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Juliuswhisper.cpp
Free

Free and open source under the BSD 3-Clause license.

 Free

Free and open source.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Supports dictation, grammar-based, and isolated-word recognition
  • Designed for real-time decoding
  • Transcribes speech fully offline
  • No Python dependency
  • Aimed at speech researchers and developers rather than general-purpose transcription users
  • Requires speech and language models
  • Mainly a command-line tool with no bundled graphical interface
  • Models must be downloaded separately
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 8, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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