Pal Engine - Desktop Companion · published

✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.2 Improvements (2026-03-15) ✨
🎤 Voice is now manual only
Wake-word listening was removed, you can now toggle voice conversation or hold an icon to speak to your character.
🎛️ Compact voice quick controls
Voice controls are now cleaner and shared between the popover and Conversations.
🧠 Better muted behavior
Conversation mode can be toggled while muted, and hold-to-talk stays blocked while muted.
⚙️ Easier Voice AI settings
Voice AI settings are easier to open and stay synced.
🔊 Better output device handling
Output device support is more reliable, with a quick output test button.
💬 New Mini-Chat window
Open Mini-Chat from the character overlay menu.
🪟 Better Mini-Chat sync
Mini-Chat stays synced with Conversations and closes when character is inactive.
🧹 Stability improvements
General cleanup and sync fixes for voice and chat state handling.