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Whisper Web

Whisper Web is an open-source browser-based speech-recognition application built with Transformers.js. It provides a web interface for Whisper-based transcription and can be explored through a linked Hugging Face demo or run locally for development.

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Practical overview

When it fits

Use it to explore browser-based speech recognition or as a reference when developing a web transcription feature.

Who it is for

  • People exploring speech transcription in a browser.
  • Developers inspecting or adapting a Transformers.js transcription interface.

Documented uses

  • Try a browser-based speech-recognition demo.
  • Run the application locally during development.
  • Use the project as a starting point for a transcription feature in a web application.
Before you choose

Requirements & limits

The README links to a Hugging Face demo and documents how to run the project locally. The GitHub repository is public.

  • The application is built with Transformers.js and written in TypeScript.
  • Local setup uses npm install and npm run dev.
  • Firefox users may need to enable Web Workers through a browser setting.
  • The documented local workflow is a development-server setup, not a deployment guide.

Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.

Source-based practical guide

Run Whisper Web locally for development

Start the project's local development server and open the application in a browser.

Before you start

  • A local development environment with Git and npm.
  • Firefox users may need to enable dom.workers.modules.enabled in about:config for Web Workers.

Steps

  1. Clone the repository with git clone https://github.com/xenova/whisper-web.git.

  2. Change into the whisper-web directory and install dependencies with npm install.

  3. Start the development server with npm run dev.

  4. Open the local link shown by the server; the README gives http://localhost:5173/ as an example.

Expected outcome

The local development application opens in a browser.

Guide limitations

  • This workflow documents local development, not deployment.
  • Firefox may require the documented Web Workers setting.
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