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WhisperX

WhisperX: Automatic Speech Recognition with Word-level Timestamps (& Diarization)

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Speech To Text BSD-2-Clause Medium setup 23,176 stars

Overview

Description

WhisperX turns spoken audio into accurate, timestamped text faster than real time. It automatically identifies who said what with speaker labels, making it ideal for transcribing meetings, interviews, and podcasts. No manual editing needed for timing or speaker attribution.

Technical scorecard

License

BSD-2-Clause

Commercial use

Yes

OpenAI-compatible API

No

REST API

No

Fine-tuning support

No

Quantization support

Yes

Docker available

No

GUI / no-code available

No

Telemetry

Unknown

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?

Unknown

Last verified: Jul 22, 2026. Maintainer verification should be treated as directory guidance, not legal advice.

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Setup & Installation

Medium

A developer can usually get this running with standard docs.

# Start with the official project repository
# https://github.com/m-bain/whisperX

Hardware Requirements

Hardware tagsCPU, GPU (NVIDIA)
LanguagesPython

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