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joinly

Give AI agents a seat in your meetings.

💎 Hidden gem★ 566 stars⑂ 95 forksMITupdated 2026-09
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// project facts

Project facts

joinly is an open-source audio project by joinly-ai (joinly-ai/joinly on GitHub). It has 566 GitHub stars and 95 forks, is released under the MIT license, and was last updated on GitHub on 1 September 2026.

GitHub stars
566
Forks
95
License
MIT
Last updated on GitHub
1 September 2026
Category
Audio
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// how it works

How it works

  1. Clarify your goal

    Decide what you want the project to do before installing anything.

  2. Clone the repo

    Grab the source and skim the README for setup requirements.

  3. Install and configure

    Install dependencies and add any API keys or settings it needs.

  4. Run your first task

    Launch it and follow the example workflow from the docs.

// features

Why people love it

MCP-ready

Exposes its capabilities to AI agents over the Model Context Protocol.

Speech-to-text

Turns spoken audio into accurate text.

Local inference

Process audio without uploading to the cloud.

Multiple formats

Handles MP3, WAV, and common audio formats.

Streaming support

Real-time transcription as audio arrives.

GPU acceleration

Faster processing with CUDA support.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Step 1 — Clone the repo

    Download the source and move into the project folder.

    git clone https://github.com/joinly-ai/joinly.git
    cd joinly
  2. Step 2 — Install dependencies

    Create a virtual environment and install the requirements.

    python3 -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate
    pip install -r requirements.txt
  3. Step 3 — Run it

    Start the app or CLI and follow the README examples.

    python main.py --help
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains joinly?

It is an open-source project at joinly-ai/joinly with 95 forks. Check the repo’s contributors and recent commits to judge how active maintenance is.

Is joinly free to use?

Yes. It is MIT licensed, so you can use it commercially with attribution.

What audio formats work?

MP3, WAV, and most common formats are supported.

Does it need a GPU?

It helps a lot for transcription speed, but CPU mode works too.

Can it handle multiple speakers?

Tools with diarization label who said what.

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