Changelog - New features, improvements & fixes

Features

• Ask Agent with images: add images from your Mac or drag them into a conversation, preview them before sending, and open a larger preview when needed. (by @Huanshere)
• Capture your screen for Agent questions: press Fn in supported apps to select an area of the screen and send it with your question, including WeChat screenshot mode. (by @Huanshere)

Improvements

• Capsule and Agent Card stay better aligned: dragging near side Dock positions and returning to history keeps the card height and placement more consistent. (by @Huanshere)
• Updating Viora is more dependable: restart fallback after an update is more reliable, with quieter background reporting. (by @Nexmoe)
• Fn shortcut handling is steadier: screenshot mode updates faster after app changes, and text selection checks are more reliable.

Features

• Selected-text questions keep their context: Agent questions started from selected text now show the quoted passage in the Agent Card and Home history, making it easier to revisit what was asked. (by @Huanshere)

Improvements

• Agent Card opens and moves more naturally: opening from the capsule, dragging the orb, and returning to the main window now keep the card in the right place with smoother companion motion. (by @Huanshere)
• Agent Card history is easier to scan: short answers use a better height, history expansion animates more smoothly, and jumping back to earlier questions lands more reliably. (by @Huanshere)
• Capsule dialogs are clearer: permission, no-speech, and restart prompts now have cleaner layout and more consistent wording. (by @yiyuke)
• Capsule interactions feel steadier: the capsule is less likely to move from tiny trackpad motions, opens the card more immediately, and shows cleaner response actions.
• Small desktop polish: Skills actions use clearer labels, copy feedback is easier to notice, and the login page now links to the legal pages.

Improvements

• Home history is easier to browse: switching between Agent and Dictation history feels smoother, and recent dictations are easier to scan, search, and manage.
• Agent tasks stay visible: Agent questions started from the capsule now appear on Home while they are running, so it is clearer what Viora is working on.
• Conversation input looks cleaner while scrolling: messages can pass naturally behind the top corners of the Home Agent input box, while the lower edge stays covered.
• Capsule shortcut behavior is more predictable: opening the Agent Card with Fn no longer makes the capsule unexpectedly collapse.

Improvements

• Quitting is more reliable: fixed cases where Viora could disappear from the screen but keep running in the background after choosing Quit or stopping the dev app.
• Settings are clearer: the System permissions row in Voice & Output now opens reliably when clicked, and hidden meeting audio permissions no longer appear before that feature is available.
• Voice response controls are easier to understand: updated the Voice & Output settings copy and clarified plan-gated voice response options.
• Learned skill saving is more dependable: fixed a save flow that could fail when approving or editing learned skills.

Improvements

• More reliable Agent Card dragging: after moving the orb, the Agent Card restores its position and focus more consistently, reducing odd card states after a drag ends.
• Cleaner Agent Card edges: fixed the bottom shadow being clipped so the card looks more natural near screen edges.
• More accurate onboarding: users who have already completed onboarding will no longer be sent back into the tutorial by mistake.

Features

• Learned Skills management: the Skills page now separates custom skills from learned workflows. You can review pending suggestions, inspect why they were suggested, edit them, enable them, disable them, reject them, or delete them in one place.
• Disconnect connectors: Settings now lets you disconnect linked services directly. After disconnecting, Viora refreshes connector availability so removed services are no longer offered as usable tools.
• Four-position capsule docking: the capsule can settle in the top-left, top-right, left-edge hidden, or right-edge hidden positions. When docked on the left, the Agent Card mirrors its layout so it opens naturally from that side.
• More flexible onboarding: the tutorial now teaches dictation, Agent questions, selected-text questions, and capsule opening with clearer steps, and you can skip it when you want to start using Viora immediately.

Improvements

• Capsule edge hiding feels steadier: the hidden capsule now uses a narrower, side-aware trigger area and tucks slightly deeper into the screen edge, reducing accidental reveals while keeping it easy to bring back.
• Agent Card visibility is more reliable: opening, closing, hovering, and dragging the capsule now keep the orb and Agent Card aligned, including after quick drag/hover gestures and repeated open/close cycles.
• Onboarding focus works better across apps: clicking the capsule during onboarding now brings the right Viora window forward more consistently, and permission screens use clearer wording.
• Streaming answers scroll more predictably: long responses keep the active content in view without fighting manual scrolling.
• Connector status stays fresher: connector availability can now be refreshed across Viora windows, so tool choices better match the services currently connected.
• Skills is simpler: the old SkillHub browsing and install flow has been removed so the page focuses on custom skills and learned workflows.

