m-bain/whisperX
WhisperX: Automatic Speech Recognition with Word-level Timestamps (& Diarization)
- Stars
- 25k
- Forks
- 2.5k
- Open issues
- 178
- Last push
- 3d ago
About whisperX
whisperX is a free, open-source AI voice and audio tool by m-bain, written mainly in Python. WhisperX: Automatic Speech Recognition with Word-level Timestamps (& Diarization). It has 25k GitHub stars and 2.5k forks, and was last updated 3d ago. It's released under the BSD-2-Clause license, a standard open-source license. According to its README, it needs a GPU with at least 8 GB of memory.
- License
- BSD-2-Clause
- Language
- Python
- Stars
- 24,772
- Last update
- 3d ago
- Runs on Mac
- Not stated
- GPU
- 8 GB+ (per README)
- Paid API key
- Not stated
- Self-hostable
- Not stated
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whisperX FAQ
Is whisperX free?
Yes. whisperX is open source and free to use. It's released under the BSD-2-Clause license, a standard open-source license.
Does whisperX run on a Mac?
Its README doesn't say. Check the installation guide on GitHub before you start.
Does whisperX need a GPU?
According to its README, whisperX needs a GPU with at least 8 GB of memory.
Is whisperX still maintained?
Yes. It was last updated 3d ago and has 178 open issues on GitHub.
What are alternatives to whisperX?
Similar free, open-source tools include Speech, whisper.cpp, FunASR, whisper.