Changelog

Added

• OpenAI API transcription backend — trx transcribe -b openai uses the OpenAI API instead of local Whisper. Supports gpt-4o-transcribe, gpt-4o-mini-transcribe, and whisper-1.
• large-v3-turbo model — near-large accuracy at ~3x speed for local transcription.
• --backend flag on trx transcribe and trx init to choose between local and openai.
• Backend selection in trx init — interactive prompt or --backend openai flag.
• trx doctor shows backend status — API key detection, active model, backend type.
• OS-specific open command — uses open on macOS, xdg-open on Linux, start on Windows.
• Quoted paths with spaces — file paths containing spaces are now quoted in the terminal output for ctrl+click support.

Fixed

• SRT timestamps for gpt-4o-transcribe models now use real audio duration via ffprobe instead of placeholder values.

Added

• Cross-platform trx init — Linux support via apt-get + source compilation for whisper-cli, Windows support via winget + pre-built binaries.
• Platform detection shown during init: trx init (linux).

Fixed

• Config defaults merge — readConfig() now merges saved config with defaults, preventing crashes when whisperFlags is missing.
• FFmpeg path collision — when input is a .wav in the current directory, output no longer collides with input path.

Added

• Word-level timestamps via --words flag — generates SRT with per-word timing.
• Auto-detect language by default — -l flag now only forces a specific language override.

Fixed

• Vercel deploy issues resolved (bun.lock conflicts, peer dependency warnings).

Added

• Live progress bar during Whisper transcription with percentage indicator.
• Word count summary shown after transcription completes.
• open hint — suggests command to open the output file.
• Agent skill auto-install — trx init offers to install the Claude Code skill.
• OG images generated via Sharp for social sharing.
• 21 e2e tests covering the full CLI surface.
• Monorepo structure with separate website package at trx.crafter.run.

Fixed

• Spinner hang after transcription — properly guards callbacks and exits.

Added

• trx transcribe — transcribe any URL or local file via local Whisper.
• trx init — one-command setup: installs whisper-cli, yt-dlp, ffmpeg, downloads model.
• trx doctor — health check for all dependencies and configuration.
• trx schema — runtime introspection for agent self-service.
• Agent-first JSON output — --output json for piping to other tools.
• --dry-run — validate input and preview execution plan without running.
• --fields — select specific output fields to save tokens.
• Input validation — rejects path traversals, control characters, URL-encoded paths.
• 99 language support via Whisper’s built-in language detection.
• 5 model sizes — tiny, base, small, medium, large.