Alternatives to Whisper-WebUI

A browser interface for generating subtitles and transcripts locally with Whisper speech recognition models. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Whisper-WebUI.

  • Whishper

    A self-hosted web app for transcribing, translating and editing subtitles locally with Whisper models.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Whishper is an AGPL-3.0 self-hosted web app with a built-in subtitle editor and LibreTranslate translation, though it currently gets no new releases during a rewrite.

  • Scriberr

    A self-hosted, offline audio transcription app that runs AI speech recognition on your own hardware.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Scriberr is an MIT-licensed self-hosted web app with Docker and CUDA images and an API, focused on transcripts rather than subtitle translation.

  • Vibe

    Transcribe audio and video files on your own computer.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Vibe is an MIT-licensed desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux that transcribes files locally in several subtitle formats, with no browser setup.

  • Buzz

    Turn speech recordings into text with a desktop transcription app.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Buzz is an MIT-licensed desktop transcription app for Windows, macOS and Linux with subtitle export and microphone transcription.

  • WhisperX

    A speech recognition tool that adds word-level timestamps and speaker diarization to Whisper transcription.

    FreeProprietaryCommand line

    WhisperX is a command-line tool with word-level timestamps and speaker diarization, losing the browser interface and built-in subtitle translation.

  • noScribe

    Transcribes recorded audio to text on your own computer, with speaker separation.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    noScribe is a GPL-3.0 desktop app with local speaker separation, suited to interview transcripts more than video subtitles.

  • Whisper

    An open-source speech recognition model from OpenAI for transcribing and translating audio on your own machine.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    Whisper is the MIT-licensed OpenAI model run from the command line or Python, with no graphical interface, diarization or subtitle translation.

  • HappyScribe

    An AI transcription, subtitle and meeting notes service supporting more than 150 languages.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOSWeb

    HappyScribe is a freemium cloud subtitle and transcription service in over 150 languages, replacing local processing with hosted tools and mobile apps.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Whisper-WebUI as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • whisper.cpp

    C/C++ port of OpenAI's Whisper for fast offline speech-to-text on your own hardware.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    Whisper-WebUI gives a browser interface with a choice of three Whisper implementations, subtitle translation and diarization, under the Apache-2.0 license.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.