What's New?
v2.3.7
- History has been completely redesigned — search across past sessions and Ask AI captures, filter by Sessions or Ask AI, browse entries grouped by date, expand sessions to review transcript timelines with Ask AI moments inline, and copy or delete items when needed.
- Debriefs are easier to revisit — saved Session Debriefs now stay connected to their session in History, with an Open Debrief shortcut so you can come back to feedback later.
- Live Coach supports more languages — real-time coaching now works in Portuguese, German, French, Spanish, and Italian, in addition to English.
- Hidden app recovery is smoother — if CTRLpotato is hidden with
F8, clicking the app icon now brings the existing window back instead of looking like nothing happened. - Smarter quota fallback — when a selected AI provider reaches its monthly limit, CTRLpotato can automatically finish the request with GPT OSS so the answer is not lost.
- Session Debrief quality and reliability improvements, especially for low-signal or messy transcripts.
v2.3.5
- Live Coach v2 is here — a new model-first coaching pipeline delivers cleaner real-time answers, smarter question detection, more natural answer bullets, and overall UI/UX improvements.
- Cleaner session starts — starting a new recording now automatically clears previous answers and debrief cards, so old content doesn't leak into the next session.
- Customize Answers is easier to edit — the editor now focuses the text area immediately, making it smoother to paste or type custom instructions.
- Ask AI fixes — improved live-transcript context handling, follow-ups, and stream cleanup so answers focus on the latest question and stale output does not reappear after clearing.
- Model refresh — Grok 4.3 replaces Grok 4.1.
- UI enhancements and bug fixes.
v2.3.2
- New OpenAI models — GPT-5.5, GPT-5.4 mini, and GPT-5.4 nano are now available, giving you more choice between fast everyday answers and deeper reasoning.
- LaTeX support — math answers now render cleanly with inline and display equations, so formulas are easier to read in the desktop app and Mobile Mirror.
- Smoother updates — fixed the updater flow so new versions install and relaunch more reliably, especially on macOS.
v2.3.0
- No more focus stealing — CTRLpotato stays out of the way and won't steal focus from your active app when showing, hiding, clicking, typing, or copying/pasting.
- Live Coach is much better — stronger real-time guidance, cleaner question detection, and more reliable coaching during live sessions.
- More flexible key remapping — customize more shortcuts, use more keys, and reset everything back to defaults anytime.
- Claude Opus 4.7 is now available for Pro users.
- Smarter answer context — better prioritization across captured
F2 text, screenshots, and recorded audio so answers use the right source. - Improved streaming reliability, Mobile Mirror recording controls, and overall stability.
v2.2.1
- Windows: Fixed an issue where pressing
F8 to reveal the app could leave it hidden behind other windows when Always on Top was off.
v2.2.0
- Session Debrief is live — get instant post-session feedback after each interview, with clear strengths, improvement areas, and actionable next steps.
- Keyboard navigation for power users — jump between answers, page up/down inside long responses, or move to the top/bottom of a thread, all from the keyboard.
- Unified usage meter — see your remaining usage at a glance in new top-right pill.
- Transcription hour top-ups — you can now add +10h / +25h / +50h directly from the Dashboard if you run out of included hours.
- New models added — Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Gemini 3.1 Pro are now available.
- Under-the-hood improvements and bug fixes.
v2.1.1
- Bug fixes and stability improvements.
v2.1.0
- macOS: Fixed an issue where CTRLpotato would not stay on top when other apps were in fullscreen mode.
- Live Coach received a slight redesign and now includes an automatic Test Mode so you can safely try it before using it live.
- Windows: You can now remap shortcuts using the
CTRL + SHIFT + key combination. - Increased usage limits for premium users.
- Added support for Claude Opus 4.7.
- UI enhancements and bug fixes.
v2.0.0
- System Audio is here 🎧 Capture system audio (not just your mic) for much clearer questions.
- Real-time Transcriptions ✍️ Watch the transcript appear live while you talk.
- Introducing Live Coach 🧠 Real-time coaching that guides you on what to Say, Ask, Approach, or Avoid — live, as the conversation happens.
- AI Behavior Customization 🎛️ Tune tone, depth, formatting, and add your own instructions for how the AI should answer.
- Reasoning Models 🧩 Turn on advanced reasoning for the hard stuff (slower, smarter).
