## 2026.9.26

### Highlights

- Dictate starts without a microphone.

### Changes

### Fixes

- Dictate starts without a microphone. With none connected at startup, the engine used to exit and leave a window that could not dictate, change settings or show history. Recording without a microphone now says "Microphone error" in the window.

### Complete contribution record

This audited record covers the complete 69c7a030c9e06156489d6f297080df219a816813..93c8bd30b7a55f139cb8353355bfdb916a4b2fc1 history: 3 in-range PRs + 0 retained seed-only PRs = 3 unique PRs. The generation manifest also supplies direct commits as editorial input; the grouped notes above prioritize user impact.

#### Pull requests

- **PR #79**
- **PR #80**
- **PR #81**