JacobLinCool/smart-whisper
Smart Whisper is a native Node.js addon designed for efficient and streamlined interaction with the whisper.cpp, with automatic model offloading and model manager.
- Stars
- 77
- Forks
- 10
- Open issues
- 4
- Last push
- 2d ago
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About smart-whisper
smart-whisper is a free, open-source AI voice and audio tool by JacobLinCool, written mainly in TypeScript. Smart Whisper is a native Node.js addon designed for efficient and streamlined interaction with the whisper.cpp, with automatic model offloading and model manager. It has 77 GitHub stars and 10 forks, and was last updated 2d ago. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license. According to the project, it runs on a regular CPU without a GPU and works on macOS.
- License
- MIT
- Commercial use
- Commercial OK
- Language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 77
- Last update
- 2d ago
- Runs on Mac
- Yes (as stated by the project)
- GPU
- Not needed (runs on CPU)
- Paid API key
- Not stated
- Self-hostable
- Not stated
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smart-whisper FAQ
Can I use smart-whisper commercially?
Yes. MIT is a permissive license: commercial use is allowed as long as you keep the license notice. This is a plain-English summary, not legal advice.
Is smart-whisper free?
Yes. smart-whisper is open source and free to use. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license.
Does smart-whisper run on a Mac?
Yes. According to the project, smart-whisper works on macOS.
Does smart-whisper need a GPU?
No. According to the project, smart-whisper runs on a regular CPU.
Is smart-whisper still maintained?
Yes. It was last updated 2d ago and has 4 open issues on GitHub.
What are alternatives to smart-whisper?
Similar free, open-source tools include whisper.cpp, whisper, faster-whisper, insanely-fast-whisper.
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