We've added four powerful new models: Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context window), OpenAI's GPT-5.5, Zhipu's GLM 5.2, and Mistral Large. You can switch between them directly in the Ask AI panel.

When you don't need video, record meetings as audio only — smaller files, faster uploads, same transcription quality. The web recorder also pauses automatically when you mute your mic and now surfaces recording errors clearly.

English → French (Canada) is now available — useful for teams across Québec and France. German is also now supported as a source language for AI translation, so you can translate FROM German into any supported target.

If you move to a plan without the Notetaker, your meeting settings are preserved (read-only), notetaker links reset cleanly, and team calendar settings stay intact. Everything's waiting if you upgrade again.

MCP and API users on paid plans now get higher file read limits than free plans.

You can now switch calendar and meeting times to 24-hour format in your settings.

Private folders now show a consistent lock icon everywhere in the app.

OAuth users (Google, Apple, Microsoft) can now set up and manage two-factor authentication in Settings → Security. The second factor now also applies during OAuth sign-in — previously it was silently skipped.

Members invited to a workspace now receive an email with Accept / Decline buttons rather than being silently added. Guest access is also now scoped to file-level only — not full workspace membership.

Custom glossary terms and brand names now come through correctly on all uploaded files, not just notetaker meeting transcripts. If you've set up a glossary, it will now clean up terminology across everything you transcribe.

In the meeting notetaker settings, you can now set a specific folder for each calendar meeting's transcript — overriding the default. Great for keeping client calls, team syncs, and interviews neatly separated.

You can now choose which folder to save a recording to right from the save dialog, including creating a new folder on the spot. You can also move existing recordings to a different folder from the recording's context menu.

After a clean install or on a new machine, the Recent list in the menubar now shows all your files from your account — not just recordings made on that device.

GET /api/v1/transcriptions now includes a meeting block with calendar metadata for notetaker recordings — title, attendees, start time, and more.

POST /api/v1/exports now supports mp3 and mp4 format values, returning a signed download URL to the original media file with no conversion or polling needed.

Tags now save instantly when you click them in the library row, folder menu, and editor header — no extra confirm step.

The SCC (Scenarist Closed Caption) export now carries through the font colour and italic formatting you've set in the editor — matching the existing WebVTT behaviour. The export modal also gets a searchable format selector.

When exporting in Avid DS format, you can now choose a specific framerate from a dropdown, giving you precise control over how captions land in your Avid timeline.

Transcriptions and subtitles can now be output in Serbian Latin script (sr-Latn-RS), in addition to the existing Serbian Cyrillic option.

Your team's product names and acronyms get spelled correctly in meeting transcripts automatically. Use the org's defaults, or override which glossaries apply to meetings from the Notetaker settings page if you want a different set than for uploads.

The dashboard's "Happening now" section is now a carousel: every meeting starting in the next 10 minutes or already running shows up, not just one.

Pin folders to a new Favourites section at the top of the sidebar (Notion-style). HappyScribe also remembers the last workspace and folder you were in, so signing in drops you back where you left off.

Both Home and the renamed Recent page (formerly "All files") now have a My files / All files toggle (default: My files) to switch for the whole workspace. "My files" also now includes meetings you participated in and transcriptions shared with you.

Three copy buttons (timecode, source, target) appear on hover, so scribes can grab exactly the text they need without manual selection.

The editor's read-along mode now has 3 levels (Prominent, Subtle, and Off) so you can dial how visible the playback indicator is. Prominent is the default.

GET /api/v1/transcriptions/:id now returns soundwaveUrl for any transcription with media, not just subtitles. New /api/v1/organizations and /api/v1/organizations/:id/members endpoints let API consumers list, create, and update workspace members.

Meeting and recording transcriptions now support 99 languages, up from 36. Whether your meetings are in Polish, Georgian, Thai, or any other language, the Notetaker can now transcribe them accurately.

