gemini-transcribe-wrapper

A free video transcription CLI using gemini-3.5-transcribe that outputs .diarized.srt, .srt, and .txt files.

Quick Start

Prerequisites

Install the tool

(Supports Python 3.10–3.13; Python 3.12 is recommended)

Linux / macOS:

export GEMINI_API_KEY=your_key_here
uv tool install --python 3.12 gemini-transcribe-wrapper@latest
gtw -v

Windows (Command Prompt):

set GEMINI_API_KEY=your_key_here
uv tool install --python 3.12 gemini-transcribe-wrapper@latest
gtw -v

Transcribe for free

gtw sample.mp4   # with `GEMINI_API_KEY` set
# or
gtw --gemini-api-key YOUR_API_KEY sample.mp4

Output (default: --no-diarize — no speaker labels, fewer API calls):

sample.transcript.json
sample.srt
sample.txt

For speaker-diarized output, opt in with --diarize:

gtw --diarize sample.mp4

Output (with --diarize):

sample.diarized.transcript.json
sample.diarized.srt
sample.srt
sample.txt

What are improved by this project?

1. Transcription Quality & Usability

  • Raw AI Output to Ready-to-Use Subtitles: Converts JSON transcription output directly into formatted .srt (with natural timestamp alignment and line breaking), readable .txt paragraphs, and (with --diarize) .diarized.srt files in a single run.
  • Korean Transcription Error Correction: Automatically post-processes common Gemini Korean misrecognitions (e.g. correcting erroneous romanized "su" into "수" in patterns like "~할 su 있다/없다", "~할 su밖에", "~할 su도", "~할 su가" with proper Korean spacing and particle attachment).
  • Fast Speaker Labeling: Allows iterative speaker renaming (--speakers 'spk:0=Host;spk:1=Guest') instantly without re-calling the API by reusing saved transcripts.

2. Overcoming Free-Tier Limits & Constraints

  • Audio Length Limit Bypass: Handles audio files of any length by auto-splitting into safe units (59-min logical units for --no-diarize, 29-min chunks for --diarize) and transparently stitching timestamps together.
  • Rate Limit Throttling (Max 2 RPM): Applies a monotonic rate limiter (default 60s interval) across all chunks and multi-file batches to prevent 429 rate-limit errors.
  • Daily Quota Tracking: Tracks daily Pacific-time API usage locally (~/.cache/gemini-transcribe-wrapper/usage-<sha256(key)[:12]>.json) with masked key logging (e.g. API calls today 2026-08-30 (PST-08:00) with key 'AIza****abcd': attempted 3 (free tier limit: ~25)).
  • Free-Tier-Friendly Defaults: --no-diarize is the default to maximize audio duration per API call and minimize API consumption.
  • Graceful 429 Abort: On HTTP 429 (rate limit or quota exhausted), calculates the exact sleep seconds until the Pacific midnight reset and aborts the batch immediately (exit code 2) to prevent wasting quota.

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Python >=3.10

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