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Whisper
★ 75kState-of-the-art speech-to-text you can run locally — the engine behind most transcription startups.
Whisper does the job of Otter.ai, Rev, Superwhisper and Wispr Flow, self-hosted. It is MIT-licensed, so you can do essentially what you like with it, and setting it up is an afternoon, not a weekend. Otter.ai bills $17 for it. 75k stars on GitHub.
Open-source replacement for Otter.ai, Rev, Superwhisper, Wispr Flow.
- Licence
- MIT
- Self-hosting
- Medium
- The paid one costs
- $17
- GitHub stars
- 75k
Is it actually a replacement?
We have written a verdict on what it replaces — what you lose, and why people still pay:
How Whisper runs
Where it runs
Whisper runs on your server.
What setup takes
not verified by us yet — check the repo README.
Whisper questions
Is Whisper open source?
Yes — it is released under MIT.
Can Whisper replace Otter.ai?
Our verdict on Otter.ai is YES. Whisper (75k stars), Meetily (26k stars), Speakr (4k stars) are mature open-source replacements for Otter.ai — self-host with docker and stop paying $16.99/mo.
Can I self-host Whisper?
Yes — we rate it medium to self-host, and it runs on your server.