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Whisper-WebUIWhisperX
Free

Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.

 Free

Free to use from its GitHub repository.

Windows, Linux, Web, Self-hosted Command line
  • Choice of three Whisper implementations
  • Exports SRT, WebVTT and plain text
  • Word-level timestamps for subtitles and transcripts
  • Speaker diarization identifies who is talking
  • Speaker diarization needs a Hugging Face token and accepted model terms
  • DeepL translation needs an external API key
  • GPU setup with CUDA and cuDNN can take some troubleshooting
  • Command-line and Python only, no graphical interface
Self-hosted Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License: Apache-2.0 License not stated
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 26, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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