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the capsule could still react to edge-peek while a capsule dialog was open.
• Fixed accidental capsule movement from tiny pointer shifts by requiring a real drag before repositioning.
• Fixed several onboarding cases where the tutorial could lose focus, sit behind another window, or close at the wrong time.
• Fixed a case where users with invite-bound access could still be treated as unauthorized when pressing Fn from the capsule.
• Fixed capsule hover state drift and card visibility edge cases near screen boundaries.

Features

• Pin the Agent Card: a new pin button in the top-right keeps the card open — click outside, press Esc, or switch apps won't close it. Only the close button (which also releases the pin) will dismiss it.
• Click outside to close: when not pinned, clicking anywhere outside the Agent Card (desktop, another app, or elsewhere in Viora) now closes it. If a dropdown or tooltip is open inside the card, the first click closes the menu and keeps the card open.
• Stop mid-stream: while Viora is generating an answer on the home page, the send button turns into a red stop button. Tap it to interrupt — the generated content stays in place with a "Stopped" label, and any ongoing speech playback halts immediately.
• Click the orb, start typing: opening the Agent Card via the orb now expands and focuses the text input in one motion. You can type the next question right away.
• Cmd/Ctrl+W closes the Agent Card, and Esc also works when the Viora window has focus (even while pinned, Esc will release and close the card).
• Processing pill on the orb: while Viora is working, a small label appears to the left of the orb showing the current step — "Understanding" → "Thinking" → current tool action — so you have a sense of progress even when the card isn't expanded.

Style

• New Agent Card look: the card is rewritten to Viora's visual language — deep indigo text on warm white, with periwinkle accents. New typography: Cormorant Garamond for emphasis, Source Sans 3 for body, Noto SC for Chinese.
• Activity timeline replaces the pill cluster: during streaming you now see a single italic line — "Viora is thinking" / "Running code" / "Browsing the web" — with gentle pulsing dots. Once the answer arrives it collapses into a "Did N things" summary; click any row to expand the request and response for that step. Tool rows show the key detail up front (first code comment, file path, URL, or query) so you can tell at a glance what happened.
• iMessage-style day separators (Today / Yesterday / date) in the conversation history.
• Conversation content is centered and capped at 768px on ultra-wide and fullscreen windows for comfortable reading.
• User message hover bar simplified to timestamp · edit · copy (removed retry and info icons — both were redundant); action tooltips now drop down without arrows.
• Privacy mode tooltip on the home page reads simply "Privacy mode" — the button color already indicates whether it's on.

Fixes

• Currency amounts no longer render as math: values like $200 or $153.82 in Viora's answers were being swallowed by LaTeX and displayed as strange glyphs (e.g. ∗∗200∗∗). Fixed by disabling single-dollar math inline — block math $$…$$ still works.
• No more startup flash on macOS: eliminated the brief appearance of Windows-style title-bar buttons during the first frame.
• No more subscription loader flash on startup: cached access state is now read immediately, skipping the full-screen loader during cold launch when cache is available.
• "Stopped" label now shows even for early interrupts: when you stop Viora before any text has streamed in, the card correctly shows "Stopped" instead of staying on "Thinking…".
• Spoken opening lines are now written in the answer: the final TTS voice-over used to play but leave no trace in the written answer. Its content is now placed at the top of the written answer so what you hear matches what you see.
• Tables breathe properly again: column widths are rewritten to adapt to content — narrow cards fill to the card's width, wider pages keep a sensible minimum width, and columns stay well-spaced regardless of how many there are.
• Fixed timeline misalignment for code+sandbox tool calls: when a code execution triggered a sandboxed client tool (like Gmail forward), the request/response used to split across two rows. Now they stay together on the correct row.
• Bottom of conversation scroll area has more breathing room so the thinking line and action buttons no longer crowd the input bar.

Improvements

• Text input bar is now available in two sizes — the Agent Card uses a compact pill-shaped variant while the home page keeps the full-size one.
• Home page dictation flow now converts the final TTS into a seamless pseudo-streaming effect when it arrives as a single chunk, so the answer never pops in abruptly.

