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Whisper (Local) runs through WhisperKit on your Mac. The current Stenox app requires Apple Silicon and macOS 15 or later; selecting Whisper does not add Intel support.

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Available models

Sizes below are Stenox’s catalog estimates, not runtime memory requirements. The .en choices are English-only. Choose a multilingual model for other supported languages. Model size alone does not guarantee accuracy for your accent or recording.

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Select and prepare

Open Profiles, edit Default or a custom profile, and select Whisper (Local). Choose a model and language, then wait for preparation. Alternatively, pre-download the model in Settings → Models. Existing profile choices remain in effect until you change them. A smaller model needs less disk space and can be useful when comparing resource use. Test it with representative speech before relying on the output. Manage local models explains cached versus loaded state.

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Workflow limits

Whisper provides speech recognition. Word replacements and optional filler removal are separate steps; Polish is an explicit action after the transcript arrives. Notetaker can reuse the active Whisper model with meeting-local speaker processing. Review attribution and timing when the recognizer does not provide detailed word timings.