diff --git a/VoiceInk/Whisper/LibWhisper.swift b/VoiceInk/Whisper/LibWhisper.swift
index 38f8976..2657b7a 100644
--- a/VoiceInk/Whisper/LibWhisper.swift
+++ b/VoiceInk/Whisper/LibWhisper.swift
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ actor WhisperContext {
             promptCString = nil
             params.initial_prompt = nil
         }
-        
         // Adapted from whisper.objc
         params.print_realtime   = true
         params.print_progress   = false
@@ -73,12 +72,8 @@ actor WhisperContext {
         params.translate        = false
         params.n_threads        = Int32(maxThreads)
         params.offset_ms        = 0
-        params.no_context       = false
+        params.no_context       = true
         params.single_segment   = false
-        
-        // Adjusted parameters to reduce hallucination
-        params.suppress_blank   = true      // Keep suppressing blank outputs
-        params.suppress_nst     = true      // Additional suppression of non-speech tokens
 
         whisper_reset_timings(context)
         logger.notice("⚙️ Starting whisper transcription")
@@ -104,7 +99,8 @@ actor WhisperContext {
         for i in 0..<whisper_full_n_segments(context) {
             transcription += String(cString: whisper_full_get_segment_text(context, i))
         }
-        return transcription
+        // Apply hallucination filtering
+        return WhisperHallucinationFilter.filter(transcription)
     }
 
     static func createContext(path: String) async throws -> WhisperContext {
diff --git a/VoiceInk/Whisper/WhisperHallucinationFilter.swift b/VoiceInk/Whisper/WhisperHallucinationFilter.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f95d59d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VoiceInk/Whisper/WhisperHallucinationFilter.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import Foundation
+import os
+
+struct WhisperHallucinationFilter {
+    private static let logger = Logger(subsystem: "com.prakashjoshipax.voiceink", category: "WhisperHallucinationFilter")
+    
+    // Pattern-based approach for detecting hallucinations - focusing on format indicators
+    private static let hallucinationPatterns = [
+        // Text in various types of brackets - the most reliable hallucination indicators
+        #"\[.*?\]"#,                  // [Text in square brackets]
+        #"\(.*?\)"#,                  // (Text in parentheses)
+        #"\{.*?\}"#,                  // {Text in curly braces}
+        #"<.*?>"#,                    // <Text in angle brackets>
+        
+        // Text with special formatting
+        #"\*.*?\*"#,                  // *Text with asterisks*
+        #"_.*?_"#,                    // _Text with underscores_
+        
+        // Time indicators often added by Whisper
+        #"(?i)\d{1,2}:\d{2}(:\d{2})?\s*-\s*\d{1,2}:\d{2}(:\d{2})?"#  // 00:00 - 00:00 format
+    ]
+    
+    /// Removes hallucinations from transcription text using pattern matching
+    /// - Parameter text: Original transcription text from Whisper
+    /// - Returns: Filtered text with hallucinations removed
+    static func filter(_ text: String) -> String {
+        logger.notice("🧹 Applying pattern-based hallucination filter to transcription")
+        
+        var filteredText = text
+        
+        // Remove pattern-based hallucinations
+        for pattern in hallucinationPatterns {
+            if let regex = try? NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern) {
+                let range = NSRange(filteredText.startIndex..., in: filteredText)
+                filteredText = regex.stringByReplacingMatches(in: filteredText, options: [], range: range, withTemplate: "")
+            }
+        }
+        
+        // Clean up extra whitespace and newlines that might be left after removing hallucinations
+        filteredText = filteredText.replacingOccurrences(of: #"\s{2,}"#, with: " ", options: .regularExpression)
+        filteredText = filteredText.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        
+        // Add logging to track effectiveness
+        if filteredText != text {
+            logger.notice("✅ Removed hallucinations using pattern matching")
+        } else {
+            logger.notice("✅ No hallucinations detected with pattern matching")
+        }
+        
+        return filteredText
+    }
+} 
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