Features

• Onboarding tutorial: new guided walkthrough with animated steps covering microphone permission, Fn shortcut practice, and edge-peek capsule interaction. Onboarding visuals unified to the Cloud Dancer warm palette.
• Tool permission confirmation: tool-call prompts now use a Split Button with batch "Allow All" and a dedicated confirm-only mode, so you can approve multiple tool requests at once or selectively.

Improvements

• Removed GitHub connector from the connectors catalog and consolidated shared UI components into @viora/ui.

Features

• Conversation history search: press Ctrl+F to open a floating search bar with match highlighting and navigation. Supports CJK word segmentation for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean queries.
• Privacy mode: toggle via a ghost icon in the top-right corner of the conversation page. When enabled, local conversation records are not saved. The capsule orb's lock icon is replaced with a matching ghost icon.

Style

• Cloud Dancer warm theme: replaced the cold-gray concrete palette with a warm off-white visual language across the entire app — all pages, cards, tooltips, dialogs, memory/skills filters, and UI primitives now share a cohesive warm tone.
• Removed the top title bar; content area extends to the top of the window for a more immersive feel.
• Sidebar redesigned as a floating island with the avatar moved to the bottom, traffic lights shifted outward, and navigation items given rounded hover backgrounds.
• Conversation timestamps now appear as hover bubbles instead of inline text; action buttons show on hover with the latest entry always visible.
• Conversation input bar has larger padding and auto-grow height; fixed a clipping issue on focus borders.
• Home page tab divider changed from a hard line to a gradient fade; stats section moved inside the dictation tab.
• Sidebar width increased from 140px to 160px; user menu now expands upward with a selected state.
• Capsule cards enlarged with more padding for better breathing room; markdown table width is now content-adaptive.

Fixes

• Eliminated conversation history loading flicker when switching between conversations.
• Fixed subscription access gate showing a full-screen loader when cached data is available — now refreshes silently in the background.
• Capsule thinking state now consistently displays a single "Thinking" label instead of numbered step labels.
• Fixed TTS audio chunk rendering order during streaming: now follows Thinking → TTS → Body text sequence.
• TTS voice blocks moved above the content area and their width is now content-adaptive.
• Capsule left-click changed to toggle the agent card open/close, removing the voice recording entry point from the orb.

Improvements

• Extracted a shared PermissionDescription component for consistent permission prompt styling across capsule dialogs.
• Removed the language selector from General Settings (already available in the sidebar user menu).
• Simplified i18n prompt copy to reduce verbosity.

Fixes

• Fixed user_bash tool timeout being hardcoded to 10 seconds — it was mistakenly reusing the user confirmation countdown as the command execution timeout. Default is now 30 seconds; agents can override via the timeout parameter (clamped to 180s max). When a command times out and the timeout was auto-corrected, a diagnostic note is appended so the agent can iterate.
• Fixed tool-call JSON payload text being invisible in light mode — ToolPayloadText previously hardcoded dark-theme colors. Now uses theme CSS variables for correct readability in both themes.

Features

• Added a macOS system tray icon (with @2x retina asset) so the app stays visible when running in the background.

Improvements

• Refined Capsule edge-peek hover arbitration to reduce accidental triggers when the cursor brushes the screen edge.
• Replaced the shortcut false-positive suppression workaround with built-in keyboard detection, simplifying the shortcuts service by ~100 lines.
• Removed the home page greeting component and related locale strings for a cleaner layout.
• Removed Rybbit analytics SDK and refactored analytics configuration.

Dependencies

• Upgraded better-auth to 1.6.2 and updated related dependencies.

Features

• Orb now has a gentle idle breathing animation and a subtle light that follows the cursor on hover.

Improvements

• Agent Card follow-up questions look cleaner: fixed several visual glitches when continuing a conversation.
• FN dictation inside the Agent Card input now works reliably — resolved multiple conflicts that could cause it to fail.
• Microphone selection in Settings now syncs to the capsule window, so recording uses the device you actually picked (no more unexpected AirPods pickups).
• Refined the conversation panel layout and activity detail collapse behavior for a calmer reading flow.
• Main window lifecycle now drives Dock visibility correctly, with matching copy.
• Trimmed the network-noise allowlist and polished minor conversation UI details.

