diff --git a/enjoy/samples/jfk.wav b/enjoy/samples/jfk.wav
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3184d372
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diff --git a/enjoy/src/i18n/en.json b/enjoy/src/i18n/en.json
index 14fa5daa..bd66a496 100644
--- a/enjoy/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/enjoy/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -290,6 +290,9 @@
   "advanced": "Advanced",
   "language": "Language",
   "sttAiModel": "STT AI model",
+  "checkingWhisper": "Checking whisper status",
+  "whisperIsWorkingGood": "Whisper is working good",
+  "whisperIsNotWorking": "Whisper is not working",
   "relaunchIsNeededAfterChanged": "Relaunch is needed after changed",
   "openaiKeySaved": "OpenAI key saved",
   "openaiKeyRequired": "OpenAI key required",
diff --git a/enjoy/src/i18n/zh-CN.json b/enjoy/src/i18n/zh-CN.json
index a60f1171..d58c4f65 100644
--- a/enjoy/src/i18n/zh-CN.json
+++ b/enjoy/src/i18n/zh-CN.json
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
   "ffmpegCheck": "FFmpeg 检查",
   "check": "检查",
   "ffmpegCommandIsWorking": "FFmpeg 命令正常工作",
-  "ffmpegCommandIsNotWorking": "FFmpeg 命令无法正常工作",
+  "ffmpegCommandIsNotWorking": "FFmpeg 命令无法正常工作，请尝试重新安装 FFmpeg",
   "scan": "查找",
   "checkIfFfmpegIsInstalled": "检查 FFmpeg 是否已正确安装",
   "ffmpegFoundAt": "检测到 FFmpeg 命令: {{path}}",
@@ -289,6 +289,9 @@
   "advancedSettings": "高级设置",
   "language": "语言",
   "sttAiModel": "语音转文本 AI 模型",
+  "checkingWhisper": "正在检查 Whisper",
+  "whisperIsWorkingGood": "Whisper 正常工作",
+  "whisperIsNotWorking": "Whisper 无法正常工作，请尝试更换模型后重试，或联系开发者",
   "relaunchIsNeededAfterChanged": "更改后需要重新启动",
   "openaiKeySaved": "OpenAI 密钥已保存",
   "openaiKeyRequired": "未提供 OpenAI 密钥",
diff --git a/enjoy/src/main/ffmpeg.ts b/enjoy/src/main/ffmpeg.ts
index 484031cc..287d7f48 100644
--- a/enjoy/src/main/ffmpeg.ts
+++ b/enjoy/src/main/ffmpeg.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import downloader from "@main/downloader";
 import storage from "@main/storage";
 import readdirp from "readdirp";
 import { t } from "i18next";
+import { uniq } from "lodash";
 
 const logger = log.scope("ffmpeg");
 export default class FfmpegWrapper {
@@ -35,13 +36,14 @@ export default class FfmpegWrapper {
   }
 
   checkCommand(): Promise<boolean> {
+    const sampleFile = path.join(__dirname, "samples", "jfk.wav");
     return new Promise((resolve, _reject) => {
-      this.ffmpeg.getAvailableFormats((err, formats) => {
+      this.ffmpeg.input(sampleFile).getAvailableFormats((err, _formats) => {
         if (err) {
           logger.error("Command not valid:", err);
           resolve(false);
         } else {
-          logger.info("Command valid, available formats:", formats);
+          logger.info("Command valid, available formats");
           resolve(true);
         }
       });
@@ -365,7 +367,20 @@ export const discoverFfmpeg = async () => {
   let ffmpegPath: string;
   let ffprobePath: string;
   const libraryFfmpegPath = path.join(settings.libraryPath(), "ffmpeg");
-  const scanDirs = [...COMMAND_SCAN_DIR[platform], libraryFfmpegPath];
+
+  let scanDirs = [...COMMAND_SCAN_DIR[platform], libraryFfmpegPath];
+
+  const currentFfmpegPath = settings.ffmpegConfig().ffmpegPath as string;
+  const currentFfprobePath = settings.ffmpegConfig().ffprobePath as string;
+
+  if (currentFfmpegPath) {
+    scanDirs.push(path.dirname(currentFfmpegPath));
+  }
+  if (currentFfprobePath) {
+    scanDirs.push(path.dirname(currentFfprobePath));
+  }
+
+  scanDirs = uniq(scanDirs);
 
