From 0f1c4451542ff235e54fe80c16a3cdec40758216 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tabby Cromarty Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2025 00:04:36 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add link to correct MSVC runtime to README in case it's missing --- README.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ca056f6..3b56947 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ Current Features: - Partial transcriptions for a streaming-captions experience - 100s of fine-tuned Whisper models for dozens of languages from HuggingFace - ## Download Check out the [latest releases](https://github.com/locaal-ai/obs-localvocal/releases) for downloads and install instructions. @@ -85,6 +84,8 @@ LocalVocal is available in multiple versions to cater to different hardware conf Make sure to download the version that matches your system's hardware and operating system for the best performance. +If using Windows and the plugin fails to load after installation, please ensure you have the [latest MSVC runtime](https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x64.exe) installed, and that you are using the correct version (e.g. not using a CUDA version without an NVidia GPU and CUDA installed) + ### Models The plugin ships with the Tiny.en model, and will autonomously download other Whisper models through a dropdown. There's also an option to select an external GGML Whisper model file if you have it on disk.