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Whisper-WebUIWhisper Web
Free

Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.

 Freemium

Free local transcription is available; the Unlimited plan is paid.

Windows, Linux, Web, Self-hosted Web
  • Choice of three Whisper implementations
  • Exports SRT, WebVTT and plain text
  • Transcribes in 99 languages
  • Free mode processes audio locally
  • Speaker diarization needs a Hugging Face token and accepted model terms
  • DeepL translation needs an external API key
  • Free mode is limited to files up to 200 MB or 20 minutes
  • Longer files and batch uploads use paid cloud processing
Self-hosted Web application, Hosted service
Open source Closed source
License: Apache-2.0 License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 26, 2026

Checked October 8, 2026

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