| name | whisper-transcribe |
| description | Transcribe audio files to text using OpenAI Whisper. Supports speech-to-text with auto language detection, multiple output formats (txt, srt, vtt, json), batch processing, and model selection (tiny to large). Use when transcribing audio recordings, podcasts, voice messages, lectures, meetings, or any audio/video file to text. Handles mp3, wav, m4a, ogg, flac, webm, opus, aac formats. |
Whisper Transcribe
Transcribe audio with scripts/transcribe.sh:
scripts/transcribe.sh recording.mp3
scripts/transcribe.sh --model small --language de --format srt lecture.wav
scripts/transcribe.sh --format all --output-dir ./transcripts/ *.mp3
scripts/transcribe.sh --timestamps interview.m4a
Models
| Model | RAM | Speed | Accuracy | Best for |
|---|
| tiny | ~1GB | ⚡⚡⚡ | ★★ | Quick drafts, known language |
| base | ~1GB | ⚡⚡ | ★★★ | General use (default) |
| small | ~2GB | ⚡ | ★★★★ | Good accuracy |
| medium | ~5GB | 🐢 | ★★★★★ | High accuracy |
| large | ~10GB | 🐌 | ★★★★★ | Best accuracy (slow on Pi) |
Output Formats
- txt — Plain text transcript
- srt — SubRip subtitles (for video)
- vtt — WebVTT subtitles
- json — Detailed JSON with timestamps and confidence
- all — Generate all formats at once
Requirements
whisper CLI (pip install openai-whisper)ffmpeg (for audio decoding)- First run downloads the model (~150MB for base)
