Knowii Voice AI 0.7.0 - Rock-Solid Linux Support
Knowii Voice AI 0.7.0 is out, and it makes voice typing rock-solid on Linux. Reliable global shortcuts on GNOME, KDE, and Hyprland, correct keyboard layouts on Wayland, GPU acceleration out of the box, plus quality-of-life improvements for every platform.
I've released Knowii Voice AI 0.7.0 today 🎉.
If you're new here: Knowii Voice AI is a privacy-first voice-to-text application that runs entirely on your computer. Press a shortcut, speak, release, and your words appear exactly where your cursor is. In any application. No cloud, no subscription, no usage limits.
This release is a big one for Linux users. Let me walk you through what changed.
Much Better Linux Support
Linux desktops are wonderfully diverse, and that diversity makes system-level features like global shortcuts and text injection genuinely hard to get right. I've spent quite some time making Knowii Voice AI rock-solid across Linux desktops:
- Global shortcuts now work reliably on GNOME, KDE, Hyprland, and more, thanks to a new shortcut engine
- Transcribed text is typed using your actual keyboard layout on Wayland. No more scrambled characters
- GPU acceleration works out of the box. The Linux packages now include everything needed
- Bug fixes: a launch crash on GNOME, the missing window titlebar, and the recording overlay on recent Hyprland versions
If you tried Knowii Voice AI on Linux before and hit rough edges, now is the time to give it another go. This is the release where Linux stops being the "also supported" platform and becomes a first-class citizen.
Improvements for Everyone, on All Platforms
There's more in this release, whatever your operating system:
- 🎙️ Microphone test: Check that your microphone is picked up correctly, right from the settings — before you start recording
- ⌨️ Faster navigation: Just start typing in the language and model pickers to jump straight to the right entry
- ⚠️ Clearer feedback: The app now tells you clearly when a recording fails to start, instead of leaving you guessing
Release Notes and Roadmap
You can check out the full release notes here: https://docs.voice-ai.knowii.net/release-notes
I've also updated the roadmap, so you can see what's coming next: https://docs.voice-ai.knowii.net/roadmap
If you run into any issue or have ideas, I'd love to hear from you. You can reach me by e-mail or through the Knowii Community. Your feedback directly shapes what I build next.
Get Knowii Voice AI
If you haven't tried it yet: Knowii Voice AI costs $49, one time. No subscription. Lifetime updates included, so everything on the roadmap is already part of your purchase. And there's a 30-day money-back guarantee, no questions asked.
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Conclusion
Version 0.7.0 makes Knowii Voice AI truly at home on Linux: reliable shortcuts across desktop environments, correct keyboard layouts on Wayland, and GPU acceleration that just works. Add the microphone test, faster pickers, and clearer error feedback, and the whole experience got smoother for everyone.
Happy transcribing! 🎤
That's it for today! ✨
About Sébastien
I'm Sébastien Dubois, and I'm on a mission to help knowledge workers escape information overload. After 20+ years in IT and seeing too many brilliant minds drowning in digital chaos, I've decided to help people build systems that actually work. Through the Knowii Community, my courses, products & services and my Website/Newsletter, I share practical and battle-tested systems.
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