VoiceStudio preview release notes

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What’s Changed

feat: Scalar API docs, community health files, Quickstart cards by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/41
fix: resolve open issues — Discord link, Docker crash, IndexTTS compat, engine tooltips by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/47
Stability pass: DB leaks, App.jsx hooks refactor, desktop bootstrap by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/49
Post-refactor cleanup: wire fingerprints, drop dead code, scope pytest by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/50
Import .srt subtitles to bypass Whisper (closes #52) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/53
fix: lazy-load ASR during desktop startup by @sunsetsobserver in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/61
fix: setuptools pin, Linux/Russia troubleshooting (#58, #56, #60) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/62
Phase 0 — Gates: cross-platform CI matrix + regression fixture + release smoke by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/71
security: add loopback origin check to /system/set-env by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/81
Cross-platform bug bash: docker, diarization, VRAM concurrency, dub editor UX, Stories tab by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/51
fix(widget): hide dictation pill when idle, show only when activated by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/83
fix: stabilize dub/diarization UI + production deployment + sonitranslate plumbing by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/75
fix(docker): GPU detection in containers + compose profiles + sonitranslate cuDNN sub-repo by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/74
fix: add PYTHONPATH to docker-compose for pre-built images by @fishandsheep in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/77
P0: release.yml typecheck + bind audit + loopback middleware by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/84
docs(v0.3.0): research + 18 plans for fat-milestone planning by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/87
P0 wave-1: security + correctness + Phase 2 foundation by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/88
Phase 1 Wave 1: HF token persistence + redactor (closes #35) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/91
docs(planning): Phase 0 VERIFICATION + flip GATE/AUTH status to Done by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/92
Phase 1 Wave 3: AppImage launcher + .deb ffprobe + Docker LAN + Gatekeeper probe (closes #54, #56, #76, #80) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/93
fix(smoke): force-override OMNIVOICE_DATA_DIR + purge cached backend modules by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/95
Phase 1 Wave 2: per-OS install docs + Settings UI + error→docs deeplinks by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/94
Phase 2 Plan 02-02: audio I/O hardening + WAV-export correctness by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/96
Phase 2 Plan 02-01: SubprocessBackend primitive (Wave 1 of Phase 2) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/97
Phase 2 Plan 02-03: IndexTTS on SubprocessBackend (closes #42) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/98
Phase 2 Plan 02-04: Engine Compatibility Matrix API + UI by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/99
Phase 3 Plan 03-01: Supertonic-3 engine on SubprocessBackend by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/101
Fix NameError: ‘_gpu_pool’ is not defined in get_model() by @myveroai in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/90
fix(tauri): inject-apprun path relative to frontend/ (where beforeBundleCommand runs) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/102
fix(desktop-prod): clean backend data dir for actual fresh-install emulation by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/103
fix(widget): hide on app load, bottom-center position, exclude from window-state restore by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/104
fix(ui): calmer launchpad — hide readiness when green, drop duplicate notif pill by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/105
fix(ui): hide RAM/CPU/VRAM in header by default; opt in via Settings → Performance by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/106
fix(ui): gate A/B Compare on having ≥2 profiles to actually compare by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/107
fix(ui): move UI scale + theme picker from footer to Settings → Appearance by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/108
Per-segment audio effects DSP preset selector (closes #67, rebased from #68) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/109
fix: personality preset crash in Design tab (closes #89) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/111
fix: speaker detection — gated pyannote license surfaces a docs deeplink (closes #78) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/110
Phase 4 Plan 04-01: SPIKE-01 GGUF — GO + integration by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/100
ci(security): scanning workflow + CodeRabbit config + sweep design (PR 0) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/135
feat: pipeline error transparency — no more silent “unknown error” (plan-04, closes #131) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/136
fix(client): use window.location.hostname for remote/Docker deployments by @abhid in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/123
fix(windows): HF cache disk-fallback for WinError 448 (plan-01, closes #117 #118) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/137
feat: bundle Claude Code agent skill at .claude/skills/omnivoice/ by @broomva in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/113
fix(windows): gate torch.compile on Triton + ASR critical-path smoke (plan-02, closes #65) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/138
fix(bootstrap): mirror cascade + system-Python fallback for blocked networks (plan-03, closes #60) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/140
fix(voice-design): validator-safe instruct builder (plan-05, closes #114 #115) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/141
fix(bootstrap): always try only-system fallback (drop too-strict gate, refs #130) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/142
feat(macos): wire Developer-ID signing + notarization; fix “app is damaged” docs (#134, #72) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/143
chore: set version to 0.3.0 across all sources (+ drop v0.4 references) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/145
ci: gate omnivoice-tts build to pin changes; drop hanging Intel-Mac leg by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/147
fix(bootstrap): surface why the backend “never started” (refs #144, #127) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/148
feat(settings): configurable models directory (#64) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/149
feat: onboarding demos, opt-in bug reporting, error-docs deeplinks + issue triage by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/133
feat(dub): audio-only dubbing mode (#119) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/150
docs(#124): AMD GPU (ROCm) install path by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/151
