v3.7.5

m-bain/whisperXv3.7.5Jan 27, 2026by Barabazs

AI Summary

This release introduces CLI hotwords for better recognition of rare terms and improves documentation for troubleshooting.

Key Highlights

  • Add hotwords argument to CLI
  • Language-aware sentence tokenization
  • cuDNN troubleshooting documentation

New Features

  • Hotwords support
  • Language-aware tokenization

Full Release Notes

## What's Changed
* docs: add cuDNN troubleshooting for common issues by @Barabazs in https://github.com/m-bain/whisperX/pull/1266
* feat: add hotwords argument to CLI for improved recognition of rare terms by @Barabazs in https://github.com/m-bain/whisperX/pull/1268
* Fix incorrect type annotations in get_writer function in utils.py by @JulianFP in https://github.com/m-bain/whisperX/pull/1144
* [1246] feat: added language-aware sentence tokenization by @pplkit in https://github.com/m-bain/whisperX/pull/1269
* fix: pin huggingface-hub<1.0.0 for pyannote-audio compatibility by @Barabazs in https://github.com/m-bain/whisperX/pull/1327

## New Contributors
* @JulianFP made their first contribution in https://github.com/m-bain/whisperX/pull/1144
* @pplkit made their first contribution in https://github.com/m-bain/whisperX/pull/1269

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/m-bain/whisperX/compare/v3.7.4...v3.7.5