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v0.1.52

October 11, 2025

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Configuration system unification and Whisper model download improvements.

✨ New Features

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Unified Configuration System - Consolidated all settings into a single config.json file, removing the legacy preferences.json
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Improved Dev/Production Separation - Added config.dev.json for development-specific overrides

🚀 Improvements

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Whisper Model Download Rewrite - Completely rewrote the download handler to directly execute shell scripts, fixing Electron asar packaging issues
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Better Error Handling - Added comprehensive logging and error messages for model downloads
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Cleaner Codebase - Removed 206 lines of legacy code (net -245 lines total)
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Onboarding Flow Updates - Migrated to unified config system with proper IPC handlers

🐛 Bug Fixes

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Fixed Whisper model download in production builds - Models can now be downloaded correctly in packaged apps
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Fixed onboarding flow persistence - Feature selections now save properly during onboarding
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Fixed configuration race conditions - Eliminated conflicts from multiple config files

Technical Details

• Removed UserPreferencesManager class
• Updated IPC handlers: config:get and config:set
• Added nodejs-whisper to asarUnpack list
• Modified files: electron/main.ts, src/api/video-media-api.ts, electron/preload.ts, src/App.tsx, src/components/onboarding/OnboardingFlow.tsx

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