Fixes

• Invite binding: after a failure, the UI now reflects the real status instead of showing a misleading success state.

Style

• Capsule orb tuned to a warmer Cloud Dancer palette with a simplified petal button cluster.

Style

• Ships the new app icon design across the desktop build.

Fixes

• Restored the rounded-corner mask on the production Dock icon.

Features

• Capsule answer card redesigned with the new Cloud Dancer / Periwinkle visual language, plus interaction fixes throughout.
• Capsule conversation refactored into a dedicated agent-conversation module for a more coherent chat flow.
• Capsule window now clamps to screen bounds and its layering is modularized for fewer edge-case glitches.

Improvements

• Orb gets a refreshed periwinkle aurora palette with three-point lighting, and the in-progress capsule bar switches to the Cloud Dancer skin with slightly bolder body text.
• Answer card controls simplified: the keyboard entry point is now inlined into the continue-conversation area.
• Tooltip colors on the capsule answer card warmed up; fixed scroll jitter and the close-card button drifting to the right.
• Capsule window focus, accessible input fields, and text overflow all behave more predictably.

Fixes

• Orb interaction tightened up overall, and the app icon is replaced with the new design.
• Fixed a race condition where rapid successive FN taps could leave the capsule in the wrong recording mode.
• Filtered expected network errors out of crash reporting and added tests, with small capsule UI adjustments alongside.
• CI: PR builds now skip Sentry sourcemap upload.
• UI package: Tailwind CSS declared as a direct dependency of packages/ui so consumers resolve it correctly.

Improvements

• Maintenance release focused on versioning and release workflow housekeeping.

Improvements

• Capsule now docks to the true right edge of the screen more reliably; drag behavior and edge hiding stay correct even when the Dock is on the right.
• Improved desktop telemetry wiring so production issues are reported more consistently for faster troubleshooting.

Improvements

• Voice recording now starts faster and feels more immediate in daily use.
• Reduced cases where system volume could bounce back unexpectedly while a new recording is starting.

Features

• Memory now uses a cleaner waterfall layout, making cards and details easier to scan.

Improvements

• Managing memory traits and facets is more direct, with fewer popups and quicker edits.
• Sharing response cards now includes a built-in QR image for smoother cross-device access.

Improvements

• Streamlined connectors down to six essential options for a cleaner setup experience.
• Removed the overly casual dictation style for more consistent output quality.
• Fixed notification sound timing in dictation polish mode.

Improvements

• Maintenance release focused on versioning and release housekeeping.

Improvements

• Capsule status updates and mouse passthrough toggling are now more stable, reducing occasional UI glitches after interaction.

Improvements

• Refined Pro trial invites, desktop layout, and keyboard shortcuts for a smoother daily workflow.
• Capsule handles signed-in data more reliably after launch.

Improvements

• Redesigned home page with unified card layout, time-based greeting, streamlined search bar, and improved dictionary title display.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed microphone selection in settings defaulting to iPhone instead of the built-in microphone on newer macOS / non-English locales.

Improvements

• Sign-in status and subscription access now restore faster after launch, with fewer loading interruptions.

Features

• Added a clearer skill directory entry, making it easier to discover and open available skills.

Improvements

• Capsule now returns to view and takes focus more reliably after mouse passthrough is turned off.
• Voice recording starts faster and feels more responsive in day-to-day use.
• Invite-related navigation and language options are cleaner and less distracting.

Features

• First-run guidance is simpler, and memory-related activity is easier to follow.

Improvements

• The custom skills screen is clearer and easier to work with.
• When something goes wrong, the app can capture more helpful details for faster fixes.

Features

• Capsule text updates more smoothly while replies arrive, with steadier streaming and interactions.
• Signed-in experience reflects subscription and usage details more reliably.

Improvements

• After an update finishes downloading, late error prompts are less distracting, and the restart control shows a clear loading state.

Features

• Sign-in now returns to the desktop app more reliably, making account access smoother across login methods.

Improvements

• Improved macOS desktop build packaging to ensure generated app and update artifact filenames are correct and consistent.

Features

• Capsule now supports a more natural, voice-first interaction style, with stronger privacy protection while you speak.

