Whisper Writer_for_dictation

Install WhisperWriter on Windows

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D:\Documents> git clone https://github.com/savbell/whisper-writer.git
D:\Documents> cd whisper-writer

Read the README.md file, and follow the installation instruction like this:

Install python and create virtual environment.

I used miniconda, but you can just download the package of v3.11 and install it directly to Windows.

Start “Anaconda prompt” and create a virtual environment of 3.11.

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(base) D:\Documents\whisper-writer>conda create -n venv python=3.11

If you installed python 3.11 directly, you can do

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python -m venv venv
venv\Scripts\activate

Install required modules and start the program

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(venv) D:\Documents\whisper-writer>pip install -r requirements.txt
(venv) D:\Documents\whisper-writer>python run.py

Click on Setting button. Modify the language according to your usage senario and select a model depend on your computer.

Create a batch file to start it automatically

Create the following batch file on my desktop C:\Users\vma\Desktop\WhiperWriter.bat

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@echo off
REM Navigate to the folder containing your virtual environment and script
D:
cd /d D:\Documents\whisper-writer

REM Activate the virtual environment
call C:\Users\vma\miniconda3\Scripts\activate.bat venv1

# if you are using a venv module instead of conda
# call venv\Scripts\activate

REM Run the Python script
python run.py

REM Keep the command prompt open after execution
cmd

Double click the batch file and Enjoy it!