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Whisperboard

Whisperboard is an open-source iOS application for recording audio, importing audio files and transcribing them with Whisper models. It supports in-app model downloads, audio playback, microphone selection, exporting recordings and resuming interrupted transcription.

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Practical overview

When it fits

Use Whisperboard when you want to record or bring in audio on iOS and transcribe it with a selected Whisper model. Its resumable transcription is useful when a job is interrupted; real-time transcription is not listed as available.

Who it is for

  • iOS users who want to turn voice notes or conversations into text.
  • People working with existing audio files who need a mobile transcription workflow.
  • Developers interested in an open-source Swift iOS transcription app.

Documented uses

  • Record audio and create a text transcript.
  • Import an audio file and transcribe it.
  • Choose and download a Whisper model in the app.
  • Resume a transcription after an interruption.
  • Play recordings back or export audio for sharing and editing.
Before you choose

Requirements & limits

The documented platform is iOS. The repository is public and licensed under GPL-3.0.

  • Whisper model selection and downloads are handled in the app.
  • Transcription can resume after the app closes.
  • The app supports recording and importing audio, plus playback and audio export.
  • The repository's documented setup sequence is clone, run make, then open in Xcode.
  • Real-time transcription is identified as a roadmap item rather than a current capability.

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

Prepare the iOS project in Xcode

Set up the documented Whisperboard project files for opening in Xcode.

Before you start

  • A clone of the Whisperboard repository
  • Xcode

Steps

  1. Clone the Whisperboard repository.

  2. Run make from the project directory.

  3. Open the project in Xcode.

Expected outcome

The project is prepared to open in Xcode; the repository instructions do not describe a subsequent build or app launch.

Guide limitations

  • This setup sequence does not document how to run the app or complete a transcription.
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14 October 2026
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Saik0s/Whisperboard · Official homepage title · retained in its source language
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