A Whisper GUI alternative that's just a web page.
Buzz, MacWhisper, and the other desktop wrappers all solve the same problem: Whisper has no interface. They solve it with an app you install, configure, and keep updated per machine. We solve it with a URL that works everywhere, including the laptop you don't own.
What you get
What a Whisper interface should actually do.
Nothing to manage
No app to download, no model weights to pick, no version to keep current, no separate install on the desktop and the laptop. Open the page and it is already up to date.
Every moment findable
Every line carries its timestamp, so in a long interview, panel or roundtable you can jump to any moment and check it against the audio.
An editor, not just a viewer
Click any word to jump the audio to that moment, and read the transcript against what was actually said. That round-trip is the whole reason to want a GUI.
Not limited to one machine
Desktop wrappers are per-machine and mostly Mac-first. This runs anywhere with a browser: Windows, Linux, a Chromebook, a borrowed laptop, a phone on the train. Your library follows the account, not the hardware.
Desktop wrapper vs browser
Two ways to get a transcript without a terminal.
✗ A desktop Whisper app
Genuinely good software, and fully offline once it's set up. The costs are per-machine setup, model downloads, and keeping it all updated.
- Download and install per machine
- Pick and fetch model weights yourself
- Mostly Mac-only
- Often no way to tell voices apart
- Your laptop does the compute — and heats up
✓ Whipscribe in the browser
No installation surface at all, and a timestamp on every line.
- Open a URL — that's the install
- Always up to date
- Mac, Windows, Linux, phones
- A timestamp on every line of every transcript
- Our servers do the work, so your fan stays quiet
Sample output
Timestamped. Click-to-seek. Exportable.
What comes back from a two-person recording: turns, timings, and text you can click into.
The desktop options
Whisper GUIs you can install, and what each costs.
From each project's own page on 26 Oct 2026. Not affiliated with any of them.
| App | Runs on | Price | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzz | Mac, Windows, Linux | Free, MIT licence | v1.4.5, 23 Aug 2026 |
| MacWhisper | Mac only | Free version; Pro €64 once per licence | Version and macOS floor on our MacWhisper page |
| Faster-Whisper-XXL (Purfview) | Windows, Linux; used from apps such as Subtitle Edit | Free; a Pro build goes to donors | Faster-Whisper-XXL Pro r3.256.1, 7 Nov 2025 |
| WhipScribe | Any browser, phone included | Free preview of the opening minutes; $4 for 300 minutes | Nothing to install |
Measured on our own servers over the 30 days to 2026-10-27 (turnaround figures): 407 recordings of one to two hours, median length 83 minutes, finished in a median of 3 minutes; 438 recordings of 30 to 60 minutes took a median of 98 seconds. A file of 83 minutes uses 83 of the 300 minutes in the $4 pack.
Export
One transcript. Five clean formats.
Every pack exports all five — no format is held back for a higher tier.
Plain text
De-ummed paragraphs. Ready to paste.
SRT captions
Timed to the speech. Every video editor reads this.
WebVTT
HTML5 player + YouTube uploads.
Show notes
Formatted with chapters and pull-quotes.
Machine-readable
Timestamped text for your own tools.
Pricing
Honest pricing, no surprises.
A pack from $4 (300 minutes) opens the full transcript. After that, no subscription and no auto-renew — every tier is a one-time minute pack, and credits never expire. Buy once, use the minutes whenever you need them.
Casual pack
$4/300 min
5 hours of audio — $0.80 an hour. One-time — credits never expire.
- 300 minutes of audio
- All export formats
- AI chat over the whole transcript
- Executive summary & key quote
Best value
$18/3,000 min
50 hours of audio — $0.36 an hour. Credits never expire.
- 3,000 minutes of audio
- Summary, chapters and key quotes
- All export formats
- AI chat over the whole transcript
Bulk pack
$32/6,000 min
100 hours of audio — $0.32 an hour. Credits never expire.
- 6,000 minutes of audio
- Summary, chapters and key quotes
- API access for batch pipelines
- All export formats
FAQ
Whisper GUI questions, answered.
Is there a free Whisper GUI for Windows?
Yes. Buzz is free and MIT-licensed on Windows, Mac and Linux (v1.4.5, 23 Aug 2026). Purfview's Faster-Whisper-XXL is a free command-line build that apps such as Subtitle Edit use. MacWhisper is Mac only.
How is this different from Buzz or MacWhisper?
Those are desktop apps that run Whisper on your own hardware — genuinely good, fully offline, and free or one-time-paid. The trade-offs are per-machine installation, managing model weights yourself, and Mac-first support. This runs in a browser on any OS with nothing to install, at the cost of your audio leaving the machine.
Does it work offline?
No — this is a hosted service, so it needs a connection. If offline is a hard requirement, a local desktop wrapper is genuinely the right answer and we publish honest write-ups of the main ones in our tools directory.
Can I get the raw timing data?
Yes. Export JSON and you get the start and end time of every line in a structure you can process yourself; word-level timing can be requested through the API. TXT, SRT, VTT, and DOCX are there too.
Do I need an account?
Not to start a job. Every recording starts with a free preview of its opening minutes; a pack from $4 (300 minutes) transcribes the rest and opens every export, and an account keeps your library between sessions. Credit packs are one-time purchases ($4 for 300 minutes to start), with no subscription.
What about long files?
Up to 10 hours or 5 GB per file. The opening minutes are a free preview; a pack from $4 transcribes the rest and opens exports. Files over 500 MB continue on the upload page. Long recordings queue and keep processing if you close the tab — the job is server-side, not in your browser.
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