Added transcription provider selection to app settings (#621)

app/MindWork AI Studio/Assistants/I18N/allTexts.lua

@@ -2023,6 +2023,9 @@ UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T1599198973"]
 -- Would you like to set one of your profiles as the default for the entire app? When you configure a different profile for an assistant, it will always take precedence.
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T1666052109"] = "Would you like to set one of your profiles as the default for the entire app? When you configure a different profile for an assistant, it will always take precedence."
 
+-- Select a transcription provider for transcribing your voice. Without a selected provider, dictation and transcription features will be disabled.
+UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T1834486728"] = "Select a transcription provider for transcribing your voice. Without a selected provider, dictation and transcription features will be disabled."
+
 -- Select the language behavior for the app. The default is to use the system language. You might want to choose a language manually?
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T186780842"] = "Select the language behavior for the app. The default is to use the system language. You might want to choose a language manually?"
 
@@ -2035,6 +2038,9 @@ UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T1898060643"]
 -- Select the language for the app.
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T1907446663"] = "Select the language for the app."
 
+-- Disable dictation and transcription
+UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T215381891"] = "Disable dictation and transcription"
+
 -- Language behavior
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T2341504363"] = "Language behavior"
 
@@ -2065,6 +2071,9 @@ UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T4004501229"]
 -- When enabled, spellchecking will be active in all input fields. Depending on your operating system, errors may not be visually highlighted, but right-clicking may still offer possible corrections.
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T4067492921"] = "When enabled, spellchecking will be active in all input fields. Depending on your operating system, errors may not be visually highlighted, but right-clicking may still offer possible corrections."
 
+-- Select a transcription provider
+UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T4174666315"] = "Select a transcription provider"
+
 -- Navigation bar behavior
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T602293588"] = "Navigation bar behavior"
 

app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Settings/SettingsPanelApp.razor

@@ -29,4 +29,9 @@
 
     <ConfigurationProviderSelection Component="Components.APP_SETTINGS" Data="@this.AvailableLLMProvidersFunc()" SelectedValue="@(() => this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.App.PreselectedProvider)" SelectionUpdate="@(selectedValue => this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.App.PreselectedProvider = selectedValue)" HelpText="@(() => T("Would you like to set one provider as the default for the entire app? When you configure a different provider for an assistant, it will always take precedence."))"/>
     <ConfigurationSelect OptionDescription="@T("Preselect one of your profiles?")" SelectedValue="@(() => this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.App.PreselectedProfile)" Data="@ConfigurationSelectDataFactory.GetProfilesData(this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.Profiles)" SelectionUpdate="@(selectedValue => this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.App.PreselectedProfile = selectedValue)" OptionHelp="@T("Would you like to set one of your profiles as the default for the entire app? When you configure a different profile for an assistant, it will always take precedence.")" IsLocked="() => ManagedConfiguration.TryGet(x => x.App, x => x.PreselectedProfile, out var meta) && meta.IsLocked"/>
+
+    @if (PreviewFeatures.PRE_SPEECH_TO_TEXT_2026.IsEnabled(this.SettingsManager))
+    {
+        <ConfigurationSelect OptionDescription="@T("Select a transcription provider")" SelectedValue="@(() => this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.App.UseTranscriptionProvider)" Data="@this.GetFilteredTranscriptionProviders()" SelectionUpdate="@(selectedValue => this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.App.UseTranscriptionProvider = selectedValue)" OptionHelp="@T("Select a transcription provider for transcribing your voice. Without a selected provider, dictation and transcription features will be disabled.")" IsLocked="() => ManagedConfiguration.TryGet(x => x.App, x => x.UseTranscriptionProvider, out var meta) && meta.IsLocked"/>
+    }
 </ExpansionPanel>

app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Settings/SettingsPanelApp.razor.cs

@@ -1,9 +1,23 @@
+using AIStudio.Provider;
+using AIStudio.Settings;
 using AIStudio.Settings.DataModel;
 
 namespace AIStudio.Components.Settings;
 
 public partial class SettingsPanelApp : SettingsPanelBase
 {
+    private IEnumerable<ConfigurationSelectData<string>> GetFilteredTranscriptionProviders()
+    {
+        yield return new(T("Disable dictation and transcription"), string.Empty);
+
+        var minimumLevel = this.SettingsManager.GetMinimumConfidenceLevel(Tools.Components.APP_SETTINGS);
+        foreach (var provider in this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.TranscriptionProviders)
+        {
+            if (provider.UsedLLMProvider.GetConfidence(this.SettingsManager).Level >= minimumLevel)
+                yield return new(provider.Name, provider.Id);
+        }
+    }
+
     private void UpdatePreviewFeatures(PreviewVisibility previewVisibility)
     {
         this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.App.PreviewVisibility = previewVisibility;

app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Settings/SettingsPanelTranscription.razor