- Keep Previous Answers as Context 🔁 Chain questions and follow-ups without starting from scratch.
- Contextual Shortcut Hints
⌥ See the right hotkeys exactly when you need them (hold a key to reveal). - UI Redesign ✨ Cleaner layout, smoother flows, and updated onboarding (macOS + Windows).
- New pricing plans 💳 New tiers with included premium / advanced reasoning usage.
- UI enhancements, performance improvements, and stability fixes all around.
v0.5.1
- Fixed a Windows issue where the app could briefly appear in the taskbar when using Follow-Up or Click-Through mode.
v0.5.0
- Say hi to Context Buffer in the Mobile Mirror app: Capture multiple screenshots
📸 directly from your phone before querying the AI. - Remote Audio Control: You can now remotely toggle audio recording
🎙️ on and off directly from the Mobile Mirror app. - Desktop App got Click-Through Mode
🫥: Interact with apps behind CTRLpotato's window. The title bar and scrollbar remain fully interactive. - UI enhancements and bug fixes.
v0.4.3
- Claude now behaves. The 1200 error is gone, and there's a smart fallback so you always get the answer.
- Gemini now replies more reliably (no more silence).
- GPT-5 responses got faster and more polished.
- UI and stability improvements all around.
v0.4.2
- Added support for Claude Sonnet 4.6.
- Fixed occasional Claude model errors.
- Improved error messages for clearer feedback when something goes wrong.
- UI enhancements and bug fixes.
v0.4.1
- Line-by-line comments are back in code answers.
- Windows: Minimize button is now turned off.
v0.4.0
- New Follow-Up feature: Ask follow-ups or refine any AI answer, available on both desktop and mobile.
- Support for
gpt-5 added so you can now pick from 6 different AI models based on your preferences. - AI answers and code now feel more human, like something you'd actually say or write during an interview.
- UI enhancements and bug fixes.
v0.3.3
- Brand new onboarding to make first-time setup smoother.
- Smarter permissions guide on macOS that walks you through everything step by step.
- Fixed an issue where Windows Defender could mistakenly flag the app.
- Fixed a Google sign-in bug that made it tricky to switch between accounts.
- UI enhancements and bug fixes.
v0.3.2
- Mobile Mirror leveled up: you can now remotely switch AI engines, snap a screenshot & ask AI, ask AI with the whole context buffer or with recorded audio, and zoom in/out, all from your phone.
- AI answers now stream live in the Mobile Mirror app, no waiting for the full reply.
- Improved stealth: better handling of app visibility in the Dock and Cmd+Tab menu.
- UI Enhancements and bug fixes.
v0.3.1
- Added support for
gpt-oss-120b. A high-speed AI reasoning model for near-instant answers.
v0.3.0
- Smarter Audio: More accurate transcriptions, with a new visualizer and live transcript shown in the content area.
- Auto-Submit Option: Skip the context buffer and send captures straight to AI - faster answers with fewer clicks.
- Spoken Language Selector: Do interviews in your native language, not just English.
- Mobile Mirroring: Improved connection stability and fixed unwanted scroll jumps.
- No Focus Stealing: The app no longer steals focus when toggling visibility with F8.
- UI Enhancements and bug fixes.
v0.2.2
- Preferred Programming Language: Set your default in Settings, or choose 'Auto Detect' to let CTRLpotato decide.
- Want the latest code snippet in a different language? Just click the ↻ icon on any answer containing code to instantly translate it into your preferred language.
v0.2.0
- New Obfuscation System: CTRLpotato now stays hidden in Activity Monitor (macOS), Task Manager (Windows), and other related system views.
- Model Selector: You can now choose from multiple AI models based on speed and intelligence.
- Streaming AI Answers: Responses now stream in real time for faster feedback.
- UI Enhancements and bug fixes.
v0.1.99
- Improved the auto-update mechanism to ensure a smoother and more reliable experience for all future versions.
- Includes minor bug fixes and stability enhancements.
v0.1.98
- Fixed audio recording issue for Intel-based Macs.
- Minor bug fixes and UI improvements.
v0.1.97
- The app now stays hidden from the taskbar and
Alt+Tab menu both on Windows and macOS. (Use Toggle Hide/Show App (default F8) to quickly bring the app to the front.) - Minor bug fixes and UI improvements.
