Description / Background

When using Handy for transcribing long Chinese audio clips, I’ve noticed that the output often lacks proper punctuation or sentence segmentation. Whisper supports an --initial-prompt parameter (also known as an “initial context” or “prompt prefix”) that allows users to guide the model’s behavior. Adding this option would significantly improve multilingual transcription—especially for Chinese—by helping Whisper produce more natural and properly punctuated text.

Suggestion

Add a “Whisper Initial Prompt” or “Prompt Prefix” field in the Handy settings (or configuration file), allowing users to define a custom initial prompt passed to the model.

This small addition would greatly improve usability for multilingual users.

Thank you for the awesome project and your hard work! 🙏