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)

The wrapper is best run via uvx (one-shot, no install step — recommended for free-tier multi-key usage where each run spreads load differently):

Linux / macOS:

# Set your multiple free-tier API keys in shell variables first:
export key1=AIzaSyA...
export key2=AIzaSyB...

# Then run any number of input files in one go:
uvx --python 3.12 --from gemini-transcribe-wrapper@latest gtw --gemini-api-keys $key1;...;$key10 *.mp4

For a persistent install (so you can run gtw directly without uvx ...):

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

Windows (Command Prompt) — persistent install:

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

Transcribe for free

# Recommended — multi-key (10 free-tier keys for active/cooldown pool):
uvx --python 3.12 --from gemini-transcribe-wrapper@latest gtw --gemini-api-keys $key1;...;$key10 *.mp4

# Single-key (if you only have one free-tier key or use a paid tier):
gtw sample.mp4   # with `GEMINI_API_KEY` set
# or
gtw --gemini-api-keys 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 call attempts today 2026-08-30 (PT) 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.
  • Multi-Key Round-Robin + Active/Cooldown Pool: Pass several keys with --gemini-api-keys=KEY1;KEY2;.... The wrapper keeps a separate _active_pool (round-robin target) and _cooldown_pool (keys that hit 429). On a 429 the key is moved into the cooldown pool immediately — no same-key retry. When the active pool drains, the wrapper sleeps _COOLDOWN_SECS (10 min default) and reactivates every cooldown key in batch, then retries the chunk. With 16–20 free-tier keys (2 Gmail accounts × 10 projects each) you can run continuously even when most keys have hit the daily cap. See Multi-Key Strategy for sizing guidance.
  • Graceful 429 Abort (single key): On HTTP 429 (rate limit or quota exhausted) when running with a single key, calculates the exact sleep seconds until the Pacific midnight reset and aborts the batch immediately (exit code 2) to prevent wasting quota.
  • Custom Vocabulary File (--custom-vocabulary-file): Register company-internal / frequently-misrecognized terms in a plain text file (one per line) and the wrapper biases the transcript toward those terms as a post-recognition step. Up to 1000 words are accepted by the model; Google recommends ≤100 lines for best results. Missing file → warning + silently ignored. See Custom Vocabulary for details.
  • Multi-Language Hint (--language-codes): Forward a comma-separated list of BCP-47 codes (default ko-KR,en-US) to Gemini as language_codes. Pass an empty string (--language-codes="") to enable Gemini's auto language detection for mixed-language content. See Language Hints for details.

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