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WhisperXWhisper-WebUI
Free

Free to use from its GitHub repository.

 Free

Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.

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

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked September 26, 2026

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