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Whishper vs Whisper: catalog facts
Whishper	Whisper
Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source, including the model weights.
Web, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Built-in subtitle editor with CPS warnings Transcribes from uploads or yt-dlp URLs	Runs locally, so audio never leaves your machine Transcription, translation to English and language identification
Current version receives no new releases while a rewrite is in progress No user authentication yet	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: AGPL-3.0	License: MIT
No account 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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