whisper

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Robust Speech Recognition via Large-Scale Weak Supervision

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# Installation Guide

1. Get the code
git clone https://github.com/openai/whisper

Downloads the entire project code from GitHub to your computer.

cd whisper

Moves into the project folder you just downloaded.

2. Official Install Script

Easy Recommended
Prerequisites
  • Homebrew A package manager for macOS/Linux.
  • Chocolatey A package manager for Windows.
  • Scoop A package manager for Windows.
  • Python 3 Python is required to use pip.
brew install ffmpeg

Installs the pre-built package via Homebrew β€” no source build required.

choco install ffmpeg

Installs directly via Chocolatey (Windows).

scoop install ffmpeg

Installs directly via Scoop (Windows).

pip install setuptools-rust

Installs the package published on PyPI directly β€” no need to clone the source.

βœ… After installing, open a new terminal and run the program's version command (e.g. --version) to confirm it worked.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

3. Python

Easy
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Python 3 On Windows, be sure to check 'Add Python to PATH' during installation.
pip install setuptools-rust

Installs the package published on PyPI directly β€” no need to clone the source.

pip install -U openai-whisper

Installs the package published on PyPI directly β€” no need to clone the source.

pip install git+https://github.com/openai/whisper.git

Installs the package published on PyPI directly β€” no need to clone the source.

pip install --upgrade --no-deps --force-reinstall git+https://github.com/openai/whisper.git

Installs the package published on PyPI directly β€” no need to clone the source.

βœ… If it runs without errors and prints output in the terminal, it worked.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

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