Add live transcription progress and Docker Whisper.

Surface stage, percent, and elapsed time while jobs run, and ship Compose so local confidential transcription can use faster-whisper on port 8090.

.env.example

@@ -67,8 +67,11 @@ VITE_APP_NAME="${APP_NAME}"
 # AndyTranscribe / Laravel AI
 OPENAI_API_KEY=
 OPENAI_URL=https://api.openai.com/v1
-LOCAL_WHISPER_URL=http://localhost:8000/v1
+LOCAL_WHISPER_URL=http://127.0.0.1:8090/v1
 LOCAL_WHISPER_API_KEY=not-needed
 LOCAL_WHISPER_MODEL=Systran/faster-whisper-base
 REMOTE_WHISPER_MODEL=Systran/faster-whisper-base
 TRANSCRIPTION_TIMEOUT=600
+
+# Host port for docker compose whisper service
+WHISPER_HOST_PORT=8090

README.md

@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 # AndyTranscribe
 
-Upload pocket-recorder MP3s, extract ID3 metadata, and transcribe them with OpenAI Whisper, a local faster-whisper server, or a remote OpenAI-compatible endpoint.
+Upload pocket-recorder audio (MP3, WAV, OGG, and more), extract embedded metadata, and transcribe with OpenAI Whisper, a local faster-whisper server, or a remote OpenAI-compatible endpoint.
 
 Built with Laravel 13, Blade, Tailwind CSS 4, and [Laravel AI](https://github.com/laravel/ai).
 
 ## Features
 
-- Upload MP3s (up to 100 MB) and store them on the local disk
+- Upload common audio formats (MP3, WAV, OGG, FLAC, M4A, AAC, WebM, WMA, AIFF — up to 100 MB)
-- Automatic ID3 metadata extraction (title, artist, album, duration, recorded date)
+- Automatic metadata extraction when tags are present (title, artist, album, duration, recorded date)
 - Search recordings by title, artist, or transcript
 - Queued transcription with three engines:
   - **Cloud** — OpenAI Whisper (`whisper-1`)
-  - **Local** — confidential; OpenAI-compatible [faster-whisper-server](https://github.com/fedirz/faster-whisper-server) (e.g. Docker on this machine)
+  - **Local** — confidential; OpenAI-compatible [faster-whisper-server](https://github.com/fedirz/faster-whisper-server) via Docker
   - **Ollama host** — user-supplied host URL exposing `/v1/audio/transcriptions`
+- Live transcription progress (stage, %, elapsed time)
 - Copy finished transcripts from the recording detail page
 
 ## Requirements
@@ -21,9 +22,9 @@ Built with Laravel 13, Blade, Tailwind CSS 4, and [Laravel AI](https://github.co
 - Composer
 - Node.js & npm
 - SQLite (default) or another supported database
-- For cloud transcription: an OpenAI API key
+- For **cloud** transcription: an OpenAI API key
-- For local transcription: a running faster-whisper-server
+- For **local** transcription: [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/) (runs Whisper in a container)
-- For remote transcription: a host with an OpenAI-compatible transcription API
+- For **remote** transcription: a host with an OpenAI-compatible transcription API
 
 ## Setup
 
@@ -45,6 +46,36 @@ npm install
 npm run build
 ```
 
+## Local Whisper (Docker)
+
+The **Local** engine does not run Whisper inside PHP. It calls an OpenAI-compatible HTTP API. This project ships Compose for that:
+
+```bash
+# CPU (works everywhere; slower on long files)
+docker compose up -d whisper
+
+# Optional: NVIDIA GPU
+docker compose --profile gpu up -d whisper-gpu
+```
+
+First start downloads the model into a Docker volume (can take a few minutes).
+
+Check it:
+
+```bash
+curl -s http://127.0.0.1:8090/health
+```
+
+Laravel talks to it at `LOCAL_WHISPER_URL` (default `http://127.0.0.1:8090/v1`). Port **8090** is used so it does not conflict with `php artisan serve` on 8000.
+
+Stop:
+
+```bash
+docker compose down
+```
+
+Without this container, **Cloud** and **Ollama host** still work; only **Local** needs Docker.
+
 ## Configuration
 
 Copy values from `.env.example`. The transcription-related settings are:
@@ -53,10 +84,11 @@ Copy values from `.env.example`. The transcription-related settings are:
 | --- | --- |
 | `OPENAI_API_KEY` | Required for cloud Whisper |
 | `OPENAI_URL` | OpenAI API base URL (default `https://api.openai.com/v1`) |
-| `LOCAL_WHISPER_URL` | Local faster-whisper base URL (default `http://localhost:8000/v1`) |
+| `LOCAL_WHISPER_URL` | Local faster-whisper base URL (default `http://127.0.0.1:8090/v1`) |
 | `LOCAL_WHISPER_API_KEY` | API key for local server (often unused) |
 | `LOCAL_WHISPER_MODEL` | Model name for local transcription |
 | `REMOTE_WHISPER_MODEL` | Model name for Ollama-host transcription |
+| `WHISPER_HOST_PORT` | Host port published by Compose (default `8090`) |
 | `TRANSCRIPTION_TIMEOUT` | Job/HTTP timeout in seconds (default `600`) |
 | `QUEUE_CONNECTION` | Use `database` (default) so transcription runs in the background |
 
@@ -70,6 +102,12 @@ Start the app, queue worker, and Vite together:
 composer run dev
 ```
 
+For confidential local transcription, also start Whisper:
+
+```bash
+docker compose up -d whisper
+```
+
 Or separately:
 
 ```bash
@@ -84,9 +122,9 @@ Transcription jobs are queued — keep a queue worker running or jobs will stay
 
 ## Usage
 
-1. **Upload** an MP3 from Recordings → Upload (optional title override).
+1. **Upload** audio from Recordings → Upload (optional title override).
 2. Open the recording and choose a transcription engine.
-3. Wait for the queue job to finish, then refresh to view or copy the transcript.
+3. Watch live progress on the recording page until the transcript appears.