@@ -35,7 +35,15 @@
                 <MudTd>@GetTranscriptionProviderModelName(context)</MudTd>
 
                 <MudTd>
-                    <MudStack Row="true" Class="mb-2 mt-2" Wrap="Wrap.Wrap">
+                    <MudStack Row="true" Class="mb-2 mt-2" Spacing="1" Wrap="Wrap.Wrap">
+                        @if (context.IsEnterpriseConfiguration)
+                        {
+                            <MudTooltip Text="@T("This transcription provider is managed by your organization.")">
+                                <MudIconButton Color="Color.Info" Icon="@Icons.Material.Filled.Business" Disabled="true"/>
+                            </MudTooltip>
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
                             <MudTooltip Text="@T("Open Dashboard")">
                                 <MudIconButton Color="Color.Info" Icon="@Icons.Material.Filled.OpenInBrowser" Href="@context.UsedLLMProvider.GetDashboardURL()" Target="_blank" Disabled="@(!context.UsedLLMProvider.HasDashboard())"/>
                             </MudTooltip>
@@ -45,6 +53,7 @@
                             <MudTooltip Text="@T("Delete")">
                                 <MudIconButton Color="Color.Error" Icon="@Icons.Material.Filled.Delete" OnClick="@(() => this.DeleteTranscriptionProvider(context))"/>
                             </MudTooltip>
+                        }
                     </MudStack>
                 </MudTd>
             </RowTemplate>

app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/VoiceRecorder.razor

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 @namespace AIStudio.Components
 @inherits MSGComponentBase
 
-@if (PreviewFeatures.PRE_SPEECH_TO_TEXT_2026.IsEnabled(this.SettingsManager))
+@if (PreviewFeatures.PRE_SPEECH_TO_TEXT_2026.IsEnabled(this.SettingsManager) && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.App.UseTranscriptionProvider))
 {
     <MudTooltip Text="@this.Tooltip">
         <MudToggleIconButton Toggled="@this.isRecording"

app/MindWork AI Studio/Dialogs/TranscriptionProviderDialog.razor.cs

@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ public partial class TranscriptionProviderDialog : MSGComponentBase, ISecretId
             IsSelfHosted = this.DataLLMProvider is LLMProviders.SELF_HOSTED,
             Hostname = cleanedHostname.EndsWith('/') ? cleanedHostname[..^1] : cleanedHostname,
             Host = this.DataHost,
+            IsEnterpriseConfiguration = false,
+            EnterpriseConfigurationPluginId = Guid.Empty,
         };
     }
     

app/MindWork AI Studio/Plugins/configuration/plugin.lua

@@ -70,6 +70,24 @@ CONFIG["LLM_PROVIDERS"][#CONFIG["LLM_PROVIDERS"]+1] = {
     }
 }
 
+-- Transcription providers for voice-to-text functionality:
+CONFIG["TRANSCRIPTION_PROVIDERS"] = {}
+
+-- An example of a transcription provider configuration:
+-- CONFIG["TRANSCRIPTION_PROVIDERS"][#CONFIG["TRANSCRIPTION_PROVIDERS"]+1] = {
+--     ["Id"] = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001",
+--     ["Name"] = "<user-friendly name for the transcription provider>",
+--     ["UsedLLMProvider"] = "SELF_HOSTED",
+--
+--     -- Allowed values for Host are: LM_STUDIO, LLAMACPP, OLLAMA, VLLM, and WHISPER_CPP
+--     ["Host"] = "WHISPER_CPP",
+--     ["Hostname"] = "<https address of the server>",
+--     ["Model"] = {
+--         ["Id"] = "<the model ID>",
+--         ["DisplayName"] = "<user-friendly name of the model>",
+--     }
+-- }
+
 -- Embedding providers for local RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) functionality:
 CONFIG["EMBEDDING_PROVIDERS"] = {}
 
@@ -119,6 +137,12 @@ CONFIG["SETTINGS"] = {}
 -- Please note: using an empty string ("") will lock the preselected profile selection, even though no valid preselected profile is found.
 -- CONFIG["SETTINGS"]["DataApp.PreselectedProfile"] = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
 
