Update app.py

app.py

@@ -653,25 +653,32 @@ def run_transcription_wrapper(
 
 
 print("DEBUG: building Gradio Blocks", flush=True)
-demo = gr.Blocks()
 
-with demo:
-    gr.Markdown("## Whisper Transcription (Spaces-ready)")
+# ---------- Minimal, easy-to-use UI ----------
+with gr.Blocks(title="Whisper Transcriber") as demo:
+    gr.Markdown(
+        "## Whisper Transcriber\n"
+        "Upload one or more audio files (or a zip) on the left, then click **Transcribe**.\n"
+        "Progress, logs, and text output will appear on the right."
+    )
+
     with gr.Row():
-        with gr.Column(scale=2):
+        # LEFT: Inputs
+        with gr.Column(scale=1):
+            gr.Markdown("### Input")
             file_input = gr.File(
-                label="Upload audio files (or zip)",
+                label="Audio files",
                 file_count="multiple",
                 type="filepath",
             )
             zip_input = gr.File(
-                label="Optional: Upload zip file containing audio",
+                label="Zip with audio (optional)",
                 file_count="single",
                 type="filepath",
             )
             zip_password = gr.Textbox(
-                label="Zip password (if any)",
-                placeholder="password (optional)",
+                label="Zip password (optional)",
+                placeholder="Leave empty if no password",
             )
             model_select = gr.Dropdown(
                 choices=["small", "medium", "large", "base"],
@@ -679,19 +686,39 @@ with demo:
                 label="Whisper model",
             )
             merge_checkbox = gr.Checkbox(
-                label="Merge transcripts to a single .docx (downloadable)",
+                label="Merge all transcripts into one .docx",
                 value=True,
             )
             memory_checkbox = gr.Checkbox(
-                label="Enable persistent memory (word/phrase correction)",
+                label="Enable correction memory",
                 value=False,
             )
-            submit = gr.Button("Transcribe")
-        with gr.Column(scale=3):
-            logs = gr.Textbox(label="Logs (streaming)", lines=12)
-            transcripts_out = gr.Textbox(label="Transcripts (streaming)", lines=12)
-            download_file = gr.File(label="Merged .docx (when enabled)")
-            progress_num = gr.Number(value=0, label="Progress (%)")
+            submit = gr.Button("Transcribe", variant="primary")
+
+        # RIGHT: Outputs
+        with gr.Column(scale=1):
+            gr.Markdown("### Output")
+            progress_num = gr.Slider(
+                minimum=0,
+                maximum=100,
+                value=0,
+                step=1,
+                label="Progress (%)",
+                interactive=False,
+            )
+            logs = gr.Textbox(
+                label="Logs",
+                lines=10,
+                interactive=False,
+            )
+            transcripts_out = gr.Textbox(
+                label="Transcript",
+                lines=15,
+                interactive=False,
+            )
+            download_file = gr.File(
+                label="Merged .docx (when available)"
+            )
 
     submit.click(
         fn=run_transcription_wrapper,