Whisper Web (Xenova)

Name: Whisper Web (Xenova)
Author: Xenova / Hugging Face

by Xenova / Hugging Face

Whisper running fully in the browser via Transformers.js — no server.

TL;DR

Whisper running fully in the browser via Transformers.js — no server.

Best for privacy-sensitive transcription where audio must never leave the browser. Pricing: free.

What it is

Whisper Web is a Transformers.js port that runs Whisper-tiny, base, and small entirely client-side via WebAssembly/WebGPU. Audio never leaves the device. The same code powers many privacy-first browser-only transcribers.

Best for: Privacy-sensitive transcription where audio must never leave the browser.
Watch out for: Slower than GPU inference; large model downloads on first use; tab memory cost.

Install / use

open https://huggingface.co/spaces/Xenova/whisper-web

Features

Speaker diarization	No
Word-level timestamps	Yes
Streaming / real-time	No
Languages supported	99
HIPAA eligible	No

Whisper Web (Xenova) vs Whipscribe

Feature	Whisper Web (Xenova)	Whipscribe
Category	Products	Transcription APIs
Pricing	free	free beta
Speaker diarization	No	Yes
Word timestamps	Yes	Yes
Streaming	No	No
Languages	99	99
Platforms	Web	Web, API, MCP

Alternatives to Whisper Web (Xenova)

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Rev

Human + AI transcription, highest accuracy tier on the market.

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Whipscribe is a managed faster-whisper + whisperX service. If you want transcripts without running infrastructure, paste a URL or drop a file in the form below — you'll have a transcript in seconds.