertion
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Browser AI chats — when typing into ChatGPT, Grok, and similar
composers, newlines use Shift+Enter so the message does not send mid-insert.
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History pin — reinserts into the last app you were in (not the
History search box) and keeps the item in History.
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Remote Desktop and VPN tunnels (Pulse Secure, Citrix, Horizon)
always type — clipboard paste often never reaches the remote app.
Shortcuts
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Ctrl+Alt+H opens History from any app. Re-paste, copy last, and
toggle-pill shortcuts work even while hold-to-talk is registered.
Email
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Email cleanup (Outlook, Gmail, Email style) pastes a real email: greeting, body,
then a sign-off — without inventing a Subject or a signature name.
Notifications
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Incoming product messages pop as a card in the app, instead of only waiting in
the title-bar bell. The inbox shows unread state, kind, and time.
Downloads
Per-app rewrite strength, Prompt mode tied to Engineering Full polish in any app,
separate local profiles per Google account, and reliable multi-line insert into
terminals.
Writing styles & cleanup
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Per-app rewrite strength — Personal, Work, Email, Chat,
Engineering, and Other each have their own As spoken / Light / Professional /
Full polish level.
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Prompt + Engineering — Prompt mode always uses Engineering
strength. Set Engineering to Full polish for structured goal + bullet prompts
in any app.
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Clearer built-in and starter style examples, and stronger Full polish structure
for Prompt and custom styles.
Accounts
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Per-account local data — settings, history, and notes are
separate for each signed-in Google account on the same PC.
Insertion
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Terminal multi-line — multi-line text into Windows Terminal /
PowerShell no longer collapses to a lone “V”.
Downloads
Website-matched Warm linen contrast, theme-aware dropdown menus, calmer Library
pages (Writing styles, Dictionary, Snippets), and Settings as a right-hand sheet.
Appearance
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Warm linen — stronger text contrast and clearer cards/fields,
aligned with luphia.ai.
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Dropdowns — open menus follow light and dark schemes (Writing
styles templates, Settings, and more).
Library
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Writing styles — expand or collapse each style like Snippets;
less on-screen copy, with optional tip details.
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Dictionary — clearer add form and term cards; terms apply to
every writing style.
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Layout — Overview, History, and Insights share the same fluid
page width as the rest of Library.
Settings & chrome
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Settings sheet — open from the sidebar footer as a right panel.
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Notifications — product messages from the title-bar bell.
Downloads
Clearer rewrite strength levels, settings save and hotkey fixes under Windows
Application Control, and no more taskbar icon flicker on every autosave.
Rewrite strength
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Clearer levels — As spoken, Light cleanup, Professional, and Full
polish (not bare Low/Medium/High).
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One strength for every app — no per-app voice picker; tone still
follows the focused window when Context awareness is on.
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As spoken — skips the AI rewrite after speech-to-text (dictionary
only). STT may still add light punctuation.
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Stronger Refine intensity — Light / Professional / Full polish each
override how hard cleanup rewrites.
Reliability
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Settings save — no longer fails when Windows Application Control
blocks the native keyboard helper.
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Hotkeys — fall back to system shortcuts when the low-level hook
cannot load; release builds sign native modules for better Smart App Control
compatibility.
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Taskbar icon — only refreshes when Appearance changes, not on every
Writing styles or Settings autosave.
Downloads
Clearer app updates with download progress, Warm linen UI polish, Help feedback card,
and theme-aware window icons with a fixed brand-amber tray.
App updates
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Clearer update flow — check, then confirm once to download. After
download, install when you quit or click Install now (silent install, no wizard).
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Progress in Settings — download percent (and size when known) plus an
installing state with a progress bar.
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Auto preference — downloads in the background and installs when you
quit; Install now is always available.
Appearance & Help
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Warm linen polish — softer parchment cards, cleaner spacing, and inset
settings fields.
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Help → Feedback — full card layout with type tiles and a clearer action
row.
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Icons — Warm linen window/taskbar mark (cream tile + amber wave); tray
stays brand amber waveform bars in every theme. Switching color schemes updates the
window icon when Windows allows.
Downloads
Per-style dictation shortcuts, one-key hold-to-talk, and reliable release so Listening
stops when you let go.
Shortcuts
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Per-style dictation shortcuts — optional hotkey on each writing style;
runs one dictation in that style, then returns to your saved default (does not permanently
switch styles).
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One-key sustain — after the full shortcut starts dictation, you can
release down to a single key of that chord and keep holding; release all keys to stop.
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Reliable hold / release — no early stop or stuck Listening when you
release one key of the chord. Ending a hold unstucks swallowed modifiers/Space so other
apps keep working.
Downloads
Paid public beta, smarter Prompt/Refine, overlay pill click fixes, and in-app What’s new.
Public beta
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Paid day-one beta — upgrade to Pro via Stripe (trial when offered). Free
still works; Pro unlocks unlimited dictation and custom styles.
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Support via support@luphia.ai and in-app Help
(Discord community postponed).
What's new
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In-app release notes after you update — reopen from
Settings → Help → What’s new or About.
Prompt & Refine
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Prompt keeps more spoken background and constraints instead of
over-compressing.
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Refine drops mid-dictation self-corrections and empty trailing hedges
more reliably.
Fixes
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Overlay pill no longer steals clicks from apps behind the transparent canvas; mode
dropdown stays usable and the pill shrinks when you leave it.
Privacy
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Policy updated for crash reporting (optional Sentry), Pro/trial, complimentary beta
grants, and support contact.
Privacy card contrast for new users, Warm linen brand icons, and a pill freeze fix after changing styles.
Fixes
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First-run privacy card stays readable on Warm linen (light surface and clear text for
new accounts).
