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transcribe-anything is an open-source audio project by zackees (zackees/transcribe-anything on GitHub). It has 1,403 GitHub stars and 141 forks, is released under the MIT license, and was last updated on GitHub on 24 September 2026.
A single pip install gets you going.
Give it a local file path or a URL to fetch.
Pick the transcription engine that fits your hardware.
Get fast, accurate text you can save or subtitle with.
Chooses between transcription backends for speed or accuracy.
Tuned for Apple Silicon for notably fast results.
Transcribes local files or downloads from a link first.
Ships on PyPI with a simple command-line interface.
All processing happens locally โ free forever.
Output works well for captions and subtitles.
Download the source and move into the project folder.
git clone https://github.com/zackees/transcribe-anything.git
cd transcribe-anythingEvery project documents its own setup; start with install requirements.
cat README.md | head -60Follow the project's launch command โ Docker, pip, npm, or a binary release.
# see README for the exact launch commandIt is an open-source project at zackees/transcribe-anything with 141 forks. Check the repo's contributors and recent commits to see how active maintenance is.
MIT licensed โ commercial use allowed with attribution.
Via pip from PyPI โ check the project page for the exact install command.
Multiple Whisper-based backends; see the README for the current options.
No โ it is designed to be completely private and local.
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