buzz

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Buzz transcribes and translates audio offline on your personal computer. Powered by OpenAI's Whisper.

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- - ci.yml
  - gh-pages.yml
  - manual-build.yml
  - snapcraft.yml
- pytest.run.xml
- launch.json
- settings.json
- tasks.json
- build-appimage.sh
- - add_FILL0_wght700_GRAD0_opsz48.svg
  - buzz-banner.jpg
  - buzz-icon-1024.png
  - Buzz.exe.local
  - buzz.icns
  - buzz.ico
  - buzz.png
  - buzz.svg
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  - speaker-identification.svg
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  - url.svg
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- - __init__.py
  - db.py
  - helpers.py
  - migrator.py
- - __init__.py
  - AGENTS.md
  - base.py
  - CLAUDE.md
  - loader.py
  - manager.py
  - post_processing.py
- - __init__.py
  - recording_transcriber_mode.py
  - settings.py
  - shortcut.py
  - shortcuts.py
- - __init__.py
  - keyring_store.py
- - __init__.py
  - file_transcriber.py
  - local_whisper_cpp_server_transcriber.py
  - openai_whisper_api_file_transcriber.py
  - recording_transcriber.py
  - transcriber.py
  - whisper_cpp.py
  - whisper_file_transcriber.py
- - __init__.py
  - about_dialog.py
  - application.py
  - audio_devices_combo_box.py
  - audio_meter_widget.py
  - audio_player.py
  - form_label.py
  - icon.py
  - icon_presentation.py
  - import_url_dialog.py
  - line_edit.py
  - main_window.py
  - main_window_toolbar.py
  - menu_bar.py
  - model_download_progress_dialog.py
  - model_type_combo_box.py
  - openai_api_key_line_edit.py
  - password_line_edit.py
  - presentation_window.py
  - record_button.py
  - record_delegate.py
  - recording_transcriber_widget.py
  - sequence_edit.py
  - text_display_box.py
  - toolbar.py
  - transcription_record.py
  - transcription_task_folder_watcher.py
  - transcription_tasks_table_widget.py
  - update_dialog.py
  - video_player.py
- __init__.py
- __main__.py
- __version__.py
- action.py
- assets.py
- buzz.py
- cache.py
- cli.py
- conn.py
- cuda_setup.py
- dialogs.py
- ffmpeg_video_player.py
- file_transcriber_queue_worker.py
- locale.py
- model_loader.py
- paths.py
- pip_utils.py
- recording.py
- schema.sql
- sounddevice_player.py
- transformers_whisper.py
- translator.py
- update_checker.py
- whisper_audio.py
- SDL2.dll
- - cli.md
  - faq.md
  - index.md
  - installation.md
  - preferences.md
- - .nojekyll
- .gitignore
- babel.config.js
- docusaurus.config.js
- package-lock.json
- package.json
- README.md
- sidebars.js
- tsconfig.json
- run-buzz.sh
- ctc_forced_aligner_windows_mutex.patch
- README.zh_CN.md
- build_ctc_forced_aligner.py
- download-models.py
- - io.github.chidiwilliams.Buzz.svg
- - io.github.chidiwilliams.Buzz.metainfo.xml
- - buzz-1-import.png
  - buzz-2-main_screen.png
  - buzz-3-preferences.png
  - buzz-3.2-model-preferences.png
  - buzz-4-transcript.png
  - buzz-5-live_recording.png
  - buzz-6-resize.png
- snapcraft.yaml
- audio-long.mp3
- ggml-tiny.bin
- whisper-french.mp3
- whisper-latvian.wav
- - __init__.py
  - loader_test.py
  - plugin_system_test.py
- - settings_test.py
- - __init__.py
  - keyring_store_test.py
- - __init__.py
  - file_transcriber_queue_worker_test.py
  - openai_whisper_api_file_transcriber_test.py
  - recording_transcriber_test.py
  - transcriber_test.py
  - transformers_whisper_test.py
  - whisper_cpp_test.py
  - whisper_file_transcriber_test.py
- - __init__.py
  - advanced_settings_dialog_test.py
  - audio_meter_widget_test.py
  - audio_player_test.py
  - conftest.py
  - export_transcription_menu_test.py
  - file_transcriber_widget_test.py
  - hugging_face_search_line_edit_test.py
  - import_url_dialog_test.py
  - main_window_test.py
  - menu_bar_test.py
  - model_download_progress_dialog.py
  - model_type_combo_box_test.py
  - openai_api_key_line_edit_test.py
  - password_line_edit_test.py
  - presentation_window_test.py
  - recording_transcriber_widget_test.py
  - shortcuts_editor_widget_test.py
  - speaker_identification_widget_test.py
  - transcription_task_folder_watcher_test.py
  - transcription_tasks_table_widget_test.py
  - transcription_viewer_test.py
  - update_dialog_test.py
  - video_player_test.py
- __init__.py
- app_main.py
- audio.py
- cache_test.py
- cli_test.py
- conftest.py
- ffmpeg_video_player_test.py
- gui_test.py
- mock_qt.py
- mock_sounddevice.py
- model_loader.py
- model_loader_test.py
- pip_utils_test.py
- recording_test.py
- recording_transcriber_test.py
- sounddevice_player_test.py
- speaker_identification_e2e_test.py
- transformers_transcriber_test.py
- translator_test.py
- update_checker_test.py
.coveragerc
.gitignore
.gitmodules
.pre-commit-config.yaml
.pylintrc
.python-version
AGENTS.md
Buzz.desktop
Buzz.spec
CLAUDE.md
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
CONTRIBUTING.md
ctc_forced_aligner
deepmultilingualpunctuation
demucs_repo
entitlements.plist
hatch_build.py
installer.iss
LICENSE
main.py
Makefile
msgfmt.py
pyproject.toml
pytest.ini
README.ja_JP.md
README.md
uv.lock
whisper.cpp
whisper_diarization

