audiotools

by Descript

Audio data tooling library that pairs with DAC.

TL;DR

Audio data tooling library that pairs with DAC.

Best for building ASR training pipelines with augmentation + dataset utilities. Pricing: free.

Category
Open source
License
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Stars
—
Last push
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Pricing
free
Platforms
Linux, macOS, Windows

What it is

A Python library of audio utilities authored by Descript Research. MIT.

Best for: Building ASR training pipelines with augmentation + dataset utilities.
Watch out for: Generic; not a model.

Install / use

pip install audiotools

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsYes
Streaming / real-timeNo
Languages supported1
HIPAA eligibleNo

audiotools vs Whipscribe

FeatureaudiotoolsWhipscribe
CategoryOpen sourceTranscription APIs
Pricingfreefree beta
Speaker diarizationNoYes
Word timestampsYesYes
StreamingNoNo
Languages199
PlatformsLinux, macOS, WindowsWeb, API, MCP

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