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Changelog

What’s been shipped. Updated every time something meaningful changes. Read the blog → · Format your transcript to a client style guide →

Entries are grouped by release and tagged as new features, improvements, fixes, or infrastructure work. Anything that changes what you get from a transcript, a subtitle export, or a plan is listed here rather than only in release notes.

March 25, 2026

v1.13New
  • Pro: Shareable transcript links for Video → Transcript and Voice → Text. After a job completes, create a read-only page for the original or translated text and copy the URL — viewers do not need a VideoText account.
  • Shared pages include timestamps and speaker lines when available, plus AI summary blocks for video jobs when you share the original.
  • Pricing, Guide, FAQ, Compare, landing FAQ, and Features copy updated for transcript sharing.

March 25, 2026

v1.12New
  • Pricing redesign: clear Free vs Pro tiers. Free = tool-specific allowances, transcript + subtitles, watermark. Pro = all AI features, batch, translation, no watermark.
  • AI Summary (Pro): auto-generated bullet-point key takeaways and action items from every transcript.
  • AI Chapters (Pro): auto-generated timestamped section headings — navigate long recordings like YouTube chapters.
  • Speaker diarization gated to Pro with named speaker labels (who said what, timestamped).
  • "Also translate to" checkbox (Pro): check before uploading to get a full translation of the transcript alongside the original — includes timestamped segments and speaker labels.
  • Translated segments in Exports tab: dedicated SRT export cards for both original and translated transcript.
  • Batch mode (Pro): drop multiple files on the Video to Transcript page — processes in parallel, download as ZIP.
  • Voice Recorder Pro differentiation: translation and AI features gated to Pro with clear upgrade paths.
  • Stronger watermark on Free plan subtitle exports.
  • Removed Highlights, Keywords, and Clean tabs for a cleaner, faster result experience.
  • Compare page updated: AI Summary, Chapters, Speaker diarization, Batch, Translation rows added to full feature comparison.
  • Guide, FAQ, and Changelog updated to reflect current feature set accurately.

March 22, 2026

v1.11New
  • Voice to Text: record directly in your browser — no file, no upload, no account needed. Up to 1 hour per session on all plans.
  • Noise suppression, echo cancellation, and auto-gain applied automatically at capture time.
  • 104 languages auto-detected; same Whisper AI accuracy (accuracy varies with the audio) as all other transcription tools.
  • Voice jobs now tracked separately in the Founder Dashboard (voice-to-transcript toolType) for clean analytics.
  • Voice to Text added to the Features section on the home page, Guide, FAQ, Blog, Compare, and Changelog.

March 10, 2026

v1.10New
  • YouTube URL transcription (since retired — VideoText now transcribes uploaded files only).
  • Improved reliability for YouTube and uploaded-audio jobs.
  • Security and resource hardening: rate limits, temp file cleanup, and graceful shutdown on deploys.

March 6, 2026

v1.9New
  • Founder Command Centre: real-time MRR, churn, job stats, failure breakdown, and server health in one dashboard.
  • New /api/admin/recompute endpoint for on-demand metric population without SSH.
  • Acquisition funnel breakdown (UTM, direct, organic) now visible in the dashboard.

March 1, 2026

v1.8Improvement
  • UI polish pass: consistent card spacing, smoother transitions across all tool pages.
  • Navigation refinements on mobile — hamburger menu now closes on route change.
  • Free plan import counter now shows remaining imports inline on the upload zone.

February 26, 2026

v1.7Improvement
  • Performance: extraction-first pipeline cuts time-to-first-word by ~40% on average.
  • Streaming reassembly: transcript chunks now stream to the UI as they arrive instead of waiting for the full job.
  • Worker priority queue tuned — Agency and Pro jobs now consistently pre-empt free-tier jobs under load.

February 25, 2026

v1.6New
  • Workflow integration: the app now suggests the next logical tool after each job (e.g. "Translate your subtitles to Spanish").
  • Workflow Tracker panel shows all jobs in the current session with one-click re-open.
  • Billing portal link now accessible directly from the user menu.
  • Annual billing option with 20% discount added to all paid plans.

February 20, 2026

v1.5New
  • Server-side performance optimisations: parallel audio extraction + transcription reduces median latency by 25%.
  • Chunked upload support (10 MB chunks) for large files on slower connections.
  • Job streaming via Server-Sent Events — progress bar now updates in real time without polling.

February 19, 2026

v1.4New
  • Tex, the in-app AI assistant, is now live. Ask Tex anything about your transcript, subtitle timing, or which tool to use next.
  • Post-job feedback system: rate any job 1–5 stars to help us improve accuracy.
  • Feedback viewer page for tracking submitted ratings.

February 18, 2026

v1.3Improvement
  • Design system overhaul: Plus Jakarta Sans font, consistent surface-card tokens, unified button and input styles across all pages.
  • Video → Transcript page rebuilt with two-column layout and compact hero for faster scanning.
  • Workflow pre-fill: switching tools now carries your uploaded file and subtitle forward automatically.
  • Free plan watermark applied to subtitle exports; no watermark on paid plans.

February 17, 2026

v1.2Infrastructure
  • Health endpoints /healthz and /readyz now check Redis and Postgres liveness independently.
  • CORS hardened for production; upload init route made idempotent to handle retries safely.
  • Batch jobs migrated from in-memory to Postgres for durability across restarts.
  • Guide page added: step-by-step instructions for all 7 tools with plan limit reference table.

February 16, 2026

v1.1New
  • SEO infrastructure: 50+ keyword-targeted landing pages (MP4 to SRT, Meeting Transcript Generator, etc.) now live.
  • Sitemap and structured data (JSON-LD) for all routes.
  • Breadcrumb navigation added site-wide.

February 14, 2026

v1.0New
  • VideoText launches publicly.
  • 7 core tools: Video → Transcript, Video → Subtitles, Translate Subtitles, Fix Subtitles, Burn Subtitles, Compress Video, Batch Processing.
  • Free plan with 3 uploads per month, no credit card required.
  • Stripe-backed paid subscriptions.
  • We process your files and delete them — no data stored on our servers.

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