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m1guelpf/yt-whisper

A CLI tool that uses OpenAI's Whisper model to transcribe YouTube videos into subtitle files.

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This repository combines yt-dlp for downloading YouTube audio with OpenAI’s Whisper model to automatically generate subtitle files (VTT format). Users run a simple command to download a video, transcribe its audio using Whisper’s neural network, and produce subtitle files. It supports multiple Whisper model sizes from tiny to large, multilingual transcription, and English translation via the translate task.

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What is m1guelpf/yt-whisper?
A CLI tool that uses OpenAI's Whisper model to transcribe YouTube videos into subtitle files.
Is yt-whisper open source?
Yes — m1guelpf/yt-whisper is open source, released under the MIT license.
What language is yt-whisper written in?
m1guelpf/yt-whisper is primarily written in Python.
How popular is yt-whisper?
m1guelpf/yt-whisper has 1.4k stars on GitHub.
Where can I find yt-whisper?
m1guelpf/yt-whisper is on GitHub at https://github.com/m1guelpf/yt-whisper.

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