IMS Toucan (lowercase mirror)
by Universität Stuttgart IMS
Alternate-case mirror of IMS Toucan.
TL;DR
Alternate-case mirror of IMS Toucan.
Best for tracking the toucan releases. 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
What it is
Lowercase-cased mirror of the IMS Toucan repo. Apache-2.0.
Best for: Tracking the toucan releases.
Watch out for: Same project as the uppercase mirror.
Watch out for: Same project as the uppercase mirror.
Install / use
Features
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | Yes |
| Streaming / real-time | No |
| Languages supported | 100 |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
IMS Toucan (lowercase mirror) vs Whipscribe
| Feature | IMS Toucan (lowercase mirror) | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Open source | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | free | free beta |
| Speaker diarization | No | Yes |
| Word timestamps | Yes | Yes |
| Streaming | No | No |
| Languages | 100 | 99 |
| Platforms | Linux | Web, API, MCP |
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