chidiwilliams/buzz
Buzz transcribes and translates audio offline on your personal computer. Powered by OpenAI's Whisper.
- Stars
- 22k
- Forks
- 1.6k
- Open issues
- 21
- Last push
- 5d ago
About buzz
buzz is a free, open-source AI voice and audio tool by chidiwilliams, written mainly in Python. Buzz transcribes and translates audio offline on your personal computer. Powered by OpenAI's Whisper. It has 22k GitHub stars and 1.6k forks, and was last updated 5d ago. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license. According to its README, it works on macOS.
- License
- MIT
- Language
- Python
- Stars
- 22,134
- Last update
- 5d ago
- Runs on Mac
- Yes (per README)
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not required
- Self-hostable
- Yes
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buzz FAQ
Is buzz free?
Yes. buzz is open source and free to use. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license.
Does buzz run on a Mac?
Yes. According to its README, buzz works on macOS.
Does buzz need a GPU?
Its README doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is buzz still maintained?
Yes. It was last updated 5d ago and has 21 open issues on GitHub.
What are alternatives to buzz?
Similar free, open-source tools include faster-whisper, TTS-Audio-Suite, whisper.cpp, whisper-standalone-win.