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 ## Before Submitting This PR
 
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-HANDY IS UNDERGOING A FEATURE FREEZE. IF YOU ARE SUBMITTING A PR WHICH IS A NEW FEATURE THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS NOT ASKED FOR: PREPARE TO BE REJECTED. IF THE COMMUNITY HAS ASKED FOR IT, OR YOU HAVE EXPLICITLY GATEHRED SUPPORT IT MAY STILL BE CONSIDERED.
+HANDY IS UNDERGOING A FEATURE FREEZE. IF YOU ARE SUBMITTING A PR WHICH IS A NEW FEATURE THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS NOT ASKED FOR: PREPARE TO BE REJECTED. IF THE COMMUNITY HAS ASKED FOR IT, OR YOU HAVE EXPLICITLY GATHERED SUPPORT IT MAY STILL BE CONSIDERED.
 
 BUG FIXES ARE THE TOP PRIORITY. THERE ARE 60+ ISSUES TO FIX.
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 Thank you for your interest in contributing to Handy! This guide will help you get started with contributing to this open source speech-to-text application.
 
+## ⚠️ Feature Freeze
+
+**Handy is currently undergoing a feature freeze.** If you are submitting a PR which is a new feature that the community has not asked for, it will be rejected. If the community has asked for it, or you have explicitly gathered support, it may still be considered.
+
+**Bug fixes are the top priority.** There are 60+ issues to fix. Please focus your contributions on fixing bugs and improving stability.
+
 ## 📖 Philosophy
 
 Handy aims to be the most forkable speech-to-text app. The goal is to create both a useful tool and a foundation for others to build upon—a well-patterned, simple codebase that serves the community. We prioritize: