openai-whisper
// Local speech-to-text with the Whisper CLI (no API key).
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nameopenai-whisper
descriptionLocal speech-to-text with the Whisper CLI (no API key).
homepagehttps://openai.com/research/whisper
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Whisper (CLI)
Use whisper to transcribe audio locally.
Quick start
whisper /path/audio.mp3 --model medium --output_format txt --output_dir .whisper /path/audio.m4a --task translate --output_format srt
Notes
- Models download to
~/.cache/whisperon first run. --modeldefaults toturboon this install.- Use smaller models for speed, larger for accuracy.