+-- Configure the transcription provider for voice-to-text functionality.
+-- It must be one of the transcription provider IDs defined in CONFIG["TRANSCRIPTION_PROVIDERS"].
+-- Without a selected transcription provider, dictation and transcription features will be disabled.
+-- Please note: using an empty string ("") will lock the selection and disable dictation/transcription.
+-- CONFIG["SETTINGS"]["DataApp.UseTranscriptionProvider"] = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
+
 -- Example chat templates for this configuration:
 CONFIG["CHAT_TEMPLATES"] = {}
 

app/MindWork AI Studio/Plugins/languages/de-de-43065dbc-78d0-45b7-92be-f14c2926e2dc/plugin.lua

@@ -2025,6 +2025,9 @@ UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T1599198973"]
 -- Would you like to set one of your profiles as the default for the entire app? When you configure a different profile for an assistant, it will always take precedence.
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T1666052109"] = "Möchten Sie eines ihrer Profile als Standard für die gesamte App festlegen? Wenn Sie einem Assistenten ein anderes Profil zuweisen, hat dieses immer Vorrang."
 
+-- Select a transcription provider for transcribing your voice. Without a selected provider, dictation and transcription features will be disabled.
+UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T1834486728"] = "Wählen Sie für die Transkription Ihrer Stimme einen Anbieter für Transkriptionen aus. Ohne einen ausgewählten Anbieter wird die Diktier- und Transkriptions-Funktion deaktiviert."
+
 -- Select the language behavior for the app. The default is to use the system language. You might want to choose a language manually?
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T186780842"] = "Wählen Sie das Sprachverhalten für die App aus. Standardmäßig wird die Systemsprache verwendet. Möchten Sie die Sprache manuell einstellen?"
 
@@ -2037,6 +2040,9 @@ UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T1898060643"]
 -- Select the language for the app.
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T1907446663"] = "Wählen Sie die Sprache für die App aus."
 
+-- Disable dictation and transcription
+UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T215381891"] = "Diktieren und Transkribieren deaktivieren"
+
 -- Language behavior
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T2341504363"] = "Sprachverhalten"
 
@@ -2067,6 +2073,9 @@ UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T4004501229"]
 -- When enabled, spellchecking will be active in all input fields. Depending on your operating system, errors may not be visually highlighted, but right-clicking may still offer possible corrections.
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T4067492921"] = "Wenn aktiviert, ist die Rechtschreibprüfung in allen Eingabefeldern aktiv. Je nach Betriebssystem werden Fehler möglicherweise nicht visuell hervorgehoben, aber ein Rechtsklick kann dennoch Korrekturvorschläge anzeigen."
 
+-- Select a transcription provider
+UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T4174666315"] = "Wählen Sie einen Transkriptionsanbieter aus"
+
 -- Navigation bar behavior
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T602293588"] = "Verhalten der Navigationsleiste"
 

app/MindWork AI Studio/Plugins/languages/en-us-97dfb1ba-50c4-4440-8dfa-6575daf543c8/plugin.lua

@@ -2025,6 +2025,9 @@ UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T1599198973"]
 -- Would you like to set one of your profiles as the default for the entire app? When you configure a different profile for an assistant, it will always take precedence.
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T1666052109"] = "Would you like to set one of your profiles as the default for the entire app? When you configure a different profile for an assistant, it will always take precedence."
 
+-- Select a transcription provider for transcribing your voice. Without a selected provider, dictation and transcription features will be disabled.
+UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T1834486728"] = "Select a transcription provider for transcribing your voice. Without a selected provider, dictation and transcription features will be disabled."
+
 -- Select the language behavior for the app. The default is to use the system language. You might want to choose a language manually?
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T186780842"] = "Select the language behavior for the app. The default is to use the system language. You might want to choose a language manually?"
 
@@ -2037,6 +2040,9 @@ UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T1898060643"]
 -- Select the language for the app.
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T1907446663"] = "Select the language for the app."
 
+-- Disable dictation and transcription
+UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T215381891"] = "Disable dictation and transcription"
+
 -- Language behavior
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T2341504363"] = "Language behavior"
 
@@ -2067,6 +2073,9 @@ UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T4004501229"]
 -- When enabled, spellchecking will be active in all input fields. Depending on your operating system, errors may not be visually highlighted, but right-clicking may still offer possible corrections.
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T4067492921"] = "When enabled, spellchecking will be active in all input fields. Depending on your operating system, errors may not be visually highlighted, but right-clicking may still offer possible corrections."
 