Features

• Install and manage local skill extensions from SkillHub.
• Code execution results are displayed more concisely.
• Typing in WeCom and similar apps works more smoothly, with steadier Fn shortcut response.

Fixes

• Agent reply cards now display content in the correct chronological order.
• Fixed an issue where some memory entries could not be saved.
• Recording volume adjustments are smoother, and volume restores faster after recording ends.
• Fixed an issue where reply content could not be scrolled after collapsing the capsule.
• Old replies are automatically hidden during recording to avoid distraction.
• Volume is restored more accurately after recording.
• Memory page refresh and error messages are more accurate.

Features

• Memory is easier to browse and organize, with a clearer layout and richer tools for the details you care about.
• If the microphone you picked is no longer available, the app clears that choice so you can select one that works.

Fixes

• Capsule recording indicators stay aligned with what is really happening, including while a start is still pending, and cancel notices are easier to read.
• System volume is more likely to return to normal after recording-related changes, with an automatic retry if the first restore does not succeed.

Improvements

• Your message bubbles in capsule replies use slightly tighter spacing and softer rounded corners.

Features

• Open your latest capsule reply from the menu, even when no conversation is active.
• Start Feedback from the capsule menu so it opens the same window as elsewhere in the app.
• Browse past replies with steadier recovery when the connection drops or pauses.
• Replace the old output-style picker with a single “voice response” switch: when on, you hear a short spoken summary before the text appears; when off, you only see text.

Fixes

• Historical agent replies show finished or failed states more reliably when you look back.
• Dictation retry keeps your choices applied and checks that the connection is healthy before starting.
• Capsule right-click menu labels are shorter and easier to scan in every supported language.

Features

• Added role-based access to the Development page, so only eligible accounts can open advanced tools.
• Added screenshot capture tools in the Development page with clear permission guidance.
• Improved Capsule responses with a cleaner panel and quick share-card copy action.

Fixes

• Improved dictation timeout fallback to reduce stuck recording sessions.
• Improved audio recovery and retry handling for more reliable recording behavior.
• Fixed an issue where final Capsule results did not always collapse thinking and tool details as expected.

Improvements

• Refined Capsule reply styling for code snippets and code blocks, with clearer structure and better readability.
• Improved dark-mode consistency in Capsule activity cards for a more comfortable viewing experience.

Features

• Improved Capsule interaction flow and response presentation for clearer in-session feedback.
• Upgraded Markdown rendering in Capsule so long responses are easier to read.
• Added shortcut key hints and improved recording trigger behavior in Capsule.

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where macOS top-row function keys could accidentally trigger dictation.

Features

• Added a new Custom Skills page to create, edit, and manage personal skills directly in the app.
• Refreshed the Capsule interface with smoother status interactions and clearer activity updates.
• Made the Capsule orb draggable and improved edge hide/show behavior for cleaner desktop usage.
• Added a dedicated Development page to make local debugging and diagnostics easier.
• Improved transcription progress visibility so recording and processing states are easier to follow.

Fixes

• Fixed an issue that could block sending messages from the Home page.
• Fixed a problem where Capsule confirmation dialogs sometimes failed to expand.
• Fixed floating Capsule click behavior so Agent mode opens more reliably.
• Fixed focus issues in some editable input scenarios and restored more stable tool confirmations.

Features

• Added streaming content rendering for Agent responses so long outputs appear progressively.
• Added inviter avatars to the invite page and hid the copy action for codes that have already been used.

Fixes

• Updated latest-release cleanup to keep only the most recent 20 artifacts.

Features

• Added Settings and update-check actions to the tray menu, along with visible app version details.

Fixes

• Kept the Capsule restart dialog focused by removing duplicate release notes content.
• Switched development backend endpoints back to ws/http to restore local test connectivity.

Features

• Added an invite-code access flow so teams can control who can enter subscription-gated features.
• Moved the changelog entry to the sidebar for faster access in Settings.

Fixes

• Stabilized Capsule ESC undo handling during agent processing to reduce accidental interruption issues.
• Updated the development test backend IP and relaxed WebSocket TLS validation in dev mode to improve connection reliability.

Features

• Added content_path support to information_visualization, including local file loading via read_file and stricter argument validation.
• Added Japanese app localization and expanded connector catalog localization coverage.
• Added changelog navigation entry in Settings.
• Unified microphone device labels across selector surfaces for more consistent device display.