# Installation Guide

1. Get the code

git clone https://github.com/chidiwilliams/buzz

Downloads the entire project code from GitHub to your computer.

cd buzz

Moves into the project folder you just downloaded.

2. Official Install Script

Easy Recommended

Prerequisites

APT (Debian/Ubuntu 계열) Built into Debian/Ubuntu-based Linux distributions.
Python 3 Python is required to use pip.

sudo apt-get install libportaudio2 libcanberra-gtk-module libcanberra-gtk3-module

Installs directly from the APT package repository (Debian/Ubuntu-based).

pip install buzz-captions

Installs the package published on PyPI directly — no need to clone the source.

pip3 install -U torch==2.8.0+cu129 torchaudio==2.8.0+cu129 --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu129

Installs the package published on PyPI directly — no need to clone the source.

pip3 install nvidia-cublas-cu12==12.9.1.4 nvidia-cuda-cupti-cu12==12.9.79 nvidia-cuda-runtime-cu12==12.9.79 --extra-index-url https://pypi.ngc.nvidia.com

Installs the package published on PyPI directly — no need to clone the source.

✅ 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 buzz-captions

Installs the package published on PyPI directly — no need to clone the source.

python -m buzz

Runs the Python script (or module).

pip3 install -U torch==2.8.0+cu129 torchaudio==2.8.0+cu129 --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu129

Installs the package published on PyPI directly — no need to clone the source.

pip3 install nvidia-cublas-cu12==12.9.1.4 nvidia-cuda-cupti-cu12==12.9.79 nvidia-cuda-runtime-cu12==12.9.79 --extra-index-url https://pypi.ngc.nvidia.com

Installs the package published on PyPI directly — no need to clone the source.

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

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

4. Make

Medium

Prerequisites

Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
Make Usually pre-installed on Linux/macOS. On Windows, install separately (e.g. via MSYS2 or WSL).

make

Compiles the code based on the generated build configuration to produce an executable.

✅ If it finishes without errors, it worked. Try running the generated executable directly.

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