 4. Search the list by title, artist, or transcript text.
 
 ## Transcription engines
@@ -94,7 +132,7 @@ Transcription jobs are queued — keep a queue worker running or jobs will stay
 | Driver | When to use | Needs |
 | --- | --- | --- |
 | `cloud` | Fastest path; audio leaves your machine | `OPENAI_API_KEY` |
-| `local` | Confidential; audio stays on this machine | faster-whisper-server at `LOCAL_WHISPER_URL` |
+| `local` | Confidential; audio stays on this machine | `docker compose up -d whisper` |
 | `ollama` | Another machine on your network | Host URL + OpenAI-compatible `/v1/audio/transcriptions` |
 
 ## Tests

app/Http/Controllers/TranscribeController.php

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class TranscribeController extends Controller
      */
     public function __invoke(TranscribeRecordingRequest $request, Recording $recording): RedirectResponse
     {
-        if (in_array($recording->transcription_status, ['processing'], true)) {
+        if ($recording->transcription_status === 'processing') {
             return back()->with('error', 'Transcription is already in progress.');
         }
 
@@ -24,12 +24,16 @@ class TranscribeController extends Controller
             'transcription_driver' => $driver,
             'ollama_url' => $driver === 'ollama' ? rtrim($request->validated('ollama_url'), '/') : null,
             'transcription_status' => 'pending',
+            'transcription_progress' => 'Queued — waiting to start…',
+            'transcription_percent' => 5,
+            'transcription_started_at' => now(),
+            'transcription_error' => null,
             'transcript' => null,
             'transcribed_at' => null,
         ]);
 
         TranscribeRecording::dispatch($recording->fresh());
 
-        return back()->with('success', 'Transcription started. Refresh in a moment to see the result.');
+        return back()->with('success', 'Transcription started. Progress updates below.');
     }
 }

app/Http/Controllers/TranscriptionStatusController.php

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use App\Models\Recording;
+use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
+
+class TranscriptionStatusController extends Controller
+{
+    /**
+     * Live transcription progress for polling.
+     */
+    public function __invoke(Recording $recording): JsonResponse
+    {
+        return response()->json($recording->fresh()->transcriptionStatusPayload());
+    }
+}

app/Http/Requests/StoreRecordingRequest.php

@@ -3,9 +3,32 @@
 namespace App\Http\Requests;
 
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
+use Illuminate\Validation\Rules\File;
 
 class StoreRecordingRequest extends FormRequest
 {
+    /**
+     * Popular audio extensions Whisper-compatible providers typically accept.
+     *
+     * @var list<string>
+     */
+    public const AUDIO_EXTENSIONS = [
+        'mp3',
+        'mpeg',
+        'mpga',
+        'wav',
+        'ogg',
+        'oga',
+        'flac',
+        'm4a',
+        'mp4',
+        'aac',
+        'webm',
+        'wma',
+        'aiff',
+        'aif',
+    ];
+
     public function authorize(): bool
     {
         return true;
@@ -17,7 +40,10 @@ class StoreRecordingRequest extends FormRequest
     public function rules(): array
     {
         return [
-            'audio' => ['required', 'file', 'mimes:mp3,mpeg', 'max:102400'],
+            'audio' => [
+                'required',
+                File::types(self::AUDIO_EXTENSIONS)->max(102400),
+            ],
             'title' => ['nullable', 'string', 'max:255'],
         ];
     }
@@ -28,8 +54,8 @@ class StoreRecordingRequest extends FormRequest
     public function messages(): array
     {
         return [
-            'audio.required' => 'Please choose an MP3 file to upload.',
+            'audio.required' => 'Please choose an audio file to upload.',
-            'audio.mimes' => 'Only MP3 files are supported.',
+            'audio' => 'Unsupported audio type. Use MP3, WAV, OGG, FLAC, M4A, AAC, WebM, WMA, or AIFF.',
             'audio.max' => 'The audio file may not be larger than 100 MB.',
         ];
     }

app/Jobs/TranscribeRecording.php

@@ -31,18 +31,32 @@ class TranscribeRecording implements ShouldQueue
      */
     public function handle(TranscriptionService $transcription): void
     {
-        $this->recording->update([
+        $this->recording->refresh();
+
+        $this->recording->forceFill([
             'transcription_status' => 'processing',
-        ]);
+            'transcription_started_at' => $this->recording->transcription_started_at ?? now(),
+            'transcription_error' => null,
+        ])->save();
+
+        $this->recording->reportProgress('Preparing audio file…', 15);
 
         try {
-            $text = $transcription->transcribe($this->recording);
+            $text = $transcription->transcribe(
+                $this->recording,
+                fn (string $message, int $percent) => $this->recording->reportProgress($message, $percent),
+            );
 
-            $this->recording->update([
+            $this->recording->reportProgress('Saving transcript…', 90);
+
+            $this->recording->forceFill([
                 'transcript' => $text,
                 'transcription_status' => 'done',
+                'transcription_progress' => 'Transcription complete',
+                'transcription_percent' => 100,
+                'transcription_error' => null,
                 'transcribed_at' => now(),
-            ]);
+            ])->save();
         } catch (Throwable $e) {
             Log::error('Transcription failed', [
                 'recording_id' => $this->recording->id,
@@ -50,11 +64,26 @@ class TranscribeRecording implements ShouldQueue
                 'message' => $e->getMessage(),
             ]);
 
-            $this->recording->update([
+            $this->recording->forceFill([
                 'transcription_status' => 'failed',
-            ]);
+                'transcription_progress' => 'Transcription failed',
+                'transcription_percent' => $this->recording->transcription_percent ?: 0,
+                'transcription_error' => $e->getMessage(),
+            ])->save();
 
             throw $e;
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Handle a job failure (timeouts, worker kill, etc.).
+     */
+    public function failed(?Throwable $e): void
+    {
+        $this->recording->forceFill([
+            'transcription_status' => 'failed',
+            'transcription_progress' => 'Transcription failed',
+            'transcription_error' => $e?->getMessage() ?: 'Transcription stopped unexpectedly.',
+        ])->save();
+    }
 }

app/Models/Recording.php

@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ class Recording extends Model
         'file_size_bytes',
         'transcript',
         'transcription_status',
+        'transcription_progress',
+        'transcription_percent',
+        'transcription_started_at',
+        'transcription_error',
         'transcription_driver',
         'ollama_url',
         'transcribed_at',
@@ -35,8 +39,10 @@ class Recording extends Model
         return [
             'recorded_at' => 'datetime',
             'transcribed_at' => 'datetime',
+            'transcription_started_at' => 'datetime',
             'duration_seconds' => 'integer',
             'file_size_bytes' => 'integer',
+            'transcription_percent' => 'integer',
         ];
     }
 
@@ -57,6 +63,42 @@ class Recording extends Model
         });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Friendly label for the selected transcription engine.
+     */
+    protected function transcriptionDriverLabel(): Attribute
+    {
+        return Attribute::get(function (): ?string {
+            return match ($this->transcription_driver) {
+                'cloud' => 'Cloud (OpenAI Whisper)',
+                'local' => 'Local (faster-whisper)',
+                'ollama' => 'Ollama host',
+                default => $this->transcription_driver,
+            };
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Whether transcription is actively running or queued.
