The language model cannot be downloaded

Help/How To
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In version 25.12, when using ‘speech-to-text’ in Mainland China, the language model cannot be downloaded, and the software shows ‘download failed.’ How can this issue be resolved?

2

You can manually download models here:

Use the Configuration button in the Speech-to-Text dialog to set the model manually.

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Thank you very much for your guidance, thanks!
I have manually downloaded two language models, ggml-medium.bin and ggml-base.bin. On Windows 11, which folder under the Shotcut installation path should these two files be placed in?

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You can pick the model’s location in the Speech to Text dialog window > Configuration > GGML Model. If you really want to put it in the same place where Shotcut downloads them to, choose Settings > App Data Directory > Show.. and go into the folders extensions > whispermodel (make them if they do not yet exist).