whisper-rs

by tazz4843

Idiomatic Rust bindings for whisper.cpp.

TL;DR

Idiomatic Rust bindings for whisper.cpp.

Best for rust apps embedding offline transcription without shipping a Python runtime. Pricing: free.

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

What it is

Safe Rust wrapper over whisper.cpp via FFI. Exposes the full model API with strongly-typed timestamps and segment iterators. Unlicense/MIT dual-licensed. The default choice for Rust ecosystems.

Best for: Rust apps embedding offline transcription without shipping a Python runtime.
Watch out for: Mirrors whisper.cpp feature surface; no streaming server out of the box.

Install / use

cargo add whisper-rs

Features

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

whisper-rs vs Whipscribe

Featurewhisper-rsWhipscribe
CategoryOpen sourceTranscription APIs
Pricingfreefree beta
Speaker diarizationNoYes
Word timestampsYesYes
StreamingNoNo
Languages9999
PlatformsLinux, macOS, WindowsWeb, API, MCP

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