diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6224dd8f..6e66c721 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ build/
 .coverage*
 !.coveragerc
 .env
+.DS_Store
 htmlcov/
 coverage.xml
 .idea/
diff --git a/docs/docs/preferences.md b/docs/docs/preferences.md
index 56b57168..a6d6bf70 100644
--- a/docs/docs/preferences.md
+++ b/docs/docs/preferences.md
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ set SOME_OTHER_VARIABLE=some_other_value
 "C:\Program Files (x86)\Buzz\Buzz.exe"
 ```
 
+Alternatively you can set environment variables in your OS settings. See [this guide](https://phoenixnap.com/kb/windows-set-environment-variable#ftoc-heading-4) or [this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEroNNzqlF4) more information.
+
 ### Available variables
 
 **BUZZ_WHISPERCPP_N_THREADS** - Number of threads to use for Whisper.cpp model. Default is `4`.