textlesslib

by Meta AI

Speech-without-text framework from Meta.

TL;DR

Speech-without-text framework from Meta.

Best for researchers studying textless speech processing. Pricing: free.

Category
Open source
License
—
Stars
—
Last push
—
Pricing
free
Platforms
Linux

What it is

Library for textless NLP/speech research. MIT.

Best for: Researchers studying textless speech processing.
Watch out for: Research-only.

Install / use

git clone https://github.com/facebookresearch/textlesslib

Features

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

textlesslib vs Whipscribe

FeaturetextlesslibWhipscribe
CategoryOpen sourceTranscription APIs
Pricingfreefree beta
Speaker diarizationNoYes
Word timestampsYesYes
StreamingNoNo
Languages199
PlatformsLinuxWeb, API, MCP

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