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Faster Whisper
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View guide โA ready API for speech-to-text with per-user access control.
whisper.api is an open-source audio project by innovatorved (innovatorved/whisper.api on GitHub). It has 914 GitHub stars and 38 forks, is released under the MIT license, and was last updated on GitHub on 28 April 2026.
Host it on your own server or container.
Use the built-in user-level access control.
POST recordings and get transcripts back.
Preview the output on the hosted demo site first.
Fine-tuned Whisper model for accurate speech-to-text.
Supports multiple users with per-user controls.
Simple REST-style interface for any client.
Try it on the hosted site before self-hosting.
Designed to be stood up as a transcription service.
Free for personal and commercial use.
Download the source and move into the project folder.
git clone https://github.com/innovatorved/whisper.api.git
cd whisper.apiEvery 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 innovatorved/whisper.api with 38 forks. Check the repo's contributors and recent commits to see how active maintenance is.
MIT licensed โ commercial use allowed with attribution.
The API supports individual user accounts and per-user access control.
Yes โ there is a live demo site to try before deploying.
Whisper runs best with a GPU, but smaller models can work on CPU โ check the README.
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