+-- Select a transcription provider
+UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T4174666315"] = "Select a transcription provider"
+
 -- Navigation bar behavior
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T602293588"] = "Navigation bar behavior"
 

app/MindWork AI Studio/Settings/ConfigurationSelectDataFactory.cs

@@ -204,6 +204,12 @@ public static class ConfigurationSelectDataFactory
             yield return new(profile.Name, profile.Id);
     }
 
+    public static IEnumerable<ConfigurationSelectData<string>> GetTranscriptionProvidersData(IEnumerable<TranscriptionProvider> transcriptionProviders)
+    {
+        foreach (var provider in transcriptionProviders)
+            yield return new(provider.Name, provider.Id);
+    }
+    
     public static IEnumerable<ConfigurationSelectData<string>> GetChatTemplatesData(IEnumerable<ChatTemplate> chatTemplates)
     {
         foreach (var chatTemplate in chatTemplates.GetAllChatTemplates())

app/MindWork AI Studio/Settings/DataModel/DataApp.cs

@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ public sealed class DataApp(Expression<Func<Data, DataApp>>? configSelection = n
     /// </summary>
     public string PreselectedChatTemplate { get; set; } = string.Empty;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Which transcription provider should be used?
+    /// </summary>
+    public string UseTranscriptionProvider { get; set; } = ManagedConfiguration.Register(configSelection, n => n.UseTranscriptionProvider, string.Empty);
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Should the user be allowed to add providers?
     /// </summary>

app/MindWork AI Studio/Settings/TranscriptionProvider.cs

@@ -1,21 +1,42 @@
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 
 using AIStudio.Provider;
+using AIStudio.Tools.PluginSystem;
+
+using Lua;
 
 using Host = AIStudio.Provider.SelfHosted.Host;
 
 namespace AIStudio.Settings;
 
-public readonly record struct TranscriptionProvider(
+public sealed record TranscriptionProvider(
     uint Num,
     string Id,
     string Name,
     LLMProviders UsedLLMProvider,
     Model Model,
     bool IsSelfHosted = false,
+    bool IsEnterpriseConfiguration = false,
+    Guid EnterpriseConfigurationPluginId = default,
     string Hostname = "http://localhost:1234",
-    Host Host = Host.NONE) : ISecretId
+    Host Host = Host.NONE) : ConfigurationBaseObject, ISecretId
 {
+    private static readonly ILogger<TranscriptionProvider> LOGGER = Program.LOGGER_FACTORY.CreateLogger<TranscriptionProvider>();
+
+    public static readonly TranscriptionProvider NONE = new();
+
+    public TranscriptionProvider() : this(
+        0,
+        Guid.Empty.ToString(),
+        string.Empty,
+        LLMProviders.NONE,
+        default,
+        false,
+        false,
+        Guid.Empty)
+    {
+    }
+
     public override string ToString() => this.Name;
 
     #region Implementation of ISecretId
@@ -29,4 +50,85 @@ public readonly record struct TranscriptionProvider(
     public string SecretName => this.Name;
 
