This release focuses on critical bugfixes and adds GPT-5.3 from OpenAI.

New Features

• Added GPT-5.3 (OpenAI)
• Updated Vietnamese language support.
• Refined AI behaviour for more concise responses.
• Added end-turn confidence threshold slider in settings, allowing manual-tuning of input speech.

This release focuses on improved speech input through automatic end of turn detection, speeding up response times. It also adds a “quick input” hotkey that allows you to type instructions to LIMA. Settings have also been greatly expanded.

New Features

• New speech detection system, automatically detects when you have finished speaking.
• Added new pop up text input widget, enables text input while keeping LIMA in the background, use Ctrl + Alt + H to activate (configurable in the settings)
• Adjusted default TTS speaking speed from fast to medium
• Added new settings to change the speaking rate on natural language playback
• Made website and video narration verbosity configurable in settings
• Made Base AI model configurable in settings: GPT-5.2 OpenAI, Llama 4 Maverick Meta, Kimi K2.5 Moonshot
• Switched default AI model for improved performance
• Added option to change the quick input box hotkey in settings
• Added end-turn confidence threshold configuration for speech detection

This changelog covers bug fixes, features, and improvements added since version 1.7.0.2. The changes bring a new feature to handle websites with constantly changing elements as well as stability and bugfixes.

New Features

Dynamic Website Narration (DWN)

A new feature that extends LIMA's narration capabilities beyond YouTube videos to any website content. This feature provides narration on sites that update without user input, like website carousels. This feature integrates with legacy screen readers to send Windows notifications for NVDA or JAWS to narrate, avoiding interruptions to your workflow.

Other features

• Switched to improved vision model for YouTube narration
• Auto Re-Launch After LIMA Update
• Reduced starting latency on cold sessions
• Added settings toggle for Dynamic Website Narration
• Added settings toggle for Descriptive Video Service

This changelog covers bug fixes, features, and improvements added since version 1.6.9. The changes represent significant enhancements to the text-to-speech system, descriptive video service, tool execution, and stability.

New Features

• Implemented new Voice System capable of reading underscores, hyphens, Celsius, dollars and related symbols
• Added links to LIMA's Documentation
• Added 4 new natural voices
• Adjusted initial user guidance
• Improved speed of the observation tool
• Added Descriptive video service support for Brave browser
• Refined AI output for concise responses
• Added a "press enter" tool

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