diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 26ce3a0..560dd1c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ Or by cloning the repository with: ``` git clone https://github.com/soderstromkr/transcribe.git ``` -### Python Version **(any platform including Mac users)** -1. Install Python 3.10 or later. You can download it from [python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/). During installation, **check "Add Python to PATH"**. No administrator rights are needed if you install for your user only. +### Prerequisites +1. Install **Python 3.10 or later** from [python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/). During installation, **check "Add Python to PATH"**. No administrator rights are needed if you install for your user only. -2. Run the installer. Open a terminal (Command Prompt on Windows, Terminal on Mac/Linux) in the project folder and run: +2. Run the installer. Open a terminal in the project folder and run: ``` python install.py ``` @@ -46,14 +46,16 @@ This will: Alternatively, you can install manually with `pip install -r requirements.txt`. -3. Run the app: - 1. For **Windows**: double-click `run_Windows.bat` (it will auto-install on first run) or run: +### Run on Windows +Double-click `run_Windows.bat` (it will auto-install on first run) or run: ``` python app.py ``` - 2. For **Mac / Linux**: run `./run_Mac.sh` (auto-installs on first run). See [Mac instructions](Mac_instructions.md) for details. - **Note** The first run with a given model will download it (~75 MB for base, ~500 MB for medium). After that, everything works offline. +### Run on Mac / Linux +Run `./run_Mac.sh` (auto-installs on first run). See [Mac instructions](Mac_instructions.md) for details. + +> **Note:** The first run with a given model will download it (~75 MB for base, ~500 MB for medium). After that, everything works offline. ## GPU Support This program **does support running on NVIDIA GPUs**, which can significantly speed up transcription times. faster-whisper uses CTranslate2, which requires NVIDIA CUDA libraries for GPU acceleration.