     #endregion
+
+    public static bool TryParseTranscriptionProviderTable(int idx, LuaTable table, Guid configPluginId, out ConfigurationBaseObject provider)
+    {
+        provider = NONE;
+        if (!table.TryGetValue("Id", out var idValue) || !idValue.TryRead<string>(out var idText) || !Guid.TryParse(idText, out var id))
+        {
+            LOGGER.LogWarning($"The configured transcription provider {idx} does not contain a valid ID. The ID must be a valid GUID.");
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (!table.TryGetValue("Name", out var nameValue) || !nameValue.TryRead<string>(out var name))
+        {
+            LOGGER.LogWarning($"The configured transcription provider {idx} does not contain a valid name.");
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (!table.TryGetValue("UsedLLMProvider", out var usedLLMProviderValue) || !usedLLMProviderValue.TryRead<string>(out var usedLLMProviderText) || !Enum.TryParse<LLMProviders>(usedLLMProviderText, true, out var usedLLMProvider))
+        {
+            LOGGER.LogWarning($"The configured transcription provider {idx} does not contain a valid LLM provider enum value.");
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (!table.TryGetValue("Host", out var hostValue) || !hostValue.TryRead<string>(out var hostText) || !Enum.TryParse<Host>(hostText, true, out var host))
+        {
+            LOGGER.LogWarning($"The configured transcription provider {idx} does not contain a valid host enum value.");
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (!table.TryGetValue("Hostname", out var hostnameValue) || !hostnameValue.TryRead<string>(out var hostname))
+        {
+            LOGGER.LogWarning($"The configured transcription provider {idx} does not contain a valid hostname.");
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (!table.TryGetValue("Model", out var modelValue) || !modelValue.TryRead<LuaTable>(out var modelTable))
+        {
+            LOGGER.LogWarning($"The configured transcription provider {idx} does not contain a valid model table.");
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (!TryReadModelTable(idx, modelTable, out var model))
+        {
+            LOGGER.LogWarning($"The configured transcription provider {idx} does not contain a valid model configuration.");
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        provider = new TranscriptionProvider
+        {
+            Num = 0,
+            Id = id.ToString(),
+            Name = name,
+            UsedLLMProvider = usedLLMProvider,
+            Model = model,
+            IsSelfHosted = usedLLMProvider is LLMProviders.SELF_HOSTED,
+            IsEnterpriseConfiguration = true,
+            EnterpriseConfigurationPluginId = configPluginId,
+            Hostname = hostname,
+            Host = host,
+        };
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    private static bool TryReadModelTable(int idx, LuaTable table, out Model model)
+    {
+        model = default;
+        if (!table.TryGetValue("Id", out var idValue) || !idValue.TryRead<string>(out var id))
+        {
+            LOGGER.LogWarning($"The configured transcription provider {idx} does not contain a valid model ID.");
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (!table.TryGetValue("DisplayName", out var displayNameValue) || !displayNameValue.TryRead<string>(out var displayName))
+        {
+            LOGGER.LogWarning($"The configured transcription provider {idx} does not contain a valid model display name.");
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        model = new(id, displayName);
+        return true;
+    }
 }

app/MindWork AI Studio/Tools/PluginSystem/PluginConfiguration.cs

@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ public sealed class PluginConfiguration(bool isInternal, LuaState state, PluginT
         // Handle configured LLM providers:
         PluginConfigurationObject.TryParse(PluginConfigurationObjectType.LLM_PROVIDER, x => x.Providers, x => x.NextProviderNum, mainTable, this.Id, ref this.configObjects, dryRun);
 
+        // Handle configured transcription providers:
+        PluginConfigurationObject.TryParse(PluginConfigurationObjectType.TRANSCRIPTION_PROVIDER, x => x.TranscriptionProviders, x => x.NextTranscriptionNum, mainTable, this.Id, ref this.configObjects, dryRun);
+
         // Handle configured embedding providers:
         PluginConfigurationObject.TryParse(PluginConfigurationObjectType.EMBEDDING_PROVIDER, x => x.EmbeddingProviders, x => x.NextEmbeddingNum, mainTable, this.Id, ref this.configObjects, dryRun);
 
@@ -82,6 +85,9 @@ public sealed class PluginConfiguration(bool isInternal, LuaState state, PluginT
         // Config: preselected profile?
         ManagedConfiguration.TryProcessConfiguration(x => x.App, x => x.PreselectedProfile, Guid.Empty, this.Id, settingsTable, dryRun);
 
+        // Config: transcription provider?
+        ManagedConfiguration.TryProcessConfiguration(x => x.App, x => x.UseTranscriptionProvider, Guid.Empty, this.Id, settingsTable, dryRun);
+
         message = string.Empty;
         return true;
     }

app/MindWork AI Studio/Tools/PluginSystem/PluginConfigurationObject.cs

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ public sealed record PluginConfigurationObject
             PluginConfigurationObjectType.CHAT_TEMPLATE => "CHAT_TEMPLATES",
             PluginConfigurationObjectType.DATA_SOURCE => "DATA_SOURCES",
             PluginConfigurationObjectType.EMBEDDING_PROVIDER => "EMBEDDING_PROVIDERS",
+            PluginConfigurationObjectType.TRANSCRIPTION_PROVIDER => "TRANSCRIPTION_PROVIDERS",
             PluginConfigurationObjectType.PROFILE => "PROFILES",
 
