diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 8cd149d..f82fad4 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -30,51 +30,30 @@ ## 📚 What's New in v0.6.2-beta -This patch release brings important bug fixes and installation improvements! +> 🎉 **Beta Release with whisper.cpp!** — Fast, private, offline voice dictation for Linux. -### 🐛 Bug Fixes +### 🚀 Highlights (v0.6.0 → v0.6.2) -- **Fixed #221**: Add missing `psutil` dependency - Fresh installs now work correctly (pywhispercpp requires psutil) -- **Fixed #219**: Suppress `[BLANK_AUDIO]` tokens in whisper.cpp output - Cleaner transcription results -- **Fixed #204**: Resolve PyAudio `paInt16` attribute error on audio device reconnection -- **Fixed #205**: Ensure whisper module is properly installed with `--auto` flag +| Feature | Description | +|---------|-------------| +| **⚡ whisper.cpp Default** | 10x faster installation (~1-2 min), C++ optimized inference | +| **🎮 Universal GPU Support** | Vulkan acceleration for AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA GPUs | +| **📦 Interactive Installer** | Choose between 3 engines with hardware auto-detection | +| **🔧 Multi-Distro Support** | Works on Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Arch, and more | -### 🔧 Improvements +### 🐛 Bug Fixes (v0.6.2) -- **Better Multi-Distro Installation** - Improved Vulkan shader package detection and installation for Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Arch, and more -- **CI Improvements** - Fixed nightly build tag cleanup and older release deletion +- **#221**: Fixed missing `psutil` dependency for fresh installs +- **#219**: Suppressed `[BLANK_AUDIO]` tokens in whisper.cpp output +- **#204**: Fixed PyAudio `paInt16` error on device reconnection +- **#205**: Fixed whisper module installation with `--auto` flag ---- +### 🔧 Recent Improvements -## Previous Release: v0.6.2-beta - -**Installation experience improvements!** - -- **Interactive Backend Selection** - Choose between GPU (Vulkan/CUDA) or CPU backend -- **Enhanced Welcome Message** - Redesigned end-of-installation experience -- **Simplified Install Commands** - No more `--tag` parameter needed -- **Better GPU Support** - Fixed Vulkan development library detection - ---- - -## Previous Release: v0.6.0-beta - -**Major milestone: whisper.cpp is now the default engine!** - -- **⚡ 10x faster installation** (~1-2 min vs ~5-10 min) -- **🎮 Universal GPU support** - AMD, Intel, NVIDIA via Vulkan -- **🤖 whisper.cpp integration** - C++ optimized speech recognition -- **📦 Interactive installer** - Choose between 3 engines -- **🔧 Hardware auto-detection** - GPU, RAM, Vulkan support detection -- **🐛 Critical bug fixes** - Text escaping, audio feedback, punctuation - ---- - -> 🎉 **Beta Release with whisper.cpp!** -> -> We're excited to share Vocalinux Beta with the community! -> whisper.cpp brings **10x faster installation** and **universal GPU support**. -> See "What's New" above for details. +- **Interactive Backend Selection** — Choose GPU (Vulkan/CUDA) or CPU backend +- **Enhanced Welcome Message** — Clear post-install instructions +- **Simplified Install Commands** — No more `--tag` parameter needed +- **Better Vulkan Detection** — Improved shader package installation ---