---
title: "New versions of MediSync Dictate"
summary: "What the new versions of MediSync Dictate bring, how updates arrive and where you see which version you have."
url: "https://help.medisynchealth.ai/en/whats-new/dictate-updates-and-versions"
product: "What's new"
platforms: ["windows","macos"]
access: "public"
updated: "2026-11-11"
version: "Dictate 0.4.0-beta.6"
---

# New versions of MediSync Dictate

What the new versions of MediSync Dictate bring, how updates arrive and where you see which version you have.

MediSync Dictate updates itself. In the app, **Help › New** opens **What's new in Dictate** with the notes for each version. See [What's new](https://help.medisynchealth.ai/en/dictate/whats-new).

## 0.4.0-beta.6 (beta of 19.10.2026)

- A new design with calmer headings.
- **Personalize** in the sidebar: dictionary, snippets, style, commands and voice profile in one place.
- Style for each kind of text, with four clean-up levels. See [Style](https://help.medisynchealth.ai/en/dictate/writing-style-and-smart-dictation).
- Notes: pause, [live notes beside the call](https://help.medisynchealth.ai/en/dictate/live-notes), and the finished note opens by itself.
- [Smart Find](https://help.medisynchealth.ai/en/dictate/smart-find): find and open documents by voice.
- [Recommend Dictate](https://help.medisynchealth.ai/en/dictate/recommend-dictate) right in the app, with invite links and invites by e-mail.
- Connect [Outlook Calendar](https://help.medisynchealth.ai/en/dictate/connect-calendar), [Slack](https://help.medisynchealth.ai/en/dictate/connections-and-slack) and AI apps through [MCP](https://help.medisynchealth.ai/en/dictate/mcp).
- The Ctrl key alone no longer starts a dictation after the screen was locked.

The notes for earlier versions are in the app under **Help › New**.

## How an update arrives

- Dictate looks for a new version 30 seconds after it starts, then every hour.
- When it finds one, it downloads it in the background.
- Dictate never installs during a dictation. It waits until you have not dictated for 10 minutes, then restarts and installs. If that moment does not come, it installs the update when you quit.
- If you do not want to wait, click **Restart and install** under **Settings › System › Updates**.

Dictate installs only updates whose signature matches MediSync. If it does not match, you see `Update refused: the signature does not match.`

## Which version you have

At the bottom left of the **Settings** window you see the version, for example **Dictate 0.4.0-beta.6**.

Under **Settings › System › Updates**, **Check for updates** looks for a new version at once. If there is none, it shows **You have the newest version.** How to switch between the **Stable** and **Beta** channels is in [Updates, channels and uninstalling](https://help.medisynchealth.ai/en/dictate/updates-and-uninstall).