mutablelogic/go-whisper
Speech-to-Text in golang
- Stars
- 192
- Forks
- 24
- Open issues
- 3
- Last push
- 6mo ago
go-whisper star history
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About go-whisper
go-whisper is a free, open-source AI voice and audio tool by mutablelogic, written mainly in Go. Speech-to-Text in golang. It has 192 GitHub stars and 24 forks, and was last updated 6mo ago. It's released under the Apache-2.0 license, a standard open-source license. According to the project, it runs on a regular CPU without a GPU and works on macOS.
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Commercial use
- Commercial OK
- Language
- Go
- Stars
- 192
- Last update
- 6mo ago
- Runs on Mac
- Yes (as stated by the project)
- GPU
- Not needed (runs on CPU)
- Paid API key
- Not required
- Self-hostable
- Yes
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go-whisper FAQ
Can I use go-whisper commercially?
Yes. Apache-2.0 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 go-whisper free?
Yes. go-whisper is open source and free to use. It's released under the Apache-2.0 license, a standard open-source license.
Does go-whisper run on a Mac?
Yes. According to the project, go-whisper works on macOS.
Does go-whisper need a GPU?
No. According to the project, go-whisper runs on a regular CPU.
Is go-whisper still maintained?
It was last updated 6mo ago. Check recent issues on GitHub to judge how active it is.
What are alternatives to go-whisper?
Similar free, open-source tools include Speech, whisper.cpp, whisper, mlx-audio.
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