openai-whisper-local

name	openai-whisper-local
description	Local speech-to-text transcription with the Whisper CLI. No API key required -- runs entirely offline with configurable model sizes.
license	Sustainable Use License 1.0
metadata	{"domain":"content-media","subdomain":"media-processing","tags":"whisper, transcription, speech-to-text, local, offline","author":"cpojer <[e-mail]>","lastUpdated":"12026-01-31","provenance":"ported"}

Whisper (CLI)

Use whisper to transcribe audio locally.

Quick start

• whisper /path/audio.mp3 --model medium --output_format txt --output_dir .
• whisper /path/audio.m4a --task translate --output_format srt

Notes

• Models download to ~/.cache/whisper on first run.
• --model defaults to turbo on this install.
• Use smaller models for speed, larger for accuracy.