The transcript editor now smoothly follows along as your audio or video plays, keeping the current word visible (similar to karaoke). You can toggle this off in your browser settings if you prefer to scroll manually.

Exporting subtitles as VTT now keeps your bold, italic, and underline formatting intact. Previously, these styles were lost during export.

The login page now shows which sign-in method you used last time (Google, Apple, Microsoft, SSO, or Email) with a "Last used" badge, so you never have to guess which one you picked before.

The Notetaker bot's avatar in your meetings has a cleaner new layout: centered logo, a "Recording" badge with a red dot, and a tagline. When paused, a dark overlay with "Paused" text appears.

The editor now saves your work at least every 60 seconds, even if you're typing without pause. Previously, auto-save only triggered after you stopped typing for a few seconds, so long stretches of continuous editing could delay saves.

You can now set a separate billing email in your billing settings and during checkout. Invoices will be sent to this address instead of your account email.

When saving billing details with an EU country selected, your VAT ID now gets the correct country prefix added automatically (e.g., ES, FR, DE), so you don't need to type it yourself.

You can now manage and apply Glossaries and Style Guides directly through the HappyScribe API, giving you more control over terminology, formatting, and accessibility at scale.

What's new?

These parameters allow you to attach one or more glossaries and style guides to an order.

For human orders, the selected style guide will automatically apply the correct settings, including verbatim and SDH add-ons when required.

The API documentation has been updated to reflect these changes, so you can start using the new endpoints right away.

You can now add terms to your glossaries directly from the editor while reviewing transcripts or editing subtitles.

Simply highlight a word, click Add to glossary in the toolbar, and choose to create a new glossary or add it to an existing one. You can also include an optional note or translated term for extra context.

Don't forget to save. Building and managing glossaries is now faster and more intuitive, right where you work.

We've added a new visibility setting: Only me.
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Now, when you send the Notetaker, you can choose to keep the meeting visible only to yourself. Before, visibility was limited to either the full workspace or just participants from the workspace. This new option gives you even more control over your meeting privacy.

You can now export videos with hardcoded subtitles directly from the app. No more waiting in the dark: you'll see a progress indicator with an estimated time, plus the option to cancel if needed. Subtitling just got smoother and more user-friendly.

You can now export audio as MP3 (and video as MP4 when available) from your meeting recordings.

More exports for Christmas! 🎄 You can now download your meeting summary as a Markdown-formatted .txt file.

Previously, meetings created by inviting the Notetaker through a meeting link were all named "Meeting", which was not super helpful when you were juggling multiple sessions.
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Now, these meetings will automatically include the date and time or use the calendar event name if the link matches one. Easier to scan, simpler to stay organised.

The Business plan now supports credit top-ups.

You can now add credits on demand without switching plans — giving you more flexibility to scale as needed.

The Notetaker Bot will now join your meeting 3 minutes before the scheduled start time (previously 30 seconds early).

This gives meeting hosts a little extra buffer, so the bot is present as you're already setting things up and verifying everything's working correctly.

No action needed on your side, meetings will reflect this change automatically.

We've added a Media Trimming feature (audio | video) directly on our landing pages.

This new tool allows you to trim audio or video files easily, without needing external software. You can select specific start and end points, preview the result, and download a clean, high-quality version of your trimmed file, all within your browser.

It's a lightweight, efficient way to remove silences, cut out irrelevant sections, or extract specific clips before continuing your workflow. The experience is designed to be smooth, intuitive, and immediate, giving you more control over your media from the very start.

There is now a button to regenerate a meeting summary. The main use case for it is to regenerate the summary after proofreading a meeting's transcript, which is something that users have asked for.

You can now set a meeting's language in advance — no more failed detections!
We've also renamed "Backup language" to "Preferred language", which now serves as the default for all meetings, removing the old confidence threshold logic.
Auto-detect remains available and will always use the detected language as is.
This update should improve transcription accuracy for multilingual teams and less common languages.