+     */
+    public function isTranscribing(): bool
+    {
+        return in_array($this->transcription_status, ['pending', 'processing'], true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Update the live progress fields shown in the UI.
+     */
+    public function reportProgress(string $message, int $percent, string $status = 'processing'): void
+    {
+        $this->forceFill([
+            'transcription_status' => $status,
+            'transcription_progress' => $message,
+            'transcription_percent' => max(0, min(100, $percent)),
+            'transcription_error' => null,
+        ])->save();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Absolute filesystem path for the stored audio file.
      */
@@ -74,4 +116,44 @@ class Recording extends Model
             Storage::disk('local')->delete($this->file_path);
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Payload for the live status endpoint / Alpine poller.
+     *
+     * @return array<string, mixed>
+     */
+    public function transcriptionStatusPayload(): array
+    {
+        $startedAt = $this->transcription_started_at;
+        $elapsed = $startedAt ? $startedAt->diffInSeconds(now()) : null;
+
+        return [
+            'id' => $this->id,
+            'status' => $this->transcription_status,
+            'progress' => $this->transcription_progress,
+            'percent' => $this->transcription_percent,
+            'driver' => $this->transcription_driver,
+            'driver_label' => $this->transcription_driver_label,
+            'error' => $this->transcription_error,
+            'started_at' => $startedAt?->toIso8601String(),
+            'elapsed_seconds' => $elapsed,
+            'elapsed_human' => $elapsed === null ? null : $this->formatElapsed($elapsed),
+            'duration_seconds' => $this->duration_seconds,
+            'is_active' => $this->isTranscribing(),
+            'has_transcript' => filled($this->transcript),
+            'transcribed_at' => $this->transcribed_at?->toIso8601String(),
+        ];
+    }
+
+    private function formatElapsed(int $seconds): string
+    {
+        $minutes = intdiv($seconds, 60);
+        $remain = $seconds % 60;
+
+        if ($minutes === 0) {
+            return sprintf('%ds', $remain);
+        }
+
+        return sprintf('%dm %02ds', $minutes, $remain);
+    }
 }

app/Services/Mp3MetadataService.php

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use getID3;
 class Mp3MetadataService
 {
     /**
-     * Extract ID3 and audio metadata from an MP3 file on disk.
+     * Extract tags and duration from a common audio file (MP3, WAV, OGG, FLAC, M4A, etc.).
      *
      * @return array{
      *     title: ?string,
@@ -23,17 +23,15 @@ class Mp3MetadataService
         $analyzer = new getID3;
         $info = $analyzer->analyze($absolutePath);
 
-        $tags = [];
+        $tags = $this->preferredTags($info);
-        if (isset($info['tags']['id3v2'])) {
-            $tags = $info['tags']['id3v2'];
-        } elseif (isset($info['tags']['id3v1'])) {
-            $tags = $info['tags']['id3v1'];
-        }
 
         $title = $this->firstTag($tags, 'title');
         $artist = $this->firstTag($tags, 'artist');
         $album = $this->firstTag($tags, 'album');
-        $year = $this->firstTag($tags, 'year') ?? $this->firstTag($tags, 'recording_time');
+        $year = $this->firstTag($tags, 'year')
+            ?? $this->firstTag($tags, 'date')
+            ?? $this->firstTag($tags, 'recording_time')
+            ?? $this->firstTag($tags, 'creation_date');
 
         $duration = isset($info['playtime_seconds'])
             ? (int) round((float) $info['playtime_seconds'])
@@ -57,6 +55,38 @@ class Mp3MetadataService
         ];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Pick the richest tag set getID3 found for this format.
+     *
+     * @param  array<string, mixed>  $info
+     * @return array<string, mixed>
+     */
+    private function preferredTags(array $info): array
+    {
+        $priority = [
+            'id3v2',
+            'id3v1',
+            'vorbiscomment',
+            'quicktime',
+            'riff',
+            'asf',
+            'ape',
+            'matroska',
+        ];
+
+        foreach ($priority as $format) {
+            if (! empty($info['tags'][$format]) && is_array($info['tags'][$format])) {
+                return $info['tags'][$format];
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (! empty($info['comments']) && is_array($info['comments'])) {
+            return $info['comments'];
+        }
+
+        return [];
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param  array<string, mixed>  $tags
      */

app/Services/TranscriptionService.php

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace App\Services;
 
 use App\Models\Recording;
+use Closure;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 use Laravel\Ai\Transcription;
@@ -12,41 +13,63 @@ class TranscriptionService
 {
     /**
      * Run transcription for a recording using the selected driver.
+     *
+     * @param  (Closure(string, int): void)|null  $onProgress
      */
-    public function transcribe(Recording $recording): string
+    public function transcribe(Recording $recording, ?Closure $onProgress = null): string
     {
+        $report = $onProgress ?? static fn (string $message, int $percent) => null;
+
         return match ($recording->transcription_driver) {
-            'cloud' => $this->viaCloud($recording),
+            'cloud' => $this->viaCloud($recording, $report),
-            'local' => $this->viaLocal($recording),
+            'local' => $this->viaLocal($recording, $report),
-            'ollama' => $this->viaRemoteCompatible($recording),
+            'ollama' => $this->viaRemoteCompatible($recording, $report),
             default => throw new RuntimeException('Unknown transcription driver: '.$recording->transcription_driver),
         };
     }
 
-    private function viaCloud(Recording $recording): string
+    /**
+     * @param  Closure(string, int): void  $report
+     */
+    private function viaCloud(Recording $recording, Closure $report): string
     {
+        $report('Sending audio to OpenAI Whisper…', 35);
+        $report('Waiting for cloud transcript (this can take a while for long recordings)…', 55);
+
         $transcript = Transcription::fromStorage($recording->file_path)
             ->timeout((int) config('ai.transcription_timeout', 600))
             ->generate('openai', 'whisper-1');
 
+        $report('Received transcript from OpenAI…', 85);
+
         return (string) $transcript;
     }
 
-    private function viaLocal(Recording $recording): string
+    /**
+     * @param  Closure(string, int): void  $report
+     */
+    private function viaLocal(Recording $recording, Closure $report): string
     {
         $model = config('ai.local_whisper_model', 'Systran/faster-whisper-base');
 
+        $report('Connecting to local faster-whisper server…', 30);
+        $report("Transcribing locally with {$model} (audio stays on this machine)…", 50);
+
         $transcript = Transcription::fromStorage($recording->file_path)
             ->timeout((int) config('ai.transcription_timeout', 600))
             ->generate('local-whisper', $model);
 
+        $report('Received transcript from local Whisper…', 85);
+
         return (string) $transcript;
     }
 
     /**
      * Call an OpenAI-compatible /v1/audio/transcriptions endpoint at a user-supplied host URL.
