Changelog

Release notes and version history

v0.3.20 — Hears you better, answers faster

October 2026

• • The wake word is stripped however it was heard and common mis-hearings are repaired
• • Command transcription is primed with Glance's vocabulary
• • The AI chain gives up after 28 seconds; Gemini chat answers race the two best models
• • "Open youtube and github" opens both
• • The .deb installs the GNOME extension system-wide, so updates need only one login

v0.3.19 — Automations

October 2026

• • Fast, exact automations handle most everyday requests with no AI: windows, apps, system settings, shortcuts, files, local answers and web helpers
• • Chains of commands run every part or none of it
• • Your own routines, timers, reminders and schedules, managed on the new Automations page
• • Macros, and a fix so the first click or stroke is never lost

v0.3.18 — Typing, drag and drop, drawing

October 2026

• • Typing fixed: the first text typed no longer gets lost
• • Drag and drop, selecting and resizing
• • Draw shapes or freehand with the mouse, and annotate the screen (circle, underline, arrow, label)
• • Triple-click, middle-click, hover and ctrl/shift/alt-click

v0.3.17 — Instant, verified, safer

October 2026

• • Everyday commands (windows, apps, volume, keys, time, search) run instantly with no AI
• • Glance verifies that an action changed the screen; Esc stops it; it asks before risky steps
• • Click accuracy is measured per model and the best one is preferred
• • One-click checkup on the Diagnostics page; Lesson Recording and Workflow Capture work on GNOME Wayland
• • API keys are masked in the console, logs and diagnostics

v0.3.16 — Open any app

October 2026

• • Opens any installed app by name, including Text Editor for "notepad"
• • Gemini gives up after 45 seconds and hands over to your next provider
• • Glance says so out loud when every provider is busy

v0.3.15 — Provider priority

October 2026

• • Choose every provider you want and set their priority; Glance falls back down the list
• • Several keys for Gemini, Claude, OpenAI, Groq and OpenRouter, spread automatically
• • The Glance icon now shows in the dock on Wayland

v0.3.14 — Many keys, more providers

October 2026

• • Add several Gemini keys; requests are spread across them and a key at its limit is skipped
• • Groq and OpenRouter support, with free models listed on the Models page
• • Automatic fallback to your other providers when the chosen one is busy or out of quota

v0.3.13 — Fast, visible actions

October 2026

• • About 2-3 seconds per step with Gemini: two models are asked at once and the first good answer wins
• • Glance clicks the visible button so you see the cursor go there, instead of using a hidden shortcut
• • If Gemini is too busy, Glance says so within 40 seconds instead of retrying for minutes

v0.3.12 — Accurate clicks

October 2026

• • Clicks and pointing with Gemini now use its 0-1000 grid, so they land on the target
• • Glance never reads action names or coordinates aloud
• • Keyboard shortcuts are preferred, and Glance stops honestly if it is stuck

v0.3.11 — Fast answers, visible steps

October 2026

• • Gemini: the fastest healthy model is tried first, slow or busy ones are skipped and remembered
• • The cursor now flies to each target and hovers before clicking
• • Keys, typing and app launches show a caption beside the cursor

v0.3.10 — Screen capture and clicks fixed

October 2026

• • Screen capture, clicks and typing now work in the installed app on GNOME
• • Minimize, switch, copy, save and similar requests go straight to the action path
• • Glance no longer claims to see your screen when no screenshot was captured

v0.3.9 — Text and vision models

October 2026

• • Choose a text model and a vision model separately on the Models page
• • Model choices apply immediately, including provider switches
• • New default ElevenLabs voice

v0.3.8 — Faster answers

October 2026

• • Requests are sorted locally for Gemini, Ollama and custom endpoints, removing a slow extra model call
• • Wake-word listening pauses while Glance is working
• • Clear message to log out and back in when the GNOME extension is out of date

v0.3.7 — Your own key, fast models

October 2026

• • Glance Cloud is paused: use your own Gemini, Claude, OpenAI or OpenAI-compatible key, or local Ollama
• • Faster default models: Claude Haiku 4.5, GPT-4o mini, newest Gemini Flash
• • Qwen2.5-VL 3B is the first recommended local vision model

v0.3.6 — A redesigned app

October 2026

• • Completely redesigned dashboard: 9 pages instead of 17, with a new design system and icons
• • AI & Keys: providers, keys and the custom endpoint in one place
• • Floating panel with clear states and a working Hold to talk button
• • Settings show real defaults, apply immediately and match the tray menu; secrets are always masked
• • Screen capture, clicks and typing on GNOME/Wayland through the extension (log out and back in once)
• • Gemini works again: Glance picks a model your key can actually use
• • The words after "Glance" are used as the command, and listening ends when you stop talking

v0.3.5 — Glance Cloud fixes

October 2026

• • Fixed Glance Cloud getting stuck on "HTTP Error 429"; the key is now saved and errors are clear
• • Free-tier replies are much faster (about 6 s to first word, then about 1 s)
• • Wake word ignores steady room noise and invented text

v0.3.4 — Hotkey and voice on GNOME

October 2026

• • The push-to-talk hotkey now works on GNOME/Wayland (grabbed in the compositor by the extension)
• • More forgiving wake word, with wake-word activity logged for troubleshooting
• • Log out and back in once after updating so GNOME loads the updated extension

v0.3.3 — Linux launch fix

October 2026

• • Fixed the Linux .deb and AppImage exiting at startup with "shell import failed"
• • The release build now smoke-tests the packaged Linux app before shipping

v0.3.2 — Dashboard fix

October 2026

• • Fixed a startup crash that stopped the dashboard from opening in v0.3.0 and v0.3.1
• • The Custom endpoint (BYOK) form is reachable again

v0.3.1 — Always-on-top cursor on GNOME

October 2026

• • The buddy cursor stays above every window and workspace on GNOME
• • Smooth pointer following drawn by a small GNOME Shell extension
• • No taskbar or alt-tab entry for the cursor
• • X11: overlay pinned to all desktops and re-raised automatically
• • Log out and back in once after the first launch to enable it

v0.3.0 — Free Glance Cloud and BYOK

October 2026

• • Glance Cloud: free hosted text model, the default when no key is set
• • Custom (BYOK) provider for any OpenAI-compatible endpoint
• • Custom endpoint form on the API Keys page
• • Automatic retry when the shared free tier is busy

v0.1.0 — Initial Release

July 2025

• • Initial public release
• • Real-time screen vision
• • Cursor buddy companion
• • Action execution (click, type, scroll)
• • Voice-first interface
• • Multi-LLM support (Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, Ollama)
• • Windows + Linux support
• • MIT License