fix(dub): async-ify _pitch_preserving_stretch (Greptile P1 from #133) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/152
fix(onboarding): hide DictationDemo when sample assets are absent by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/153
feat(bootstrap): opt-in AMD ROCm torch install (#124) [needs AMD-hardware validation] by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/154
docs(install): clarify macOS Gatekeeper “damaged” workaround (#134) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/155
fix(windows): port-conflict kill + Triton/torch.compile disable (salvaged from #85) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/156
l10n(zh-CN): full Chinese localization + Windows/settings fixes (absorbed from #66) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/157
fix(bootstrap): scrub PYTHONHOME/PYTHONPATH before uv so AppImage venv build succeeds (#144, #127) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/158
feat: network sharing (PIN-gated LAN + QR) & Tailscale remote access (#125) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/159
polish(network): outermost PIN gate + non-buffering ASGI middleware + listener test by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/160
fix(tailscale): HTTP serve fallback when tailnet lacks HTTPS certs + parallel dev launch by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/161
test: scrub brand name from whisper segmentation fixture by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/162
feat(network): user-configurable backend / LAN-share / UI ports by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/163
fix(scripts): support Windows (Git Bash) in desktop-prod.sh (#164) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/165
fix(scripts): Windows (Git Bash) support in install/run/smoke-test by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/166
fix(diarization): use_auth_token->token shim for pyannote on HF Hub 1.x (#167) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/168
fix(network): footer Local toggle was dead in Tauri (window.confirm no-op) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/169
feat(settings): dedicated Appearance tab + global font selection by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/170
fix(network): remote LAN-share UI actually works (same-origin API + safe clipboard) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/171
chore: gitignore Spec Kit/GSD local tooling (clean untracked clutter) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/172
fix(model): first-run model load/download never hangs forever (Windows demo-voice hang) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/173
fix(docker): runtime API-base override (Settings ‘Failed to load engines: Failed to fetch’) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/174
fix(win): subprocess spawns work under bun run dev (—reload) on Windows (#122) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/175
fix(stories): preview 404 — route through job-less /generate by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/176
feat(stories): Pro Studio Phase 1 — real audiobook output, cast, persistence, reorder, i18n by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/177
feat(stories): Pro Studio Phase 2 — auto-cast from text + import (.txt/.srt) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/178
feat(stories): Pro Studio Phase 3 — per-line tone tags + speed by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/179
feat(stories): Pro Studio Phase 4 — stems + chapters + named projects by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/180
feat(stories): MP3/M4B export — backend ffmpeg encode + format selector by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/181
fix(dub): ExportModal crash — t-shadowing in .map callbacks (#183) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/184
fix(dub): key per-segment WAVs by stable id, not list index (#185) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/187
fix(win): SoniTranslate venv paths cross-platform — Scripts/ on Windows (#186) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/188
feat(dub): move Generate Dub + Export to the header bar by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/189
feat(dub): Output Options + Timing → top of the right (transcript) section by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/190
feat(asr): FunASR (SenseVoice) as an opt-in alternative ASR backend (#182) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/191
fix(ui): larger collapsed-sidebar icons (Projects/History/Exports) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/192
fix(ui): compact the top-bar height by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/193
feat(dub): density pass — tighter segment rows by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/194
feat(ui): density follow-up — tighter studio-panel padding by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/196
feat(dub): FunASR cam++ inline diarization (#182 Phase 2) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/197
feat(update): non-blocking auto-update — progress, states, busy-gating by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/198
feat(update): Stable/Preview update channels with opt-in toggle by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/199
chore(security): scope CodeQL to shipped product code by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/201
feat(l10n): Full i18n — 21 languages, auto-detection, splash language picker by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/200
i18n: backfill update-channel + auto-update keys across 18 languages by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/202
feat(gallery): designed-voice archetype gallery + neutral importer by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/203
fix(audio): stop near-silent renders becoming blank noise + guard archetype renders by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/204
i18n: backfill gallery + archetypes keys across 20 locales by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/205
feat(gallery): lucide/flag icon redesign + community marketplace (omnivoice-gallery) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/207
chore(lint): remove unused imports + variables (ruff F401/F841) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/210
Add Arch Linux installation instructions by @Antony-hash512 in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/209
fix(ci): skip supertonic license/cpu tests when optional dep absent (unblocks releases) by @debpalash in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/211

New Contributors

@sunsetsobserver made their first contribution in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/61
@fishandsheep made their first contribution in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/77
@myveroai made their first contribution in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/90
@abhid made their first contribution in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/123
@broomva made their first contribution in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/113
@Antony-hash512 made their first contribution in https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/pull/209

Full Changelog: https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio/compare/v0.2.7…preview