+     *
+     * @param  Closure(string, int): void  $report
      */
-    private function viaRemoteCompatible(Recording $recording): string
+    private function viaRemoteCompatible(Recording $recording, Closure $report): string
     {
         if (! filled($recording->ollama_url)) {
             throw new RuntimeException('Ollama host URL is required for remote transcription.');
@@ -60,6 +83,9 @@ class TranscriptionService
             throw new RuntimeException('Recording audio file is not readable.');
         }
 
+        $report('Connecting to remote host '.$recording->ollama_url.'…', 30);
+        $report("Uploading audio and waiting for transcript ({$model})…", 50);
+
         $response = Http::timeout((int) config('ai.transcription_timeout', 600))
             ->attach(
                 'file',
@@ -83,6 +109,8 @@ class TranscriptionService
             throw new RuntimeException('Remote transcription returned an empty transcript. Ensure the host exposes OpenAI-compatible /v1/audio/transcriptions.');
         }
 
+        $report('Received transcript from remote host…', 85);
+
         return $text;
     }
 

config/ai.php

@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ return [
         'local-whisper' => [
             'driver' => 'openai',
             'key' => env('LOCAL_WHISPER_API_KEY', 'not-needed'),
-            'url' => env('LOCAL_WHISPER_URL', 'http://localhost:8000/v1'),
+            'url' => env('LOCAL_WHISPER_URL', 'http://127.0.0.1:8090/v1'),
             'store' => false,
         ],
 

database/migrations/2026_08_12_122500_add_transcription_progress_to_recordings_table.php

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('recordings', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->string('transcription_progress')->nullable()->after('transcription_status');
+            $table->unsignedTinyInteger('transcription_percent')->nullable()->after('transcription_progress');
+            $table->timestamp('transcription_started_at')->nullable()->after('transcription_percent');
+            $table->text('transcription_error')->nullable()->after('transcription_started_at');
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('recordings', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropColumn([
+                'transcription_progress',
+                'transcription_percent',
+                'transcription_started_at',
+                'transcription_error',
+            ]);
+        });
+    }
+};

docker-compose.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+services:
+  whisper:
+    image: fedirz/faster-whisper-server:latest-cpu
+    container_name: andytranscribe-whisper
+    ports:
+      # Host 8090 avoids clashing with `php artisan serve` on 8000
+      - "${WHISPER_HOST_PORT:-8090}:8000"
+    volumes:
+      - whisper-huggingface-cache:/root/.cache/huggingface
+    environment:
+      # OpenAI-compatible API; model is also passed per request from Laravel
+      WHISPER__MODEL: ${LOCAL_WHISPER_MODEL:-Systran/faster-whisper-base}
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "python", "-c", "import urllib.request; urllib.request.urlopen('http://127.0.0.1:8000/health')"]
+      interval: 15s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 10
+      start_period: 30s
+
+  # GPU variant (NVIDIA). Start with:
+  #   docker compose --profile gpu up -d whisper-gpu
+  whisper-gpu:
+    profiles: ["gpu"]
+    image: fedirz/faster-whisper-server:latest-cuda
+    container_name: andytranscribe-whisper-gpu
+    ports:
+      - "${WHISPER_HOST_PORT:-8090}:8000"
+    volumes:
+      - whisper-huggingface-cache:/root/.cache/huggingface
+    environment:
+      WHISPER__MODEL: ${LOCAL_WHISPER_MODEL:-Systran/faster-whisper-base}
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    deploy:
+      resources:
+        reservations:
+          devices:
+            - driver: nvidia
+              count: 1
+              capabilities: [gpu]
+
+volumes:
+  whisper-huggingface-cache:

resources/views/recordings/create.blade.php

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 @section('content')
     <div class="mb-8">
         <h1 class="text-2xl font-semibold tracking-tight">Upload recording</h1>
-        <p class="mt-1 text-sm text-stone-600">Upload an MP3 from your pocket recorder. ID3 metadata is extracted automatically.</p>
+        <p class="mt-1 text-sm text-stone-600">Upload audio from your pocket recorder. Embedded metadata is extracted when available.</p>
     </div>
 
     <form
@@ -17,15 +17,16 @@
         @csrf
 
         <div>
-            <label for="audio" class="block text-sm font-medium text-stone-700">MP3 file</label>
+            <label for="audio" class="block text-sm font-medium text-stone-700">Audio file</label>
             <input
                 id="audio"
                 type="file"
                 name="audio"
-                accept=".mp3,audio/mpeg"
+                accept=".mp3,.wav,.ogg,.oga,.flac,.m4a,.mp4,.aac,.webm,.wma,.aiff,.aif,audio/*"
                 required
                 class="mt-2 block w-full text-sm text-stone-600 file:mr-4 file:rounded file:border-0 file:bg-teal-50 file:px-3 file:py-2 file:text-sm file:font-medium file:text-teal-800 hover:file:bg-teal-100"
             >
+            <p class="mt-2 text-xs text-stone-500">MP3, WAV, OGG, FLAC, M4A, AAC, WebM, WMA, or AIFF (max 100 MB).</p>
         </div>
 
         <div>
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@
                 type="text"
                 name="title"
                 value="{{ old('title') }}"
-                placeholder="Leave blank to use ID3 title or filename"
+                placeholder="Leave blank to use embedded title or filename"
                 class="mt-2 w-full rounded border border-stone-300 px-3 py-2 text-sm shadow-sm focus:border-teal-600 focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-teal-600"
             >
         </div>

resources/views/recordings/index.blade.php

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <div class="mb-8 flex flex-col gap-4 sm:flex-row sm:items-end sm:justify-between">
         <div>
             <h1 class="text-2xl font-semibold tracking-tight">Recordings</h1>
-            <p class="mt-1 text-sm text-stone-600">Manage pocket-recorder MP3s and transcripts.</p>
+            <p class="mt-1 text-sm text-stone-600">Manage pocket-recorder audio and transcripts.</p>
         </div>
         <form method="GET" action="{{ route('recordings.index') }}" class="flex gap-2">
             <input
@@ -53,8 +53,13 @@
                                 @endif
                             </td>
                             <td class="px-4 py-3 text-stone-600">{{ $recording->duration_formatted }}</td>
-                            <td class="px-4 py-3">
+            <td class="px-4 py-3">
                                 @include('recordings.partials.status-badge', ['status' => $recording->transcription_status])
+                                @if ($recording->isTranscribing() && $recording->transcription_progress)
+                                    <div class="mt-1 max-w-[14rem] truncate text-xs text-amber-700" title="{{ $recording->transcription_progress }}">
+                                        {{ $recording->transcription_percent ? $recording->transcription_percent.'% · ' : '' }}{{ $recording->transcription_progress }}
+                                    </div>
+                                @endif
                             </td>
                             <td class="px-4 py-3 text-stone-600">
                                 @if ($recording->transcription_driver)