Fixes

• Synced Capsule popup language updates with app locale changes.
• Removed redundant update-status hook dependencies in Settings to avoid unnecessary re-renders.
• Refreshed zh locale content to stay aligned with the latest en locale keys.

Features

• Added a collapsible activity summary and themed scrollbar updates in Capsule.
• Enabled Markdown release notes rendering in both update dialogs.

Fixes

• Stabilized Finder selected_files detection in transcription by matching bundle IDs.
• Upgraded better-auth and prevented duplicate deep-link token handling.

Improvements

• Added locale consistency checks to catch zh fields missing after en updates.
• Optimized Fn startup latency by making Capsule mode detection asynchronous.

Fixes

• Increased information_visualization client tool timeout from 60s to 120s for long-running generations.
• Restored client feedback after visualization generation completes.

Improvements

• Added CI cleanup for S3 release artifacts to keep only the latest 30 versions.

Features

• Added PDF support for the read_file tool.
• Show target-version release notes before restart in the update flow.

Fixes

• Persist interrupted agent recordings and show stop markers for better recovery.

Docs

• Backfilled missing changelog versions and polished release notes.
• Added PR process reminder for Chinese review comments.

Features

• Simplified the sidebar and made home history interactions more consistent.
• Added read_file and edit_file client tools for faster in-app file operations.

Refactor

• Removed the AppleScript client tool and its related registration paths to keep the toolchain lean.

Features

• Added a reusable release-skills workflow for smoother release automation.
• Added a Capsule privacy mode toggle.
• Added a dynamic Pro badge tooltip in the sidebar.
• Moved intelligence options into a dedicated intelligence settings section.
• Enforced locale checks and completed missing zh locale entries.

Fixes

• Prevented stale dictation results from being reused in Capsule.
• Buffered agent TTS during the ESC cancel undo window to avoid playback glitches.

Features

• Added a Capsule context menu and improved processing interactions for quicker in-session actions.
• Refined home stats and recordings navigation to make recent activity easier to scan.
• Split staged TTS rendering and queue playback for smoother voice output.
• Mapped client tool requests into collapsible tool tasks for a cleaner Capsule timeline.

Fixes

• Fixed a duplicate Dock icon issue after auto-update restart on macOS.
• Resolved renderer-level dialog import conflicts and check failures to improve UI stability.

Fixes

• Fixed an Fn+F1 shortcut processing deadlock in recording flow.

Features

• Added usage trait editing on the Memory page.
• Included available connector IDs in all transcription uploads for better routing consistency.

Fixes

• Localized update copy and switched download progress to an indeterminate state when needed.

Fixes

• Canceled Fn shortcuts when companion keys are pressed to reduce accidental triggers.
• Fixed a stuck recording case caused by Fn+F1.
• Kept spoken preview visible before the final response lands in Capsule.

Features

• Added agent TTS playback, output mode controls, and improved Fn shortcut stability.

Fixes

• Addressed release check failures and stabilized the 0.5.15 release process.

Features

• Refined Capsule status bar states and added a cancellable processing toast.

Fixes

• Made clipboard restore timing adaptive in keyboard input flow.

Improvements

• Switched release publishing to the build workflow for a more consistent delivery pipeline.

Improvements

• Stabilized pnpm registry configuration and local check behavior.

Fixes

• Ensured final mode is respected for selection and auto-type behavior in Capsule.

Fixes

• Kept agent UI progress running after websocket reconnection during transcription.
• Made shortcut accessibility preload non-blocking in Capsule startup.
• Reduced uploaded build artifacts in CI to keep release jobs lighter and faster.

Fixes

• Updated transcription so dictation_refinement defaults to off for more predictable input behavior.

Improvements

• Maintenance release focused on versioning and release housekeeping.

Features

• Improved the tool task panel in Capsule.
• Improved connectors and intelligence navigation in Settings.
• Added more connector icons in Settings.

Fixes

• Stabilized Vitest runs and coverage behavior.
• Stopped converting memory event timestamps by local timezone unexpectedly.
• Normalized auto-update progress and ensured windows close before restart.

Refactor

• Applied lint and consistency updates across the codebase.