Alternatives to WhisperX

A speech recognition tool that adds word-level timestamps and speaker diarization to Whisper transcription. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • WhisperX

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

    FreeProprietaryCommand line

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as WhisperX.

  • Whisper

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    Whisper is OpenAI's MIT model that adds translation to English and language identification, but lacks WhisperX's word timestamps and diarization.

  • whisper.cpp

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    whisper.cpp is an MIT C/C++ port that runs offline on CPU or GPU without Python or CUDA setup, but has no speaker diarization.

  • noScribe

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    noScribe is GPL-3.0 with a desktop interface on Windows, macOS and Linux, and also separates speakers locally.

  • aTrain

    Transcribe recorded interviews on your own computer.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinux

    aTrain is an AGPL-3.0 interview transcriber for Windows and Linux with speaker detection and no command-line setup required.

  • MacWhisper

    A Mac app that transcribes audio and video files to text on your own machine.

    FreemiumProprietarymacOS

    MacWhisper is a freemium, closed source Mac app with speaker recognition and a choice of Whisper, Qwen and Parakeet models.

  • Vibe

    Transcribe audio and video files on your own computer.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Vibe is an MIT desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux with batch jobs and several subtitle formats, plus optional cloud summarization.

  • Buzz

    Turn speech recordings into text with a desktop transcription app.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Buzz is an MIT desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux with microphone transcription and subtitle exports, without a terminal.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.