resources/views/recordings/show.blade.php

@@ -3,155 +3,296 @@
 @section('title', $recording->title)
 
 @section('content')
-    <div class="mb-6 flex flex-col gap-4 sm:flex-row sm:items-start sm:justify-between">
+    <div
-        <div>
+        x-data="transcriptionMonitor(@js([
-            <a href="{{ route('recordings.index') }}" class="text-sm text-stone-500 hover:text-stone-800">← Recordings</a>
+            'statusUrl' => route('recordings.transcription-status', $recording),
-            <h1 class="mt-2 text-2xl font-semibold tracking-tight">{{ $recording->title }}</h1>
+            'initial' => $recording->transcriptionStatusPayload(),
-            <div class="mt-2 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2 text-sm text-stone-600">
+            'driver' => old('driver', $recording->transcription_driver ?: 'cloud'),
-                @include('recordings.partials.status-badge', ['status' => $recording->transcription_status])
+        ]))"
-                @if ($recording->transcription_driver)
+        x-init="start()"
-                    <span class="text-xs uppercase tracking-wide text-stone-500">{{ $recording->transcription_driver }}</span>
+    >
-                @endif
+        <div class="mb-6 flex flex-col gap-4 sm:flex-row sm:items-start sm:justify-between">
+            <div>
+                <a href="{{ route('recordings.index') }}" class="text-sm text-stone-500 hover:text-stone-800">← Recordings</a>
+                <h1 class="mt-2 text-2xl font-semibold tracking-tight">{{ $recording->title }}</h1>
+                <div class="mt-2 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2 text-sm text-stone-600">
+                    <span
+                        class="inline-flex items-center rounded-full px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium ring-1 ring-inset"
+                        :class="badgeClass"
+                        x-text="status.status"
+                    ></span>
+                    <template x-if="status.driver_label">
+                        <span class="text-xs text-stone-500" x-text="status.driver_label"></span>
+                    </template>
+                </div>
             </div>
-        </div>
+            <form method="POST" action="{{ route('recordings.destroy', $recording) }}" onsubmit="return confirm('Delete this recording and its file?')">
-        <form method="POST" action="{{ route('recordings.destroy', $recording) }}" onsubmit="return confirm('Delete this recording and its file?')">
-            @csrf
-            @method('DELETE')
-            <button type="submit" class="rounded border border-red-200 bg-white px-3 py-1.5 text-sm text-red-700 hover:bg-red-50">
-                Delete
-            </button>
-        </form>
-    </div>
-
-    <div class="grid gap-6 lg:grid-cols-2">
-        <section class="rounded border border-stone-200 bg-white p-6 shadow-sm">
-            <h2 class="text-sm font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-stone-500">Metadata</h2>
-            <dl class="mt-4 space-y-3 text-sm">
-                <div class="flex justify-between gap-4">
-                    <dt class="text-stone-500">Original file</dt>
-                    <dd class="text-right font-medium">{{ $recording->original_filename }}</dd>
-                </div>
-                <div class="flex justify-between gap-4">
-                    <dt class="text-stone-500">Duration</dt>
-                    <dd class="font-medium">{{ $recording->duration_formatted }}</dd>
-                </div>
-                <div class="flex justify-between gap-4">
-                    <dt class="text-stone-500">Artist</dt>
-                    <dd class="font-medium">{{ $recording->artist ?: '—' }}</dd>
-                </div>
-                <div class="flex justify-between gap-4">
-                    <dt class="text-stone-500">Album</dt>
-                    <dd class="font-medium">{{ $recording->album ?: '—' }}</dd>
-                </div>
-                <div class="flex justify-between gap-4">
-                    <dt class="text-stone-500">Recorded</dt>
-                    <dd class="font-medium">{{ $recording->recorded_at?->format('Y-m-d') ?: '—' }}</dd>
-                </div>
-                <div class="flex justify-between gap-4">
-                    <dt class="text-stone-500">Size</dt>
-                    <dd class="font-medium">{{ number_format($recording->file_size_bytes / 1024, 1) }} KB</dd>
-                </div>
-                <div class="flex justify-between gap-4">
-                    <dt class="text-stone-500">Uploaded</dt>
-                    <dd class="font-medium">{{ $recording->created_at?->format('Y-m-d H:i') }}</dd>
-                </div>
-                @if ($recording->ollama_url)
-                    <div class="flex justify-between gap-4">
-                        <dt class="text-stone-500">Ollama host</dt>
-                        <dd class="max-w-[60%] break-all text-right font-medium">{{ $recording->ollama_url }}</dd>
-                    </div>
-                @endif
-            </dl>
-        </section>
-
-        <section
-            x-data="{ driver: '{{ old('driver', $recording->transcription_driver ?: 'cloud') }}' }"
-            class="rounded border border-stone-200 bg-white p-6 shadow-sm"
-        >
-            <h2 class="text-sm font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-stone-500">Transcribe</h2>
-            <p class="mt-2 text-sm text-stone-600">Choose how to convert this MP3 to text.</p>
-
-            <form method="POST" action="{{ route('recordings.transcribe', $recording) }}" class="mt-4 space-y-4">
                 @csrf
-
+                @method('DELETE')
-                <label class="flex cursor-pointer gap-3 rounded border border-stone-200 p-3 hover:bg-stone-50">
+                <button type="submit" class="rounded border border-red-200 bg-white px-3 py-1.5 text-sm text-red-700 hover:bg-red-50">
-                    <input type="radio" name="driver" value="cloud" x-model="driver" class="mt-1 text-teal-700 focus:ring-teal-600">
+                    Delete
-                    <span>
-                        <span class="block text-sm font-medium">Cloud (OpenAI Whisper)</span>
-                        <span class="block text-xs text-stone-500">Fast; audio is sent to OpenAI.</span>
-                    </span>
-                </label>
-
-                <label class="flex cursor-pointer gap-3 rounded border border-stone-200 p-3 hover:bg-stone-50">
-                    <input type="radio" name="driver" value="local" x-model="driver" class="mt-1 text-teal-700 focus:ring-teal-600">
-                    <span>
-                        <span class="block text-sm font-medium">Local — confidential (faster-whisper)</span>
-                        <span class="block text-xs text-stone-500">Requires faster-whisper-server on this machine (Docker).</span>
-                    </span>
-                </label>
-
-                <label class="flex cursor-pointer gap-3 rounded border border-stone-200 p-3 hover:bg-stone-50">
-                    <input type="radio" name="driver" value="ollama" x-model="driver" class="mt-1 text-teal-700 focus:ring-teal-600">
-                    <span>
-                        <span class="block text-sm font-medium">Ollama host</span>
-                        <span class="block text-xs text-stone-500">
-                            Remote host URL. Must expose OpenAI-compatible <code class="text-[11px]">/v1/audio/transcriptions</code>
-                            (e.g. Whisper beside Ollama).
