generate-subtitles

by mayeaux

Single-page web UI to generate subtitles via Whisper.

TL;DR

Single-page web UI to generate subtitles via Whisper.

Best for one-person ops who need a friendly web UI for SRT output. Pricing: free.

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

What it is

A Node + Whisper web UI that produces SRT/VTT subtitles in 50+ languages. MIT.

Best for: One-person ops who need a friendly web UI for SRT output.
Watch out for: Node.js stack; not multi-tenant.

Install / use

git clone https://github.com/mayeaux/generate-subtitles

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsYes
Streaming / real-timeNo
Languages supported99
HIPAA eligibleNo

generate-subtitles vs Whipscribe

Featuregenerate-subtitlesWhipscribe
CategoryOpen sourceTranscription APIs
Pricingfreefree beta
Speaker diarizationNoYes
Word timestampsYesYes
StreamingNoNo
Languages9999
PlatformsLinux, macOS, Windows, DockerWeb, API, MCP

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