dougcalobrisi/erm
Local CLI that strips disfluencies (um, uh, er, erm, ah, hmm, mhm, mm, uh-huh, etc) from recordings of English speech.
- Stars
- 112
- Forks
- 3
- Open issues
- 2
- Last push
- 2mo ago
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About erm
erm is a free, open-source AI voice and audio tool by dougcalobrisi, written mainly in Python. Local CLI that strips disfluencies (um, uh, er, erm, ah, hmm, mhm, mm, uh-huh, etc) from recordings of English speech. It has 112 GitHub stars and 3 forks, and was last updated 2mo 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.
- License
- MIT
- Commercial use
- Commercial OK
- Language
- Python
- Stars
- 112
- Last update
- 2mo ago
- Runs on Mac
- Not stated
- GPU
- Not needed (runs on CPU)
- Paid API key
- Not stated
- Self-hostable
- Yes
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erm FAQ
Can I use erm 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 erm free?
Yes. erm is open source and free to use. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license.
Does erm run on a Mac?
The project doesn't say. Check its installation guide before you start.
Does erm need a GPU?
No. According to the project, erm runs on a regular CPU.
Is erm still maintained?
It was last updated 2mo ago. Check recent issues on GitHub to judge how active it is.
What are alternatives to erm?
Similar free, open-source tools include whisper, faster-whisper, FunClip, insanely-fast-whisper.
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