# CheshireCC/faster-whisper-GUI

faster_whisper GUI with PySide6

Repository: https://github.com/CheshireCC/faster-whisper-GUI
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/faster-whisper-gui
Language: Python
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: faster-whisper, openai, transcribe, vad, voice-transcription, whisper, whisperx, asr
Last push: 2026-08-25T17:07:07+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 71/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 28, longevity 81
- inputs: {"age_days": 1142, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 633, "gap_med": 82, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2991, forks 171 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:35.249387+00:00)

## What it is
A desktop GUI application built with PySide6 for running faster-whisper and whisperX speech-to-text transcription. It lets users transcribe audio and video files into subtitle/text formats with full control over VAD and model parameters, plus in-app model downloading and Demucs support.

## Use cases
- transcribe audio files to text with a gui
- generate srt subtitles from video files
- run whisper locally without the command line
- convert mp4 audio to vtt or lrc subtitles
- download and convert faster-whisper models
- use whisperx alignment through a desktop app
- batch transcribe recordings with vad settings

## When to choose
- you want a local, offline whisper transcription tool with a graphical interface
- you need fine-grained control over VAD and whisper model parameters
- you want subtitle output in srt, vtt, smi, txt, or lrc formats
- you want to download or convert whisper models inside the app

## When to avoid
- you need a headless or server-side transcription pipeline
- you want a simple one-click transcriber without parameter tuning
- you need cloud-based or API transcription services
- you require a web-based interface

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: speech-recognition, audio-processing, gui
- domain: speech-processing, media, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform, python
- tags: whisper, faster-whisper, whisperx, transcription, subtitles, vad, demucs, pyside6, asr, audio, desktop

## Member repositories
- CheshireCC/faster-whisper-GUI (main) score 71

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:35.249387+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:31:20.159241+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/CheshireCC/faster-whisper-GUI (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:35.249387+00:00, sha 99addd687f7e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.