whisper_voice/RELEASE_NOTES.md

Release v1.0.2

"The Lightweight Release"

This release focuses on removing bloat and switching to a native approach for punctuation, resulting in a significantly faster and smaller application.

🚀 Key Changes

1. Style Prompting (Replaces Grammar Model)

We have removed the heavy "Grammar Correction" model (M2M100) and replaced it with Style Prompting.

• How it works: Uses Whisper's internal context awareness to force proper punctuation.
• New Settings: Go to Settings -> AI Engine to choose a style:
  • Standard: (Default) Forces full sentences and proper punctuation.
  • Casual: Relaxed, lowercase style.
  • Custom: Enter your own prompt context.

2. Bloat Removal

• Removed: transformers, sentencepiece, accelerate libraries.
• Removed: grammar-m2m100 model downloader and logic.
• Impact: The application is lighter, installs faster, and uses less RAM.

3. Stability Fixes

• Fixed: NameError: 'torch' is not defined when using Low VRAM Mode.
• Fixed: Bootstrapper now self-repairs missing dependencies if the environment gets corrupted.

📦 Installation

1. Download WhisperVoice.exe (attached below or in dist/).
2. Run it. It will automatically update your environment if needed.