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name: openai-whisper
description: Local speech-to-text with the Whisper CLI (no API key).
homepage: https://openai.com/research/whisper
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# Whisper (CLI)

Use `whisper` to transcribe audio locally.

Quick start
- `whisper /path/audio.mp3 --model medium --output_format txt --output_dir .`
- `whisper /path/audio.m4a --task translate --output_format srt`

Notes
- Models download to `~/.cache/whisper` on first run.
- `--model` defaults to `turbo` on this install.
- Use smaller models for speed, larger for accuracy.
