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Scriberr vs Whisper: catalog facts
Scriberr	Whisper
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source, including the model weights.
Web, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Transcription runs fully offline on your own hardware Docker images, including CUDA builds for GPU acceleration	Runs locally, so audio never leaves your machine Transcription, translation to English and language identification
Requires running your own server Development was paused for a time and is only now resuming	Command-line and Python setup, no graphical interface Larger models are slow without a capable GPU
Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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