             _ => null,
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ public sealed record PluginConfigurationObject
                 PluginConfigurationObjectType.LLM_PROVIDER => (Settings.Provider.TryParseProviderTable(i, luaObjectTable, configPluginId, out var configurationObject) && configurationObject != Settings.Provider.NONE, configurationObject),
                 PluginConfigurationObjectType.CHAT_TEMPLATE => (ChatTemplate.TryParseChatTemplateTable(i, luaObjectTable, configPluginId, out var configurationObject) && configurationObject != ChatTemplate.NO_CHAT_TEMPLATE, configurationObject),
                 PluginConfigurationObjectType.PROFILE => (Profile.TryParseProfileTable(i, luaObjectTable, configPluginId, out var configurationObject) && configurationObject != Profile.NO_PROFILE, configurationObject),
+                PluginConfigurationObjectType.TRANSCRIPTION_PROVIDER => (TranscriptionProvider.TryParseTranscriptionProviderTable(i, luaObjectTable, configPluginId, out var configurationObject) && configurationObject != TranscriptionProvider.NONE, configurationObject),
                 PluginConfigurationObjectType.EMBEDDING_PROVIDER => (EmbeddingProvider.TryParseEmbeddingProviderTable(i, luaObjectTable, configPluginId, out var configurationObject) && configurationObject != EmbeddingProvider.NONE, configurationObject),
 
                 _ => (false, NoConfigurationObject.INSTANCE)

app/MindWork AI Studio/Tools/PluginSystem/PluginConfigurationObjectType.cs

@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ public enum PluginConfigurationObjectType
     LLM_PROVIDER,
     CHAT_TEMPLATE,
     EMBEDDING_PROVIDER,
+    TRANSCRIPTION_PROVIDER,
 }

app/MindWork AI Studio/Tools/PluginSystem/PluginFactory.Loading.cs

@@ -133,6 +133,10 @@ public static partial class PluginFactory
         // Check LLM providers:
         var wasConfigurationChanged = PluginConfigurationObject.CleanLeftOverConfigurationObjects(PluginConfigurationObjectType.LLM_PROVIDER, x => x.Providers, AVAILABLE_PLUGINS, configObjectList);
 
+        // Check transcription providers:
+        if(PluginConfigurationObject.CleanLeftOverConfigurationObjects(PluginConfigurationObjectType.TRANSCRIPTION_PROVIDER, x => x.TranscriptionProviders, AVAILABLE_PLUGINS, configObjectList))
+            wasConfigurationChanged = true;
+
         // Check embedding providers:
         if(PluginConfigurationObject.CleanLeftOverConfigurationObjects(PluginConfigurationObjectType.EMBEDDING_PROVIDER, x => x.EmbeddingProviders, AVAILABLE_PLUGINS, configObjectList))
             wasConfigurationChanged = true;
@@ -169,6 +173,10 @@ public static partial class PluginFactory
         if(ManagedConfiguration.IsConfigurationLeftOver(x => x.App, x => x.EnabledPreviewFeatures, AVAILABLE_PLUGINS))
             wasConfigurationChanged = true;
         
+        // Check for the transcription provider:
+        if(ManagedConfiguration.IsConfigurationLeftOver(x => x.App, x => x.UseTranscriptionProvider, AVAILABLE_PLUGINS))
+            wasConfigurationChanged = true;
+        
         if (wasConfigurationChanged)
         {
             await SETTINGS_MANAGER.StoreSettings();

app/MindWork AI Studio/wwwroot/changelog/v26.1.1.md

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 # v26.1.1, build 231 (2026-01-xx xx:xx UTC)
 - Added the option to attach files, including images, to chat templates. You can also define templates with file attachments through a configuration plugin. These file attachments aren’t copied—they’re re-read every time. That means the AI will pick up any updates you make to those files.
 - Added the option to use source code files in chats and document analysis. This supports software development workflows.
-- Added a preview feature that lets you record your own voice in preparation for the transcription feature. The feature remains in development and appears only when the preview feature is enabled.
+- Added a preview feature that lets you record your own voice for transcription. The feature remains in development and appears only when the preview feature is enabled.
-- Added the option to configure transcription providers (for example, using Whisper models). As usual, there can be local as well as cloud models configured. This option is part of the transcription preview and remains hidden until the preview is activated or the feature gets released.
+- Added the option to configure transcription providers (for example, using Whisper models). As usual, there can be local as well as cloud models configured. This option is part of the transcription preview and remains hidden until the preview is activated or the feature gets released. Transcription providers can be configured through configuration plugins as well.
+- Added an option to the app settings to select a provider for transcribing dictated text. If no provider is selected, dictation and text transcription are disabled.
 - Added the option to configure embedding providers through a config plugin and distribute them within an organization.
 - Improved the app versioning. Starting in 2026, each version number includes the year, followed by the month. The last digit shows the release number for that month. For example, version `26.1.1` is the first release in January 2026.
 - Fixed a bug in the profile selection where the "Use no profile" entry could not be localized, causing English text to appear in languages such as German. This behavior has now been fixed.