yohasebe/whisper-stream
A bash script using OpenAI Whisper API for continuous audio transcription with automatic silence detection
- Stars
- 129
- Forks
- 11
- Open issues
- 0
- Last push
- 1mo ago
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About whisper-stream
whisper-stream is a free, open-source AI voice and audio tool by yohasebe, written mainly in Shell. A bash script using OpenAI Whisper API for continuous audio transcription with automatic silence detection. It has 129 GitHub stars and 11 forks, and was last updated 1mo ago. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license. According to the project, it works on macOS.
- License
- MIT
- Commercial use
- Commercial OK
- Language
- Shell
- Stars
- 129
- Last update
- 1mo ago
- Runs on Mac
- Yes (as stated by the project)
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not required
- Self-hostable
- Yes
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whisper-stream FAQ
Can I use whisper-stream 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 whisper-stream free?
Yes. whisper-stream is open source and free to use. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license.
Does whisper-stream run on a Mac?
Yes. According to the project, whisper-stream works on macOS.
Does whisper-stream need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is whisper-stream still maintained?
It was last updated 1mo ago. Check recent issues on GitHub to judge how active it is.
What are alternatives to whisper-stream?
Similar free, open-source tools include VoiceStudio, Retrieval-based-Voice-Conversion-WebUI, faster-whisper, whisper.
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