Fact · Dictation software
The Voxtype configuration reference says its initial prompt gives Whisper context for domain-specific vocabulary.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 19, 2026
In the source's own words
“Provides context to Whisper to improve transcription accuracy for domain-specific vocabulary.”
Voxtype configuration reference, Voxtype (voxtype.io), n.d., Configuration, initial_prompt.
Open the original- What it measures
- The setting is a text hint for Whisper, set by the user in the config file. The page lists examples such as product names and acronyms.
- What it does not show
- It is a hint, not a guaranteed word list. The page does not describe a separate custom dictionary.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as Voxtype: custom words: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- Voxtype
- Feature
- Custom words or vocabulary
- Detail
- Whisper initial prompt
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 1 means the maker's page says the app does this.