Google Snappy

by Google

Compression library used by ASR data pipelines.

TL;DR

Compression library used by ASR data pipelines.

Best for reading TFRecord / Parquet speech datasets faster. Pricing: free.

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

What it is

The Snappy compression library. BSD-3-Clause.

Best for: Reading TFRecord / Parquet speech datasets faster.
Watch out for: Not an ASR engine.

Install / use

apt install libsnappy-dev

Features

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

Google Snappy vs Whipscribe

FeatureGoogle SnappyWhipscribe
CategoryOpen sourceTranscription APIs
Pricingfreefree beta
Speaker diarizationNoYes
Word timestampsYesYes
StreamingNoNo
Languages9999
PlatformsLinux, macOS, WindowsWeb, API, MCP

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