VoxPopuli
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400k hours of European Parliament speeches in 23 EU languages.
Upstream is archived. VoxPopuli’s repository has been set read-only by its owner, so there are no further releases, fixes, or security patches. The last commit landed 2023-04-02. It can still be cloned and run, and forks may be maintained elsewhere. See the repository.
Best for multilingual self-supervised pretraining; cross-lingual ASR; speech translation (15 source × 15 target). Pricing: free.
What it is
VoxPopuli is 400k unlabeled + 1.8k transcribed + 17.3k interpreted hours of EU Parliament plenary recordings, 2009–2020. The de-facto multilingual pretraining corpus for European languages. License: CC0.
Watch out for: CC0 1.0 · domain-specific (parliamentary speech) · formal register · varying per-language coverage. Cite: Wang et al., ACL 2021.
Install / use
from datasets import load_dataset; ds = load_dataset('facebook/voxpopuli', 'en')What people actually do with VoxPopuli-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 | 23 |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
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VoxPopuli vs Whipscribe
| Feature | VoxPopuli | 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 | 23 | 99 |
| Platforms | HuggingFace, GitHub | Web, API, MCP |
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Frequently asked about VoxPopuli
Is VoxPopuli free?
Yes. VoxPopuli is free and open source.
Does VoxPopuli work on Mac, Windows and Linux?
VoxPopuli runs on HuggingFace and GitHub. It is not listed for other platforms; check the vendor for anything beyond HuggingFace and GitHub.
How do I install VoxPopuli?
Download the installer for your platform from the vendor. No terminal needed.
How many languages does VoxPopuli support?
VoxPopuli lists 23 languages.
Does VoxPopuli identify different speakers?
No. VoxPopuli 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 VoxPopuli give word-level timestamps?
No — VoxPopuli produces segment or sentence timing only, so subtitle cues can land mid-word.
Can VoxPopuli transcribe live audio?
No — VoxPopuli works on finished files, not a live stream.
Is VoxPopuli HIPAA compliant?
VoxPopuli 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 VoxPopuli?
CC0 1.0 · domain-specific (parliamentary speech) · formal register · varying per-language coverage. Cite: Wang et al., ACL 2021.
Who is VoxPopuli best for?
Multilingual self-supervised pretraining; cross-lingual ASR; speech translation (15 source × 15 target).
Does VoxPopuli run offline?
VoxPopuli runs on your own machine — it is open source, so nothing leaves the computer unless you configure it to.
Can I use VoxPopuli in the browser?
No — VoxPopuli is a HuggingFace and GitHub application, not a web app. You install it rather than sign in to it.
Where is the VoxPopuli source code?
On GitHub at github.com/facebookresearch/voxpopuli. It is maintained by Meta AI / Facebook AI Research.
What kind of tool is VoxPopuli?
In this directory VoxPopuli is filed under dataset as a open-source tool.
What are the alternatives to VoxPopuli?
There is a side-by-side page at /tools/voxpopuli-alternatives comparing VoxPopuli with the closest tools in the same category on price, platform and features.
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