# oTranscribe/oTranscribe

A free & open tool for transcribing audio interviews

Repository: https://github.com/oTranscribe/oTranscribe
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/otranscribe
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-10T17:50:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4715, "days_push": 23, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1212, forks 217 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:00.306225+00:00)

## What it is
oTranscribe is a free, open-source web application that helps users transcribe recorded interviews by combining an audio/video player with a rich text editor. It offers keyboard shortcuts for playback control, adjustable speed, YouTube support, and automatic saving of transcripts to browser localStorage.

## Use cases
- transcribe recorded interviews from audio files
- transcribe YouTube videos while typing notes
- control audio playback with keyboard shortcuts while transcribing
- slow down or speed up audio playback during transcription
- keep transcripts safe with automatic local saving
- self-host a transcription tool on my own server
- work on transcripts offline in the browser

## When to choose
- you need a free, browser-based transcription workflow with playback controls
- you want keyboard-only control of audio while typing
- you need YouTube or local video transcription support
- you want a self-hostable tool with offline caching

## When to avoid
- you need automatic speech-to-text transcription rather than manual typing
- you require collaborative or cloud-synced editing
- you need a mobile or native desktop app

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: audio-processing, editor, gui
- domain: developer-tools, media, web-development
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: transcription, audio-player, journalism, self-hostable, offline-support, web-server

## Member repositories
- oTranscribe/oTranscribe (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:00.306225+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 2026-08-30T06:18:01.008243+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/oTranscribe/oTranscribe (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:00.306225+00:00, sha 0add66b1564e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.