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Steam announcementView the game on SifterAugust 26, 2026

Local Speech-to-Text + UI Cleanup

This update adds local speech-to-text support to FriedrichAI and includes a few interface cleanups.

Local Speech-to-Text

You can now use the microphone button to speak instead of typing.

Speech recognition runs locally on your PC using FriedrichAI's bundled STT system. Your audio does not need to be sent to a cloud transcription service.

The recognized text is placed into the chat box first, so you can review or edit it before sending.

UI Cleanup

  • Added the microphone/STT control to the public interface
  • Cleaned up the Tools button
  • Removed the unfinished Worlds button from the public build for now
  • Minor interface polish and cleanup

Worlds is still in development and will return when it is ready for public testing.

As always, FriedrichAI's core assistant remains local-first:

No required cloud. No subscription. No account. No required API key.

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