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WhisperFaster-Whisper-XXL
Free

Free and open source, including the model weights.

 Free

Free to download.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, Command line
  • Runs locally, so audio never leaves your machine
  • Transcription, translation to English and language identification
  • No Python setup needed
  • Transcribes offline on your own machine
  • Command-line and Python setup, no graphical interface
  • Larger models are slow without a capable GPU
  • Command-line only, with no built-in graphical interface
  • Large downloads and models
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License: MIT License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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