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Sherpa-ONNXSpeaches
Free

Free and open source.

 Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Self-hosted, Command line Self-hosted
  • Works fully offline
  • Runs on phones, single-board computers and NPUs as well as servers
  • Drop-in replacement for OpenAI's speech and transcription endpoints
  • Streaming transcription over SSE
  • Mainly a developer toolkit with technical setup
  • Models must be downloaded and chosen separately
  • A server with an API, not an end-user app
  • Setup is based on Docker
Downloadable app, Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: MIT
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 26, 2026

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