| name | openai-whisper |
| description | Transcribe audio locally with the Whisper CLI. No API key needed. |
| license | MIT |
| compatibility | claude-code opencode github-copilot devin pi cursor |
Whisper CLI
Transcribe audio locally using OpenAI Whisper.
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.
- Default model is
turbo.
- Use smaller models for speed, larger for accuracy.