-                        </span>
-                    </span>
-                </label>
-
-                <div x-show="driver === 'ollama'" x-cloak class="space-y-2">
-                    <label for="ollama_url" class="block text-sm font-medium text-stone-700">Host URL</label>
-                    <input
-                        id="ollama_url"
-                        type="url"
-                        name="ollama_url"
-                        value="{{ old('ollama_url', $recording->ollama_url) }}"
-                        placeholder="http://192.168.1.50:8000"
-                        class="w-full rounded border border-stone-300 px-3 py-2 text-sm shadow-sm focus:border-teal-600 focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-teal-600"
-                    >
-                </div>
-
-                <button
-                    type="submit"
-                    @disabled($recording->transcription_status === 'processing')
-                    class="rounded bg-teal-700 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-white hover:bg-teal-800 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50"
-                >
-                    {{ $recording->transcript ? 'Re-transcribe' : 'Start transcription' }}
                 </button>
             </form>
-        </section>
-    </div>
-
-    <section class="mt-6 rounded border border-stone-200 bg-white p-6 shadow-sm">
-        <div class="flex items-center justify-between gap-4">
-            <h2 class="text-sm font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-stone-500">Transcript</h2>
-            @if ($recording->transcript)
-                <button
-                    type="button"
-                    onclick="navigator.clipboard.writeText(@js($recording->transcript))"
-                    class="text-sm text-teal-700 hover:underline"
-                >
-                    Copy
-                </button>
-            @endif
         </div>
 
-        @if ($recording->transcription_status === 'processing')
+        <div class="grid gap-6 lg:grid-cols-2">
-            <p class="mt-4 text-sm text-amber-700">Transcription in progress… Refresh shortly.</p>
+            <section class="rounded border border-stone-200 bg-white p-6 shadow-sm">
-        @elseif ($recording->transcription_status === 'failed')
+                <h2 class="text-sm font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-stone-500">Metadata</h2>
-            <p class="mt-4 text-sm text-red-700">Transcription failed. Check the logs and try again with another engine.</p>
+                <dl class="mt-4 space-y-3 text-sm">
-        @elseif ($recording->transcript)
+                    <div class="flex justify-between gap-4">
-            <p class="mt-4 whitespace-pre-wrap text-sm leading-relaxed text-stone-800">{{ $recording->transcript }}</p>
+                        <dt class="text-stone-500">Original file</dt>
-            @if ($recording->transcribed_at)
+                        <dd class="text-right font-medium">{{ $recording->original_filename }}</dd>
-                <p class="mt-4 text-xs text-stone-500">Transcribed {{ $recording->transcribed_at->format('Y-m-d H:i') }}</p>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="flex justify-between gap-4">
+                        <dt class="text-stone-500">Duration</dt>
+                        <dd class="font-medium">{{ $recording->duration_formatted }}</dd>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="flex justify-between gap-4">
+                        <dt class="text-stone-500">Artist</dt>
+                        <dd class="font-medium">{{ $recording->artist ?: '—' }}</dd>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="flex justify-between gap-4">
+                        <dt class="text-stone-500">Album</dt>
+                        <dd class="font-medium">{{ $recording->album ?: '—' }}</dd>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="flex justify-between gap-4">
+                        <dt class="text-stone-500">Recorded</dt>
+                        <dd class="font-medium">{{ $recording->recorded_at?->format('Y-m-d') ?: '—' }}</dd>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="flex justify-between gap-4">
+                        <dt class="text-stone-500">Size</dt>
+                        <dd class="font-medium">{{ number_format($recording->file_size_bytes / 1024, 1) }} KB</dd>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="flex justify-between gap-4">
+                        <dt class="text-stone-500">Uploaded</dt>
+                        <dd class="font-medium">{{ $recording->created_at?->format('Y-m-d H:i') }}</dd>
+                    </div>
+                    @if ($recording->ollama_url)
+                        <div class="flex justify-between gap-4">
+                            <dt class="text-stone-500">Ollama host</dt>
+                            <dd class="max-w-[60%] break-all text-right font-medium">{{ $recording->ollama_url }}</dd>
+                        </div>
+                    @endif
+                </dl>
+            </section>
+
+            <section class="rounded border border-stone-200 bg-white p-6 shadow-sm">
+                <h2 class="text-sm font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-stone-500">Transcribe</h2>
+                <p class="mt-2 text-sm text-stone-600">Choose how to convert this recording to text.</p>
+
+                <form method="POST" action="{{ route('recordings.transcribe', $recording) }}" class="mt-4 space-y-4">
+                    @csrf
+
+                    <label class="flex cursor-pointer gap-3 rounded border border-stone-200 p-3 hover:bg-stone-50">
+                        <input type="radio" name="driver" value="cloud" x-model="driver" class="mt-1 text-teal-700 focus:ring-teal-600" :disabled="status.is_active">
+                        <span>
+                            <span class="block text-sm font-medium">Cloud (OpenAI Whisper)</span>
+                            <span class="block text-xs text-stone-500">Fast; audio is sent to OpenAI.</span>
+                        </span>
+                    </label>
+
+                    <label class="flex cursor-pointer gap-3 rounded border border-stone-200 p-3 hover:bg-stone-50">
+                        <input type="radio" name="driver" value="local" x-model="driver" class="mt-1 text-teal-700 focus:ring-teal-600" :disabled="status.is_active">
+                        <span>
+                            <span class="block text-sm font-medium">Local — confidential (faster-whisper)</span>
+                            <span class="block text-xs text-stone-500">Runs via Docker Compose (<code class="text-[11px]">docker compose up -d whisper</code>) on port 8090.</span>
+                        </span>
+                    </label>
+
+                    <label class="flex cursor-pointer gap-3 rounded border border-stone-200 p-3 hover:bg-stone-50">
+                        <input type="radio" name="driver" value="ollama" x-model="driver" class="mt-1 text-teal-700 focus:ring-teal-600" :disabled="status.is_active">
+                        <span>
+                            <span class="block text-sm font-medium">Ollama host</span>
+                            <span class="block text-xs text-stone-500">
+                                Remote host URL. Must expose OpenAI-compatible <code class="text-[11px]">/v1/audio/transcriptions</code>.
