whisper-ctranslate2 0.0.2

Whisper command line client that uses CTranslate2

Introduction

Whisper command line client compatible with original OpenAI client based on CTranslate2.

It uses CTranslate2 and Faster-whisper Whisper implementation that is up to 4 times faster than openai/whisper for the same accuracy while using less memory.

Goals of the project:

• Provide an easy way to use the CTranslate2 Whisper implementation
• Easy the migration for people using OpenAI Whisper CLI

Installation

You need to install this dependency first:

pip install git+https://github.com/guillaumekln/faster-whisper

And then, just type:

pip install -U whisper-ctranslate2

Alternatively, the following command will pull and install the latest commit from this repository, along with its Python dependencies:

pip install https://github.com/jordimas/whisper-ctranslate2

Usage

Same command line that OpenAI whisper.

To transcribe:

whisper-ctranslate2 inaguracio2011.mp3 --model medium

To translate:

whisper-ctranslate2 inaguracio2011.mp3 --model medium --task translate

Contact

Jordi Mas [e-mail]