---
title: "v2026.9.26"
summary: "Dictate starts without a microphone."
description: "Dictate v2026.9.26 release notes: what changed, and who contributed."
keywords:
  - Dictate
  - v2026.9.26
  - release notes
---

# v2026.9.26

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AI agents and tools can read these release notes as [plain Markdown](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arcforgelabs/dictate/master/CHANGELOG/2026.9.26.md).

This release covers **3 pull requests.**

## Highlights

- Dictate starts without a microphone.

## 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.

## Contribution record

[CHANGELOG/records/2026.9.26.md](https://github.com/arcforgelabs/dictate/blob/master/CHANGELOG/records/2026.9.26.md) lists every pull request in this release once, with its related issues and thanks.