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 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.
(Pro): auto-generated bullet-point key takeaways and action items from every transcript.
(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:, 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 for subtitle translation auto-detected; same Speech recognition 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
video file 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.