QuentinFuxa/WhisperLiveKit
Real-time, local speech-to-text with streaming ASR, speaker diarization, translation, and OpenAI/Deepgram-compatible APIs.
- Stars
- 11k
- Forks
- 1.2k
- Open issues
- 2
- Last push
- 21d ago
About WhisperLiveKit
WhisperLiveKit is a free, open-source AI voice and audio tool by QuentinFuxa, written mainly in Python. Real-time, local speech-to-text with streaming ASR, speaker diarization, translation, and OpenAI/Deepgram-compatible APIs. It has 11k GitHub stars and 1.2k forks, and was last updated 21d ago. It's released under the Apache-2.0 license, a standard open-source license.
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Language
- Python
- Stars
- 11,163
- Last update
- 21d ago
- Runs on Mac
- Not stated
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not stated
- Self-hostable
- Yes
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WhisperLiveKit FAQ
Is WhisperLiveKit free?
Yes. WhisperLiveKit is open source and free to use. It's released under the Apache-2.0 license, a standard open-source license.
Does WhisperLiveKit run on a Mac?
Its README doesn't say. Check the installation guide on GitHub before you start.
Does WhisperLiveKit need a GPU?
Its README doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is WhisperLiveKit still maintained?
Yes. It was last updated 21d ago and has 2 open issues on GitHub.
What are alternatives to WhisperLiveKit?
Similar free, open-source tools include Speech, Real-Time-Voice-Cloning, FunASR, transformers.