Overview
Description
The big picture: Turn speech into text on any device without sending audio to the cloud. Run entirely offline on phones, laptops, or servers — no internet needed, no per-minute API costs. Works everywhere from Raspberry Pis to data center GPUs, with a single portable C/C++ implementation.
Technical scorecard
License
MIT
Commercial use
Yes
OpenAI-compatible API
Yes
REST API
Yes
Fine-tuning support
No
Quantization support
Yes
Docker available
Yes
GUI / no-code available
Yes
Telemetry
None
Offline after setup
Yes
Data & Privacy
Does it send data online?
After setup, this listing is marked as usable offline. Confirm network behavior against the upstream project before regulated deployment.
Does it store history?
Not verified in this directory yet. Review the upstream docs for persistence, logs, and workspace storage.
License checks?
Commercial use is marked as allowed or likely allowed by the listed license.
Telemetry?
None
Last verified: Jul 22, 2026. Maintainer verification should be treated as directory guidance, not legal advice.
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A developer can usually get this running with standard docs.
# Start with the official project repository
# https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cppHardware Requirements
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