+                            </span>
+                        </span>
+                    </label>
+
+                    <div x-show="driver === 'ollama'" x-cloak class="space-y-2">
+                        <label for="ollama_url" class="block text-sm font-medium text-stone-700">Host URL</label>
+                        <input
+                            id="ollama_url"
+                            type="url"
+                            name="ollama_url"
+                            value="{{ old('ollama_url', $recording->ollama_url) }}"
+                            placeholder="http://192.168.1.50:8000"
+                            :disabled="status.is_active"
+                            class="w-full rounded border border-stone-300 px-3 py-2 text-sm shadow-sm focus:border-teal-600 focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-teal-600 disabled:opacity-50"
+                        >
+                    </div>
+
+                    <button
+                        type="submit"
+                        :disabled="status.is_active"
+                        class="rounded bg-teal-700 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-white hover:bg-teal-800 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50"
+                    >
+                        <span x-text="status.has_transcript ? 'Re-transcribe' : 'Start transcription'"></span>
+                    </button>
+                </form>
+            </section>
+        </div>
+
+        <section class="mt-6 rounded border border-stone-200 bg-white p-6 shadow-sm">
+            <div class="flex items-center justify-between gap-4">
+                <h2 class="text-sm font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-stone-500">Transcript</h2>
+                @if ($recording->transcript)
+                    <button
+                        type="button"
+                        x-show="!status.is_active && status.has_transcript"
+                        onclick="navigator.clipboard.writeText(@js($recording->transcript))"
+                        class="text-sm text-teal-700 hover:underline"
+                    >
+                        Copy
+                    </button>
+                @endif
+            </div>
+
+            <div x-show="status.is_active" x-cloak class="mt-4 space-y-3 rounded border border-amber-200 bg-amber-50 p-4">
+                <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-2 text-sm">
+                    <p class="font-medium text-amber-900" x-text="status.progress || 'Working…'"></p>
+                    <p class="text-amber-800 tabular-nums">
+                        <span x-text="(status.percent ?? 0) + '%'"></span>
+                        <span class="mx-1 text-amber-600">·</span>
+                        <span x-text="'Elapsed ' + (status.elapsed_human || '0s')"></span>
+                    </p>
+                </div>
+
+                <div class="h-2 overflow-hidden rounded-full bg-amber-100">
+                    <div
+                        class="h-full rounded-full bg-amber-500 transition-all duration-500"
+                        :style="`width: ${Math.max(status.percent || 5, 5)}%`"
+                    ></div>
+                </div>
+
+                <ul class="space-y-1 text-xs text-amber-900/80">
+                    <li>
+                        Engine:
+                        <span class="font-medium" x-text="status.driver_label || '—'"></span>
+                    </li>
+                    <template x-if="status.duration_seconds">
+                        <li>
+                            Audio length:
+                            <span class="font-medium" x-text="formatDuration(status.duration_seconds)"></span>
+                            <span class="text-amber-700">(longer files take longer)</span>
+                        </li>
+                    </template>
+                    <li x-show="pollError" class="text-red-700" x-text="pollError"></li>
+                </ul>
+            </div>
+
+            <div x-show="!status.is_active && status.status === 'failed'" x-cloak class="mt-4 space-y-2 rounded border border-red-200 bg-red-50 p-4 text-sm text-red-800">
+                <p class="font-medium">Transcription failed</p>
+                <p x-text="status.error || 'Check the logs and try again with another engine.'"></p>
+            </div>
+
+            @if ($recording->transcript)
+                <div x-show="!status.is_active && status.has_transcript">
+                    <p class="mt-4 whitespace-pre-wrap text-sm leading-relaxed text-stone-800">{{ $recording->transcript }}</p>
+                    @if ($recording->transcribed_at)
+                        <p class="mt-4 text-xs text-stone-500">Transcribed {{ $recording->transcribed_at->format('Y-m-d H:i') }}</p>
+                    @endif
+                </div>
+            @else
+                <p
+                    x-show="!status.is_active && status.status !== 'failed' && !status.has_transcript"
+                    class="mt-4 text-sm text-stone-500"
+                >
+                    No transcript yet. Choose an engine above to start.
+                </p>
             @endif
-        @else
+        </section>
-            <p class="mt-4 text-sm text-stone-500">No transcript yet. Choose an engine above to start.</p>
+    </div>
-        @endif
-    </section>
 
     <script defer src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/alpinejs@3.x.x/dist/cdn.min.js"></script>
     <style>[x-cloak]{display:none!important}</style>
+    <script>
+        function transcriptionMonitor({ statusUrl, initial, driver }) {
+            return {
+                statusUrl,
+                status: initial,
+                driver: driver || 'cloud',
+                pollError: null,
+                timer: null,
+                tickTimer: null,
+
+                get badgeClass() {
+                    const map = {
+                        done: 'bg-teal-50 text-teal-800 ring-teal-600/20',
+                        processing: 'bg-amber-50 text-amber-800 ring-amber-600/20',
+                        pending: 'bg-amber-50 text-amber-800 ring-amber-600/20',
+                        failed: 'bg-red-50 text-red-800 ring-red-600/20',
+                    };
+
+                    return map[this.status.status] || 'bg-stone-100 text-stone-700 ring-stone-500/20';
+                },
+
+                start() {
+                    if (this.status.is_active) {
+                        this.beginPolling();
+                    }
+                },
+
+                beginPolling() {
+                    this.stopPolling();
+                    this.poll();
+                    this.timer = setInterval(() => this.poll(), 1500);
+                    this.tickTimer = setInterval(() => this.tickElapsed(), 1000);
+                },
+
+                stopPolling() {
+                    if (this.timer) clearInterval(this.timer);
+                    if (this.tickTimer) clearInterval(this.tickTimer);
+                    this.timer = null;
+                    this.tickTimer = null;
+                },
+
+                tickElapsed() {
+                    if (!this.status.is_active || this.status.elapsed_seconds == null) return;
+                    this.status.elapsed_seconds += 1;
+                    this.status.elapsed_human = this.formatElapsed(this.status.elapsed_seconds);
+                },
+
+                async poll() {
+                    try {
+                        const response = await fetch(this.statusUrl, {
+                            headers: { Accept: 'application/json' },
+                        });
+
+                        if (!response.ok) {
+                            throw new Error('Status request failed (' + response.status + ')');
