Fixing the No Models Downloaded Message

If the Transcribe screen shows "No models downloaded" in the model selector, it means ScribeForge is installed correctly, but no Whisper model has been downloaded yet — the app and the model are separate downloads by design, so the initial app install stays small.

How to fix it

1. Open Settings → Models (or the model dropdown on the Transcribe screen).
2. Pick a model — small is a good default to start with.
3. Click download and wait for it to finish. This requires an internet connection once; after that, the model lives on your disk and works fully offline.
4. Return to Transcribe — the model now appears as an option.

If the download fails or stalls

• Check your internet connection — this is the one step in ScribeForge that does need it.
• Make sure you have enough free disk space; model sizes range from a few hundred MB (tiny) up to a few GB (large).
• Try a smaller model first (tiny or base) to confirm downloads are working, then move up to larger ones.
• If a download appears stuck, cancel and retry — partial downloads aren't resumed automatically.

For a full walkthrough, see Downloading Your First Whisper Model.