MuST-C
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The first 20 minutes of any recording are transcribed free: a recording up to 20 minutes transcribes in full, a longer one is previewed, and a pack from $6 (500 minutes) transcribes the rest and opens every export, and credits never expire.
TED-based English→X speech translation corpus across 14 target languages.
Best for end-to-end speech translation benchmarks (English audio → translated text in 14 languages). Pricing: free.
What it is
MuST-C is the largest publicly-available multilingual speech-translation corpus, ~400h per English→target-language pair across 14 targets (de, es, fr, it, nl, pt, ro, ru, ar, cs, fa, tr, vi, zh). License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
Watch out for: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · NON-COMMERCIAL · derived from TED talks; subject to TED licensing · single source language (English). Cite: Di Gangi et al., NAACL 2019; Cattoni et al., 2021.
Install / use
wget https://ict.fbk.eu/must-c/ # request form per releaseWhat people actually do with MuST-C-style transcription
The tool is the means. These are the jobs — each one priced at published rates, each one wired up on its own page.
Features
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | No |
| Languages supported | 14 |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
MuST-C vs Whipscribe
| Feature | MuST-C | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Open source | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | free | $6–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · first 20 minutes free |
| Speaker identification | No | Named in the summary, key quotes and chapters |
| Word timestamps | No | Yes |
| Streaming | No | No |
| Languages | 14 | 99 |
| Platforms | Web, FBK | Web, API, MCP |
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Frequently asked about MuST-C
Is MuST-C free?
Yes. MuST-C is free and open source.
Does MuST-C work on Mac, Windows and Linux?
MuST-C runs on Web and FBK. It is not listed for other platforms; check the vendor for anything beyond Web and FBK.
How do I install MuST-C?
Download the installer for your platform from the vendor. No terminal needed.
How many languages does MuST-C support?
MuST-C lists 14 languages.
Does MuST-C identify different speakers?
No. MuST-C does not label speakers; a conversation comes back as one continuous text. If you need speaker labels, that is a separate tool or a different service.
Does MuST-C give word-level timestamps?
No — MuST-C produces segment or sentence timing only, so subtitle cues can land mid-word.
Can MuST-C transcribe live audio?
No — MuST-C works on finished files, not a live stream.
Is MuST-C HIPAA compliant?
MuST-C does not claim HIPAA compliance. For PHI, run it on infrastructure you control or choose a service that will sign a BAA.
What are the limitations of MuST-C?
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · NON-COMMERCIAL · derived from TED talks; subject to TED licensing · single source language (English). Cite: Di Gangi et al., NAACL 2019; Cattoni et al., 2021.
Who is MuST-C best for?
End-to-end speech translation benchmarks (English audio → translated text in 14 languages).
Does MuST-C run offline?
MuST-C runs on your own machine — it is open source, so nothing leaves the computer unless you configure it to.
Who makes MuST-C?
MuST-C is made by FBK (Fondazione Bruno Kessler).
What kind of tool is MuST-C?
In this directory MuST-C is filed under dataset as a open-source tool.
What are the alternatives to MuST-C?
There is a side-by-side page at /tools/must-c-alternatives comparing MuST-C with the closest tools in the same category on price, platform and features.
Can I automate MuST-C-style transcription without running it myself?
Yes. If what you want is transcripts rather than the tool itself, Whipscribe does the same job as a hosted API: submit a file or URL, poll a job id, pull the result as txt, json, srt, vtt or docx. $0.012 a minute — about $0.72 an audio hour — bought as credits that never expire. The automation recipes on this site show it wired to Drive folders, Zoom recordings, S3 buckets and no-code platforms.
Whipscribe is a hosted transcription 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.
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