simple_diarizer

by cvqluu

A minimal pyannote / SpeechBrain diarization wrapper.

TL;DR

A minimal pyannote / SpeechBrain diarization wrapper.

Best for quick diarization scripts without the full pyannote pipeline config. 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

What it is

A handful-of-files wrapper that bundles xvector embeddings + spectral clustering. MIT.

Best for: Quick diarization scripts without the full pyannote pipeline config.
Watch out for: Less actively maintained than pyannote.

Install / use

pip install simple-diarizer

Features

Speaker diarizationYes
Word-level timestampsYes
Streaming / real-timeNo
Languages supported1
HIPAA eligibleNo

simple_diarizer vs Whipscribe

Featuresimple_diarizerWhipscribe
CategoryOpen sourceTranscription APIs
Pricingfreefree beta
Speaker diarizationYesYes
Word timestampsYesYes
StreamingNoNo
Languages199
PlatformsLinux, macOSWeb, API, MCP

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