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Settings → Privacy uses the same light callout styling and tracks the main points on
luphia.ai/privacy.
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After privacy accept, welcome always continues into the quick tour (no skip path).
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Changing cleanup style from the pill while still hovering no longer freezes the panel.
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Warm linen brand mark shows the dark L and amber wave in the title bar and sidebar; taskbar uses the
linen app icon while the tray keeps the original amber waveform bars.
Privacy
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In-app privacy summary refreshed to match the website at-a-glance pillars (on-device history, account
and usage metadata, short-lived AI processing).
Faster install and first launch, clearer privacy, and smarter caching so dictation costs less.
Install & first launch
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One-click installer — no directory wizard; installs for your Windows user and
opens Luphia when finished.
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One welcome screen after Google sign-in: short privacy accept, then tour or skip.
- Sign-in screen explains the path: sign in → hold hotkey → type anywhere.
Privacy
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Clear labeling that we do not keep a cloud library of your transcripts for staff to browse.
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Hosted cleanup asks the AI provider not to store prompts for later reuse; server key can use
zero data retention.
Performance & cost
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Cleanup prompt caching and exact cleanup reuse for regenerates; short STT retry cache for the
same recording.
Downloads
Seamless updates: one confirmation, then Luphia downloads, installs silently, and reopens on its
own.
Updates
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Seamless updates: one “Update now” confirmation, then Luphia
downloads, installs silently, and reopens on its own — no installer wizard and no second
Restart click.
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Settings/tray Update runs the same full automatic path. Auto mode installs when
idle (or when you quit if you are dictating).
Clearer Settings and Writing styles, autosave everywhere it counts, simpler History language,
and signed Windows installers. MSIX is on hold until Microsoft Store packaging is ready.
Settings & Writing styles
- Settings use a clearer hierarchy and autosave (no Save button).
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Writing styles: rewrite amount and voice first, dictionary next, then output modes. Mode
toggles sit on the right of each card.
- Snippets autosave the same way.
History & free plan
- Consistent History naming; reinsert is pin → floating pill → reinsert.
- Clearer free-word limit messages when you are approaching the cap vs out of words.
Install
- Signed Windows setup EXE and portable ZIP on the site download chooser.
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Site supports Installer, Portable, MSIX, and Microsoft Store when each package is
published. MSIX was paused on this line until Store packaging is ready.
Guided start for new users, clearer free-plan word limits, a steadier floating pill, and Settings
laid out so Dictation owns your shortcut and mic.
Getting started
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Guided start after privacy — a short beginner tour (and optional advanced
guide) covers the hotkey, floating pill, Overview, and Settings. Replay anytime from
Settings → Help.
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Tours highlight real controls; you open pages yourself so the layout sticks.
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Spotlight polish: amber progress meter, smarter placement, keyboard Next/Back
(arrows / Enter), Escape to leave, and a gentler “tour still available” card if you
skip.
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Beginner tour stages live pill views (idle, hover, listening, cleaning, inserted,
review, reinsert) — real desktop pill plus an in-tour preview — plus History reinsert.
Writing styles
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Default style is labeled Refine (was “Polish”) so it reads as a
writing action, not a nationality. Same mode under the hood.
Free plan & quota
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Clearer weekly word limits: a small cushion after the free cap, then a hard stop until reset.
- In-app limit messaging when dictation can’t continue.
Overlay
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Pill open/close stays anchored at every screen position (no flicker when the pill isn’t
bottom-right).
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Writing-style list shows all five active styles without clipping the last row or forcing a
scrollbar.
Settings
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General — insertion, pill placement, sounds, smarter cleanup, launch at
login.
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Dictation — keyboard shortcut, microphone, speech language, and advanced
recording options.
Install & trust
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Windows release builds can be code-signed (Azure Trusted Signing under Vincent Ippolito) for
clearer trust on install.
Hotfix: dictation keyboard shortcuts work again in Windows installers.
Hotfix
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Fixed dictation shortcuts broken in 0.4.15 packages. Required keyboard hook files were pruned from
the installer; they’re included again so global hotkeys register after update.
More reliable cleanup, a smarter writing-style builder, pill placement you control, and a leaner
installer.
Dictation & cleanup
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No more invented messages — short labels and scenario phrases stay short.
Refine and Prompt no longer turn “help desk rep messaging superiors” into a full made-up email.
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Safer short dictation — app/window context is skipped on very short transcripts
so the model doesn’t invent product issues from the Luphia window title.
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If cleanup still expands too far, Luphia falls back to your raw transcript instead of pasting
fiction.
Writing styles
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Style builder plans real questions from your brief — clarifying questions target
the use case instead of generic placeholders.
- Hosted planning and generation paths for custom styles (Pro / trial).
Overlay & desktop
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Pill placement — choose corner or top/bottom center in Settings; placement
follows multi-monitor moves using the same relative position.
Install & packaging
- Smaller Windows packages (English UI locales, tighter asar contents, higher compression).
- Install-size reporting in the release pipeline for ongoing size discipline.
- Smoother in-app updates: quieter install flow, a clearer single update action, and better progress.
- Help → About card layout fix so version and status stay readable.
- App updates use a public CDN feed so auto-update works even when GitHub Releases are private.
- Updates live under Help with always-visible version and status.
- Tools lab (Kanban and local utilities) for power users exploring workflow extras.
- In-app Update action: check, download, and install end-to-end.
Core product through early beta: Refine & Prompt modes, context-aware cleanup, history,
snippets, Google sign-in, hosted Grok inference, Free / Pro plans, and Windows installers.
We’ll keep fleshing out older notes as we go. New versions land here first.
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