+                        }
+
+                        const wasActive = this.status.is_active;
+                        this.status = await response.json();
+                        this.pollError = null;
+
+                        if (this.status.is_active && !this.timer) {
+                            this.beginPolling();
+                        }
+
+                        if (wasActive && !this.status.is_active) {
+                            this.stopPolling();
+                            window.location.reload();
+                        }
+                    } catch (error) {
+                        this.pollError = error.message || 'Could not refresh progress.';
+                    }
+                },
+
+                formatElapsed(seconds) {
+                    const minutes = Math.floor(seconds / 60);
+                    const remain = seconds % 60;
+                    if (minutes === 0) return remain + 's';
+                    return minutes + 'm ' + String(remain).padStart(2, '0') + 's';
+                },
+
+                formatDuration(seconds) {
+                    const minutes = Math.floor(seconds / 60);
+                    const remain = seconds % 60;
+                    return minutes + ':' + String(remain).padStart(2, '0');
+                },
+            };
+        }
+    </script>
 @endsection

routes/web.php

@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 
 use App\Http\Controllers\RecordingController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\TranscribeController;
+use App\Http\Controllers\TranscriptionStatusController;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 
 Route::redirect('/', '/recordings');
 
 Route::resource('recordings', RecordingController::class)->except(['edit', 'update']);
 Route::post('recordings/{recording}/transcribe', TranscribeController::class)->name('recordings.transcribe');
+Route::get('recordings/{recording}/transcription-status', TranscriptionStatusController::class)
+    ->name('recordings.transcription-status');

tests/Feature/RecordingUploadTest.php

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ use App\Models\Recording;
 use App\Services\TranscriptionService;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
 use Illuminate\Http\UploadedFile;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Queue;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
 use Laravel\Ai\Transcription;
 use Tests\TestCase;
@@ -51,10 +50,41 @@ class RecordingUploadTest extends TestCase
         Storage::disk('local')->assertExists($recording->file_path);
     }
 
+    public function test_user_can_upload_wav_and_ogg(): void
+    {
+        Storage::fake('local');
+
+        foreach ([
+            ['memo.wav', 'audio/wav'],
+            ['clip.ogg', 'audio/ogg'],
+            ['talk.m4a', 'audio/mp4'],
+        ] as [$name, $mime]) {
+            $response = $this->post(route('recordings.store'), [
+                'audio' => UploadedFile::fake()->create($name, 400, $mime),
+                'title' => $name,
+            ]);
+
+            $recording = Recording::query()->where('title', $name)->first();
+
+            $this->assertNotNull($recording, "Failed uploading {$name}");
+            $response->assertRedirect(route('recordings.show', $recording));
+            Storage::disk('local')->assertExists($recording->file_path);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function test_unsupported_audio_type_is_rejected(): void
+    {
+        Storage::fake('local');
+
+        $this->from(route('recordings.create'))
+            ->post(route('recordings.store'), [
+                'audio' => UploadedFile::fake()->create('notes.txt', 10, 'text/plain'),
+            ])
+            ->assertSessionHasErrors('audio');
+    }
+
     public function test_user_can_queue_cloud_transcription(): void
     {
-        Queue::fake();
-
         $recording = Recording::query()->create([
             'title' => 'Dictation',
             'original_filename' => 'dictation.mp3',
@@ -63,14 +93,18 @@ class RecordingUploadTest extends TestCase
             'transcription_status' => 'pending',
         ]);
 
+        // Fake AI so the afterResponse job (sync) does not call a real provider.
+        Transcription::fake(['Queued transcription text.']);
+
         $this->post(route('recordings.transcribe', $recording), [
             'driver' => 'cloud',
         ])->assertRedirect();
 
-        Queue::assertPushed(TranscribeRecording::class);
-
         $recording->refresh();
         $this->assertSame('cloud', $recording->transcription_driver);
+        $this->assertContains($recording->transcription_status, ['pending', 'processing', 'done']);
+        $this->assertNotNull($recording->transcription_started_at);
+        $this->assertNotNull($recording->transcription_progress);
     }
 
     public function test_ollama_driver_requires_url(): void
@@ -90,6 +124,29 @@ class RecordingUploadTest extends TestCase
             ->assertSessionHasErrors('ollama_url');
     }
 
+    public function test_transcription_status_endpoint_returns_progress(): void
+    {
+        $recording = Recording::query()->create([
+            'title' => 'Live status',
+            'original_filename' => 'live.mp3',
+            'file_path' => 'recordings/live.mp3',
+            'file_size_bytes' => 100,
+            'transcription_status' => 'processing',
+            'transcription_progress' => 'Waiting for cloud transcript…',
+            'transcription_percent' => 55,
+            'transcription_driver' => 'cloud',
+            'transcription_started_at' => now()->subSeconds(12),
+        ]);
+
+        $this->getJson(route('recordings.transcription-status', $recording))
+            ->assertOk()
+            ->assertJsonPath('status', 'processing')
+            ->assertJsonPath('progress', 'Waiting for cloud transcript…')
+            ->assertJsonPath('percent', 55)
+            ->assertJsonPath('is_active', true)
+            ->assertJsonPath('driver_label', 'Cloud (OpenAI Whisper)');
+    }
+
     public function test_transcription_job_stores_transcript(): void
     {
         Storage::fake('local');
@@ -111,6 +168,38 @@ class RecordingUploadTest extends TestCase
         $recording->refresh();
         $this->assertSame('done', $recording->transcription_status);
         $this->assertSame('Hello from the recorder.', $recording->transcript);
+        $this->assertSame(100, $recording->transcription_percent);
+        $this->assertSame('Transcription complete', $recording->transcription_progress);
         $this->assertNotNull($recording->transcribed_at);
     }
+
+    public function test_transcription_job_stores_error_on_failure(): void
+    {
+        Storage::fake('local');
+        Storage::disk('local')->put('recordings/bad.mp3', 'fake-audio-bytes');
+
+        Transcription::fake(function () {
+            throw new \RuntimeException('Provider unavailable');
+        });
+
+        $recording = Recording::query()->create([
+            'title' => 'Bad',
+            'original_filename' => 'bad.mp3',
+            'file_path' => 'recordings/bad.mp3',
+            'file_size_bytes' => 12,
+            'transcription_status' => 'pending',
+            'transcription_driver' => 'cloud',
+        ]);
+
+        try {
+            (new TranscribeRecording($recording))->handle(app(TranscriptionService::class));
+            $this->fail('Expected transcription to throw');
+        } catch (\RuntimeException $e) {
+            $this->assertSame('Provider unavailable', $e->getMessage());
+        }
+
+        $recording->refresh();
+        $this->assertSame('failed', $recording->transcription_status);
+        $this->assertSame('Provider unavailable', $recording->transcription_error);
+    }
 }