Set the transcription language
Setting contract
Section titled “Setting contract”| Item | Current behavior |
|---|---|
| Default | Auto-detect |
| Valid values | Auto-detect, English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and Arabic |
| Existing sessions | Their saved language value is unchanged. |
| New sessions | Imports, recordings, and voice-input actions copy the current selection when they start. |
| Storage | synthezia-settings in webview local storage. |
| Privacy | The selection is sent to local Whisper. It can also be included in later summary or chat requests according to the selected provider. |
| Restart | None. |
Change it
Section titled “Change it”- Open Settings.
- Under Transcription, choose a language or Auto-detect.
- Start a new transcription action to use the new default.
Choose a deliberate language when a recording contains one primary language and recognition needs a stronger constraint. The setting does not prove transcription accuracy and does not translate a recording.