Buzz
Transcribe audio and video with a click – as a regular desktop app.
Buzz uses Whisper to transcribe interviews, voice messages or videos and to generate subtitles. Everything stays on your computer.
How to try it
Commands from the official guides – just copy them.
Linux
# Set up Flatpak (Ubuntu/Debian; Fedora and Linux Mint already have it):
sudo apt install -y flatpak
flatpak remote-add --user --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak install -y --user flathub io.github.chidiwilliams.Buzz
flatpak run io.github.chidiwilliams.BuzzmacOS
# Download the .dmg (Apple Silicon): https://sourceforge.net/projects/buzz-captions/files/Windows (PowerShell)
# Download the installer: https://sourceforge.net/projects/buzz-captions/files/
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