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Open-source desktop app that transcribes and translates audio offline with Whisper, whisper.cpp or Faster Whisper.
- Chidi Williams (open source)
- Local or cloud
- Free, open source
Where it ranks
- ATranscriptionApps · Local · via Whisper large-v3
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Facts
- Vendor
- Chidi Williams (open source)
- Approach
- Apps
- Where it runs
- Runs fully on your hardware with local models; cloud models optional
- Interface
- Desktop app
- Skill level
- Beginner: works out of the box
- Price
- Free, open source
- Pricing notes
- Free and open source (MIT) on Windows, Linux and macOS; can also call the OpenAI Whisper API.
- Source code
- Open source (MIT)
- GitHub stars
- 22.1k (18 Oct 2026)
- Last verified
- 18 Oct 2026
Price from buzzcaptions.com, 18 Oct 2026.
Models it gives you
- AWhisper large-v3OpenAI · open weights