whisper-ctranslate2 (SoftcatalA mirror)

by Softcatalà

Capitalized-name mirror of whisper-ctranslate2.

TL;DR

Capitalized-name mirror of whisper-ctranslate2.

Best for tracking releases of whisper-ctranslate2. 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

Capitalized-name redirect of the Softcatalà CLI. MIT.

Best for: Tracking releases of whisper-ctranslate2.
Watch out for: Use Softcatala/whisper-ctranslate2 (lowercase a) as primary.

Install / use

pip install whisper-ctranslate2

Features

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

whisper-ctranslate2 (SoftcatalA mirror) vs Whipscribe

Featurewhisper-ctranslate2 (SoftcatalA mirror)Whipscribe
CategoryOpen sourceTranscription APIs
Pricingfreefree beta
Speaker diarizationNoYes
Word timestampsYesYes
StreamingNoNo
Languages9999
PlatformsLinux, macOS, WindowsWeb, API, MCP

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