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WhisperLive

collabora/WhisperLive

A nearly-live implementation of OpenAI's Whisper for real-time voice recognition

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4.3k stars593 forksLast push Sep 10, 2026 Python MIT

Decision brief

WhisperLive offers nearly real-time speech transcription based on OpenAI's Whisper model across multiple hardware-accelerated backends.

Good fit when

When you require low-latency voice recognition and can leverage high-performance GPUs or OpenVINO for significant speedups.
If your project specifically targets Linux systems like Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, or macOS with Homebrew support for audio input setup.

Avoid when

Avoid using WhisperLive if the project lacks necessary hardware acceleration via TensorRT, OpenVINO, or is deployed on environments not compatible with Docker configurations.
Do not choose WhisperLive if a Windows-only solution is required, as its setup instructions are tailored for Linux and macOS.

Requirements:: Min 4 GB RAM; Requires Docker; PortAudio system dependency required.; Requires Python 3.12 environment and virtual environments

Observed Jul 17, 2026 · Source: enrich:decision_facts

WhisperLive alternatives Trust report

WhisperLive vs whisper.cpp

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Maintenance and security

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Maintenance: Active (9d since push); As of Sep 20, 2026
Provenance: Not a fork · Organization account; As of Sep 20, 2026
Security (OSV): No lockfile; As of Jul 11, 2026

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Install

pip install WhisperLive

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Alternative

whisper.cpp

WhisperLive provides a near-live speech recognition experience, similar to the use case and functionality that whisper.cpp can serve with optimized inference speed.

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Evidence and technical details

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Overview

WhisperLive provides an almost live transcription service based on the Whisper model by OpenAI, supporting multiple backends like Faster-Whisper, TensorRT, and OpenVINO for diverse performance needs.

Capability facts

Languages: python
Source: github.language · Sep 20, 2026

Compatibility

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Python runtimePython

Source: README excerpt (regex_v1, Sep 20, 2026)

- Install 3.12 venv (on Fedora `sudo dnf install -y python3.12 python3.12-pip`)

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README

Installation Install PortAudio (required system dependency for microphone input via PyAudio) On Debian/Ubuntu this installs , on Fedora , on macOS it uses Homebrew ( ). Install 3.12 venv (on Fedora ) Install whisper live from pip Getting Started The server supports 3 backends , a...

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