The best RealtimeSTT alternatives
3 tools that do a similar job to RealtimeSTT, 3 of them open source. Each entry says what it does and who it suits, so you can pick the one that fits instead of the most famous.
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RealtimeSTTPython library that turns live microphone or fed audio into text, with voice detection and wake words.
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whisper.cpp
Open source · MIT · ★ 54.9k
Fast C/C++ port of OpenAI's Whisper speech-to-text model, runs locally on CPU or GPU.
Best for: Developers who want to embed offline speech-to-text in a C, C++, or other native app; People on Apple Silicon who want GPU or Neural Engine accelerated transcription
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faster-whisper
Open source · MIT · ★ 26.4k
Faster Whisper speech-to-text transcription using CTranslate2, a Python reimplementation of OpenAI's Whisper.
Best for: Python developers who need to add speech-to-text to an application; People transcribing large batches of audio who want lower time or memory use
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Handy
Open source · MIT · ★ 37k
Free, open source desktop app that turns your speech into text on your own computer, offline.
Best for: People who want dictation without sending their voice to a cloud service; Anyone who wants a free, open source alternative to paid dictation tools
How we pick: tools in the same category that solve the same problem, projects that name each other as alternatives, and open-source projects that describe themselves as an alternative to RealtimeSTT. We don't take payment for placement.