   await Promise.all(
     scanDirs.map(async (dir: string) => {
@@ -425,6 +440,8 @@ export const discoverFfmpeg = async () => {
 
 export const COMMAND_SCAN_DIR: { [key: string]: string[] } = {
   darwin: [
+    "/usr/bin",
+    "/usr/local/bin",
     "/Applications",
     process.env.HOME + "/Applications",
     "/opt/homebrew/bin",
diff --git a/enjoy/src/main/whisper.ts b/enjoy/src/main/whisper.ts
index c39b5616..2bb9d7ad 100644
--- a/enjoy/src/main/whisper.ts
+++ b/enjoy/src/main/whisper.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,51 @@ class Whipser {
 
   constructor() {}
 
+  async check() {
+    const sampleFile = path.join(__dirname, "samples", "jfk.wav");
+    const tmpDir = settings.cachePath();
+    const outputFile = path.join(tmpDir, "jfk.json");
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      const commands = [
+        `"${this.binMain}"`,
+        `--file "${sampleFile}"`,
+        `--model "${settings.whisperModelPath()}"`,
+        "--output-json",
+        `--output-file "${path.join(tmpDir, "jfk")}"`,
+      ];
+      logger.debug(`Running command: ${commands.join(" ")}`);
+      exec(
+        commands.join(" "),
+        {
+          timeout: PROCESS_TIMEOUT,
+        },
+        (error, stdout, stderr) => {
+          if (error) {
+            logger.error("error", error);
+          }
+
+          if (stderr) {
+            logger.error("stderr", stderr);
+          }
+
+          if (stdout) {
+            logger.debug(stdout);
+          }
+
+          if (fs.existsSync(outputFile)) {
+            resolve(true);
+          } else {
+            reject(
+              error ||
+                new Error(stderr || "Whisper check failed: unknown error")
+                  .message
+            );
+          }
+        }
+      );
+    });
+  }
+
   async transcribeBlob(
     blob: { type: string; arrayBuffer: ArrayBuffer },
     prompt?: string
@@ -200,6 +245,15 @@ class Whipser {
       });
     });
 
+    ipcMain.handle("whisper-check", async (event) => {
+      return this.check().catch((err) => {
+        event.sender.send("on-notification", {
+          type: "error",
+          message: err.message,
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
     ipcMain.handle("whisper-transcribe", async (event, blob, prompt) => {
       try {
         return await this.transcribeBlob(blob, prompt);
diff --git a/enjoy/src/preload.ts b/enjoy/src/preload.ts
index 9d53e6f2..14b130ec 100644
--- a/enjoy/src/preload.ts
+++ b/enjoy/src/preload.ts
@@ -339,6 +339,9 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld("__ENJOY_APP__", {
     downloadModel: (name: string) => {
       return ipcRenderer.invoke("whisper-download-model", name);
     },
+    check: () => {
+      return ipcRenderer.invoke("whisper-check");
+    },
     transcribe: (
       blob: { type: string; arrayBuffer: ArrayBuffer },
       prompt?: string
@@ -406,5 +409,5 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld("__ENJOY_APP__", {
     save: (id: string, data: WaveFormDataType) => {
       return ipcRenderer.invoke("waveforms-save", id, data);
     },
-  }
+  },
 });
diff --git a/enjoy/src/renderer/components/preferences/basic-settings.tsx b/enjoy/src/renderer/components/preferences/basic-settings.tsx
index 01c61550..671d4de8 100644
--- a/enjoy/src/renderer/components/preferences/basic-settings.tsx
+++ b/enjoy/src/renderer/components/preferences/basic-settings.tsx
@@ -307,10 +307,18 @@ const FfmpegSettings = () => {
 };
 
 const WhisperSettings = () => {
-  const { whisperModel, whisperModelsPath } = useContext(
+  const { whisperModel, whisperModelsPath, EnjoyApp } = useContext(
     AppSettingsProviderContext
   );
 
