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whisper.net

sandrohanea/whisper.net

Speech to text made simple using Whisper Models

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GraphCanon updated 3w · GitHub synced 3w

937 stars136 forksLast push 4w C# MIT

Decision brief

Whisper.net is a dotnet-based cross-platform library for speech recognition and translation using Whisper models.

Good fit when

For developers working with C# who require a simple speech-to-text solution across multiple platforms
When project requires compatibility with both CUDA 13 and CUDA 12 GPU builds

Avoid when

Developers preferring non-C# languages, as Whisper.net lacks native support for other coding environments
Projects that do not require or cannot use either CUDA 13 or CUDA 12 GPU builds

Observed Jul 17, 2026 · Source: enrich:decision_facts

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Maintenance and security

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Maintenance: Very active (4d since push); As of 3w
Provenance: Not a fork · Personal account; As of 3w
Security (OSV): No lockfile; As of 1mo

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Install

git clone https://github.com/sandrohanea/whisper.net

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Overview

Cross-platform dotnet library for speech recognition and translation using Whisper models.

Capability facts

Languages: c#
Source: github.language · Jul 31, 2026

README

Getting Started

To install Whisper.net with all the available runtimes, run the following command in the Package Manager Console:

    PM> Install-Package Whisper.net.AllRuntimes

Or add a package reference in your .csproj file:

    <PackageReference Include="Whisper.net.AllRuntimes" Version="1.9.1" />

Whisper.net is the main package that contains the core functionality but does not include any runtimes. Whisper.net.AllRuntimes includes all available runtimes for Whisper.net, including both CUDA 13 (Whisper.net.Runtime.Cuda) and CUDA 12 (Whisper.net.Runtime.Cuda12) GPU builds.

License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

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