From c04544d4e98cd5e4a611255fa677d4453a2f9756 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yuval Adam <_@yuv.al> Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:49:07 +0200 Subject: Document transcription runtime sources --- README.md | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 35cbba8..31a619d 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -60,13 +60,15 @@ A newly installed Shell extension may require one logout and login before GNOME ## Runtime -The current transcription backend uses `transcribe-cli` with the Parakeet Unified English model. By default, Parley looks for the runtime on `PATH` and the model under: +The current transcription backend depends on [`transcribe.cpp`](https://github.com/handy-computer/transcribe.cpp) and uses its `transcribe-cli` executable. Parley looks for that executable on `PATH`. + +Compatible models are published by [`handy-computer` on Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/handy-computer). The current default is [Parakeet Unified English 0.6B Q8_0](https://huggingface.co/handy-computer/parakeet-unified-en-0.6b-gguf/resolve/main/parakeet-unified-en-0.6b-Q8_0.gguf), installed at: ```text -~/.local/share/parley/models/ +~/.local/share/parley/models/parakeet-unified-en-0.6b-Q8_0.gguf ``` -The model is not stored in this repository. The current runtime build also depends on host CUDA and MKL libraries. Optional settings live in [`~/.config/parley/config.toml`](docs/CONFIGURATION.md); Parley does not use application-specific environment variables. +The runtime and model are not stored in this repository. The current runtime build also depends on host CUDA and MKL libraries. Optional settings live in [`~/.config/parley/config.toml`](docs/CONFIGURATION.md); Parley does not use application-specific environment variables. ## Compatibility -- cgit v1.3.1