We've launched our Affiliation Program — allowing people and influencers to recommend Happy Scribe and share links to our site.
Learn more: happyscribe.com/affiliate
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We've removed the Create → Dub option for all users.
Existing Dub files can still be edited, shared, and exported for now.
We'll update you once these options are fully retired.
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You can now view the summary of your meetings directly in the editor!

We've improved the credits indicator in the uploader to make it clearer and more intuitive:

We've improved how Avid Markers are exported:

You can now paste links directly into the Public Uploader for easier file import.

Our new podcasts site is now live! We've also redirected the first batch of podcast URLs to the new platform, with more redirects coming soon to improve navigation and discovery.

Read-along mode now highlights the current word for better tracking, similar to karaoke. If you prefer not to see it, you can toggle this mode off in your browser settings.

You can now order translations directly from the Public Uploader. This feature is currently available for pages with a translation focus, such as /translate-video.

Our new referral program lets you share Happyscribe with friends and earn rewards. You'll receive 20% of their subscription for the first six months, plus 20% of any pay-as-you-go credit purchases.

The speaker selection tool has been updated to improve usability and give both transcribers and customers the same interface. You can now edit a speaker name directly by double-clicking it.

In the editor, you can now highlight selected text by pressing Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + H. Press the same shortcut again to remove highlighting.

Customers on the Lite plan can now order translations—just like users on other plans. This update ensures a more consistent experience across all plans and removes any confusion about who can access translation services. Everyone can now translate with ease!

Guests will now see an explanation when they're unable to order files—instead of the order button simply being hidden. This small change removes confusion and makes it easier to understand why ordering isn't available in certain cases.

To ensure fair usage and maintain performance for all users, we've introduced monthly limits for Ask AI questions on certain plans.

These limits help us continue delivering a reliable and high-quality AI experience. If you need more usage, consider upgrading to a higher-tier plan.

You can now pay for your Happy Scribe purchases using PayPal—available to all users worldwide. Whether it's your preferred payment method or simply a more convenient option, this update gives you greater flexibility at checkout. And there's more to come—we're working on adding additional payment methods soon!

You now have more control over who can access your meeting transcripts. With the new "Who can view meeting transcripts" setting, you can choose to keep recordings private—visible only to you and the participants. When set to "Only me," transcripts are automatically stored in your private folder.

To make privacy management easier, we've also added:

This gives you greater flexibility and peace of mind when managing sensitive meeting content.

You can now share your meeting recordings just like you do with transcriptions. The familiar Share modal is now available directly from the Meetings Hub, making it simple to share with specific participants or manage link sharing permissions—all in just a few clicks.

You can now subscribe to the Business plan on a monthly basis—no long-term commitment needed. For €89/month, you'll get 6,000 minutes each month, making it easier to manage your transcription needs flexibly and at scale.

You can now export your Wallet history directly as a CSV file—no need to reach out to our team. This much-requested feature makes it easier to track, report, or reconcile your Wallet activity whenever you need. It's quick, convenient, and entirely self-serve.

We've improved how we handle problematic video uploads. Previously, if our system couldn't compress a video—often due to file corruption—it would fail the entire transcription. Now, we'll continue processing as long as we can extract audio. That means even if your video can't be displayed, you'll still get a transcription based on the audio (MP3), increasing the chances of a successful result.

Keep in mind: this improvement applies to transcriptions only—not subtitles, since a video is needed to align text visually in the subtitle editor.

You'll never accidentally pay twice for the same file again. While we've long warned users about reordering previously transcribed files, it was still possible to add the same file multiple times within a single order. That's now fixed. If you try to upload a duplicate in the same order, you'll see an error—and the file won't be added. It's a small safeguard that helps you avoid unnecessary costs and confusion.

It's now easier to upload your files with drag and drop! While this feature has long been supported, it wasn't clearly visible in the interface—many users didn't know it was possible. We've updated the uploader to highlight this option more prominently, so you can enjoy a faster, more intuitive upload experience. We also clarified that audio and video files are supported to help you get started even faster.