| name | openai-whisper |
| description | Local speech-to-text with the Whisper CLI (no API key). |
| homepage | https://openai.com/research/whisper |
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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.