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Whisper-WebUIwhisper.cpp
Free

Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.

 Free

Free and open source.

Windows, Linux, Web, Self-hosted Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Choice of three Whisper implementations
  • Exports SRT, WebVTT and plain text
  • Transcribes speech fully offline
  • No Python dependency
  • Speaker diarization needs a Hugging Face token and accepted model terms
  • DeepL translation needs an external API key
  • Mainly a command-line tool with no bundled graphical interface
  • Models must be downloaded separately
Self-hosted Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: MIT
No account needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 26, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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