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Transcription

djmangodjmango32k downloads

Create high-quality transcriptions via Whisper from Markdown linked audio files.

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Create high-quality text transcriptions from any media file, on any device using Whisper ASR. Best-in-class speech-to-text via OpenAI Whisper.

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Features

  • Wide range of audio and video file formats supported via ffmpeg.
  • Local transcription engine using Whisper ASR - open-source
  • Start and end timestamps for each line of the transcription
  • Transcribe multiple files at once
  • Transcribe files in the background

How to use

Installation and setup

Tutorial

Contact

Contact me on Twitter @sulaimanghori if you have any comments, issues, or suggestions!

Credits

  • Whisper ASR by Ahmed, for the easy-to-use Whisper webservice backend
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Transcribe audio and video files into accurate text using a local, open-source Whisper ASR engine. Include start/end timestamps per line, process multiple files simultaneously, run transcriptions in the background, and handle many formats via ffmpeg.
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Details
Current version
3.4.0
Last updated
2 years ago
Created
4 years ago
Updates
33 releases
Downloads
32k
Compatible with
Obsidian 0.15.0+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
MIT
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Author
djmangodjmango
github.com/djmango
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