+  const handleCheck = async () => {
+    toast.promise(EnjoyApp.whisper.check(), {
+      loading: t("checkingWhisper"),
+      success: t("whisperIsWorkingGood"),
+      error: t("whisperIsNotWorking"),
+    });
+  };
+
   return (
     <div className="flex items-start justify-between py-4">
       <div className="">
@@ -318,32 +326,37 @@ const WhisperSettings = () => {
         <div className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">{whisperModel}</div>
       </div>
 
-      <Dialog>
-        <DialogTrigger asChild>
-          <Button variant="secondary" size="sm">
-            {t("edit")}
-          </Button>
-        </DialogTrigger>
-        <DialogContent>
-          <DialogHeader>{t("sttAiModel")}</DialogHeader>
-          <DialogDescription>
-            {t("chooseAIModelDependingOnYourHardware")}
-          </DialogDescription>
+      <div className="flex items-center space-x-2">
+        <Button onClick={handleCheck} variant="secondary" size="sm">
+          {t("check")}
+        </Button>
+        <Dialog>
+          <DialogTrigger asChild>
+            <Button variant="secondary" size="sm">
+              {t("edit")}
+            </Button>
+          </DialogTrigger>
+          <DialogContent>
+            <DialogHeader>{t("sttAiModel")}</DialogHeader>
+            <DialogDescription>
+              {t("chooseAIModelDependingOnYourHardware")}
+            </DialogDescription>
 
-          <WhisperModelOptions />
+            <WhisperModelOptions />
 
-          <DialogFooter>
-            <div className="text-xs opacity-70 flex items-start">
-              <InfoIcon className="mr-1.5 w-4 h-4" />
-              <span className="flex-1">
-                {t("yourModelsWillBeDownloadedTo", {
-                  path: whisperModelsPath,
-                })}
-              </span>
-            </div>
-          </DialogFooter>
-        </DialogContent>
-      </Dialog>
+            <DialogFooter>
+              <div className="text-xs opacity-70 flex items-start">
+                <InfoIcon className="mr-1.5 w-4 h-4" />
+                <span className="flex-1">
+                  {t("yourModelsWillBeDownloadedTo", {
+                    path: whisperModelsPath,
+                  })}
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            </DialogFooter>
+          </DialogContent>
+        </Dialog>
+      </div>
     </div>
   );
 };
diff --git a/enjoy/src/types/enjoy-app.d.ts b/enjoy/src/types/enjoy-app.d.ts
index b7daf5ec..2a463ed7 100644
--- a/enjoy/src/types/enjoy-app.d.ts
+++ b/enjoy/src/types/enjoy-app.d.ts
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ type EnjoyAppType = {
   whisper: {
     availableModels: () => Promise<string[]>;
     downloadModel: (name: string) => Promise<any>;
+    check: () => Promise<boolean>;
     transcribe: (
       blob: { type: string; arrayBuffer: ArrayBuffer },
       prompt?: string
diff --git a/enjoy/vite.main.config.mts b/enjoy/vite.main.config.mts
index cbc49259..f6eeff09 100644
--- a/enjoy/vite.main.config.mts
+++ b/enjoy/vite.main.config.mts
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ export default defineConfig({
           src: "src/main/db/migrations/*",
           dest: "migrations",
         },
+        {
+          src: "samples/*",
+          dest: "samples",
+        },
       ],
     }),
   ],