VoiceBot Change Log
v3.9.6 • September 19, 2023
- Note: This is the last version of VoiceBot that will install and run on Windows 7/8
- Re-added the Macro column to the main window left-pane
v3.9.5 • September 5, 2023
- Change: Removed the "General" column and added the "Actions" column to the left pane in the main window
- Change: VoiceBot no longer pauses while the Settings window is open
- Change: VoiceBot scripted macros can now use DisplayFusion scripting functions if DisplayFusion is installed and running
- Change: Type Text action now has an option to control the speed
v3.9.4 • July 26, 2023
- Fix: Resolved an issue where the speech handler was restarting too often
- Fix: Resolved an issue with registry key name in settings backup
v3.9.3 • June 28, 2023
- Change: Added the ability to copy macros from other profiles
- Fix: The Add Recognizer button now opens the Windows Speech Settings on Windows 11
- Fix: VoiceBot now correctly indicates the paused state when launched with the "Start Paused" setting enabled
- Fix: Profile selection dialog for Change Profile action works correctly again
v3.9.2 • May 8, 2023
- Fix: Start Paused option now works correctly again
- Fix: Resolved some text rendering blurriness
v3.9.1 • May 1, 2023
- Fix: Settings export fix
- Fix: Taskbar button fix
- Fix: BFS.VoiceBotActions.Delay scripting function fix
v3.9 • April 12, 2023
- Change: Upgraded to .NET 7 (OS support is now Win 10 1607 and higher)
- Change: Win 7, Win 8/8.1, and Win 10 versions lower than 1607 are no longer supported
- Change: Added a dark theme for the UI
- Fix: Resolved a display scaling issue
- Fix: Fixed a memory leak
- Fix: Resolved an issue with the mouse position selector in the "Move mouse absolute" action editor
- Fix: Resolved an issue with the KeyHold toggle action
- Fix: Stop Macros action now works again
- Fix: Reduced startup time
- Fix: Resolved an issue that caused timers to freeze sometimes
- Fix: Macro toggle key now releases on second command correctly
v3.8.2 • January 4, 2022
- Fix: Resolved an issue that prevented the default profile from loading automatically at startup
v3.8.1 • December 21, 2021
- Fix: Resolved an issue with macro scripts that caused them to take too long to start-up
v3.8 • December 14, 2021
- Change: Minor tweaks to the Settings window UI
- Change: Performance and memory improvements
v3.7.2 • August 27, 2020
- Fix: Default TTS voice now applies to scripts
- Fix: Ignore commands during TTS option works correctly again
v3.7.1 • August 27, 2020
- Fix: BFS.VoiceBotActions.Delay caused VoiceBot to crash
v3.7 • June 25, 2020
- Change: New option to start VoiceBot minimized to the taskbar
- Change: Macro lists are now filterable
- Change: Profile lists are now filterable
- Change: New advanced setting to restart the voice recognition engine on an interval
- Change: New scripting function: KeyHoldDuration
- Change: New scripting function: KeyHoldRepetition
- Fix: Graphical glitch on action settings tab
- Fix: BFS.Speech.TextToSpeech scripting function
- Fix: The current profile no longer remains loaded after it is deleted
v3.6 • June 24, 2020
- Added new action: Hold Key
- Added scripting functions to get and set system volume
- Added scripting functions to get and set system mute status
- Added command testing buttons for global prefix and start/pause commands
- Added option to play sound file or text-to-speech phrase when profiles are loaded
- Added option to play sound file or text-to-speech phrase when VoiceBot starts or pauses listening
- Added option to play sound file or text-to-speech phrase when commands are recognized
- Added option to play sound file or text-to-speech phrase when commands are not recognized
- Added customizable foreground/background colours for VoiceBot speech log
- Added option to disable global macro syncing
- Added buttons to view profile lists on VoiceBot website
- Moved some notification settings to the new Settings Notifications tab
- Key actions can now send Numpad Enter as a key
- Macro actions can now be copied when multi-selected
- Reduced the minimum hold duration for press and release key actions
- Groups in the profile list are now collapsible
- Profile edit window will ask for confirmation before discarding changes
- Added some missing UI translations
v3.5.1 • July 11, 2019
- Resolved an issue with the VoiceBot global start command
- Improved logging of global start/stop commands
v3.5 • May 22, 2019
- Added a "No acceleration" option to the Mouse Move action settings
- The "only log matched commands" setting now applies when push-to-talk is configured
- Resolved an issue where IsAppRunningByAppID scripting function always returned true
- Resolved an issue where Press Key Right Shift was sending a generic Shift
- Hotkeys for disabled macros will no longer be registered
- Lowered CPU usage while listening for commands
- Improved responsiveness with background audio present
- Add Recognizer button in Profile edit window now opens the correct Windows 10 Settings page
v3.4 • October 23, 2018
- Test run macro buttons to profile edit and macro edit windows
- Hotkeys will now only be active if the current profile's associated program is active (if "only run macros on associated application" is set)
- Built-in global macros will no longer sometimes reappear after being deleted
- "Speech Setup" opens Windows settings correctly in newest versions of Windows 10
v3.3.2 • July 16, 2018
- Syncing profiles after closing the Settings window is now done in the background
- Settings window can no longer be opened twice in some situations
v3.3.1 • July 9, 2018
- Profile push syncing improvements
- Hotkeys now respect the "only run macros on associated application" setting
- Working autocomplete for "IsMouseDown" scripting function
- VoiceBot will now properly create all default global macros on a new install
v3.3 • February 8, 2018
- New scripting function: "IsMacroRunning"
- New scripting function: "StartListening"
- New scripting function: "StopListening"
- New scripting function: "StopMacros"
- Profile push syncing improvements
- Performance of macros run by hotkeys
