Audio
whisper.cpp
Port of OpenAI's Whisper model in C/C++
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Whisper is an open-source audio project by openai (openai/whisper on GitHub). It has 109,909 GitHub stars and 13,321 forks, is released under the MIT license, and was last updated on GitHub on 31 August 2026.
Speech-to-text, text-to-speech, voice cloning, or music/SFX generation — each project here has a lane.
Python packages, Docker images, and C++ builds cover servers, desktops, and edge devices.
Download the weights or pick a voice; many tools bundle a strong default so you can start immediately.
Transcribe files, synthesize scripts, or generate music — then export standard audio formats.
Open speech recognition now rivals paid APIs on accuracy across languages.
Modern TTS is strikingly human — good enough for narration and voiceovers.
Clone a voice from a short sample for consistent characters and branding.
Compose backing tracks and sound effects from text descriptions.
Entire pipelines work without internet — ideal for private or field use.
Drop-in endpoints that mimic commercial APIs, so existing apps switch easily.
Download the source and move into the project folder.
git clone https://github.com/openai/whisper.git
cd whisperIsolate dependencies so nothing clashes with your other projects.
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate # Windows: .venv\Scripts\activateInstall the requirements, then follow the README's launch command (it varies per project).
pip install -r requirements.txtExcellent — the leading open models match commercial services on clean audio, in many languages.
The tech clones from short samples; only ever clone voices you own or have explicit permission to use.
It is an open-source project at openai/whisper with 13,321 forks. Check the repo's contributors and recent commits to see how active maintenance is.
Transcription and TTS run on CPU acceptably; GPUs speed up batch jobs and music generation a lot.
Coverage varies — transcription is broadest, TTS quality is best in major languages.
Usually yes, but check both the code license and the model license.
Port of OpenAI's Whisper model in C/C++
Faster Whisper transcription with CTranslate2
Fast and local neural text-to-speech engine
Automatic Speech Recognition with Speaker Diarization based on OpenAI Whisper
A complete open-source speech recognition toolkit - ASR, VAD, diarization and serving
gTTS — Python library and CLI that turns text into spoken mp3 via Google Translate's speech API
The most-starred other Audio projects in the LibreAI catalogue — the realistic shortlist if Whisper is not the right fit.
利用 AI 大模型和自动化工作流，根据主题或关键词一键生成高清短视频。Generate HD short videos from a topic or keyword with an automated AI workflow.
1 min voice data can also be used to train a good TTS model! (few shot voice cloning)
Clone a voice from 5 seconds of audio and generate arbitrary speech in real time
Port of OpenAI's Whisper model in C/C++
VoiceStudio is the open-source, fully-local ElevenLabs alternative — voice cloning, voice design, video dubbing, dictation, transcription & audiobook creatio…
Free and open — grab the source, star the repo, and start creating.