Local Whisper

Local speech-to-text using OpenAI Whisper. Runs fully offline after model download. High quality transcription with multiple model sizes.

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Last updated: April 23, 2026

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Local Whisper STT

Local speech-to-text using OpenAI's Whisper. Fully offline after initial model download.

Usage

# Basic
~/.clawdbot/skills/local-whisper/scripts/local-whisper audio.wav
Better model
~/.clawdbot/skills/local-whisper/scripts/local-whisper audio.wav --model turbo
With timestamps

~/.clawdbot/skills/local-whisper/scripts/local-whisper audio.wav --timestamps --json

Models

Model	Size	Notes
`tiny`	39M	Fastest
`base`	74M	Default
`small`	244M	Good balance
`turbo`	809M	Best speed/quality
`large-v3`	1.5GB	Maximum accuracy

Options

```
--model/-m
```
— Model size (default: base)
```
--language/-l
```
— Language code (auto-detect if omitted)
```
--timestamps/-t
```
— Include word timestamps
```
--json/-j
```
— JSON output
```
--quiet/-q
```
— Suppress progress

Setup

Uses uv-managed venv at

.venv/

. To reinstall:

cd ~/.clawdbot/skills/local-whisper
uv venv .venv --python 3.12
uv pip install --python .venv/bin/python click openai-whisper torch --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu

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