diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 560dd1c..f2082a5 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -8,11 +8,12 @@ Local Transcribe with Whisper is a user-friendly desktop application that allows you to transcribe audio and video files using the Whisper ASR system, powered by [faster-whisper](https://github.com/SYSTRAN/faster-whisper) (CTranslate2). This application provides a graphical user interface (GUI) built with Python and the Tkinter library, making it easy to use even for those not familiar with programming. ## New in version 2.0! -1. **Switched to faster-whisper** — up to 4× faster transcription with lower memory usage. -2. **No separate FFmpeg installation needed** — audio decoding is handled by the bundled PyAV library. -3. **No admin rights required** — a plain `pip install` covers everything. -4. **No PyTorch dependency** — dramatically smaller install footprint. -5. **`tiny` model added** — smallest and fastest option for quick drafts. +1. **Switched to faster-whisper** — up to 4× faster transcription with lower memory usage, simpler installation. +2. **Swedish-optimised models** — [KB-Whisper](https://huggingface.co/collections/KBLab/kb-whisper) from the National Library of Sweden (KBLab) +3. **No separate FFmpeg installation needed** — audio decoding is handled by the bundled PyAV library. +4. **No admin rights required** — a plain `pip install` covers everything. +5. **No PyTorch dependency** — dramatically smaller install footprint. +6. **`tiny` model added** — smallest and fastest option. ## Features * Select the folder containing the audio or video files you want to transcribe. Tested with m4a video.