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Buzz Chidi Williams

Use this command to install Buzz:
winget install --id=ChidiWilliams.Buzz -e

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

Buzz is a powerful audio transcription and translation tool designed to process audio files offline on your personal computer. Leveraging OpenAI's Whisper technology, Buzz offers seamless transcriptions and translations in multiple languages.

Key Features:

  • Offline Processing: Transcribe and translate audio without an internet connection for enhanced privacy.
  • Multi-Language Support: Handle various languages, making it versatile for diverse users.
  • File Flexibility: Works with numerous audio file formats, ensuring compatibility across different devices.
  • Whisper Integration: Utilizes Whisper's advanced models for accurate results.
  • Installation Options: Install easily via winget or other methods for convenience.

Audience & Benefit: Ideal for privacy-conscious individuals, content creators, linguists, educators, and professionals needing efficient audio processing. Buzz empowers users to manage audio files independently, enhancing productivity without relying on external services.

Buzz is a reliable tool for those seeking efficient, offline audio solutions, offering flexibility and accuracy in transcription and translation.

README

[简体中文] <- 点击查看中文页面。

Buzz

Documentation | Buzz Captions on the App Store

Transcribe and translate audio offline on your personal computer. Powered by OpenAI's Whisper.

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Buzz

Installation

PyPI

Install ffmpeg

Install Buzz

pip install buzz-captions
python -m buzz

macOS

Install with brew utility

brew install --cask buzz

Or download the .dmg from the releases page.

Windows

Download and run the .exe from the releases page.

App is not signed, you will get a warning when you install it. Select More info -> Run anyway.

Alternatively, install with winget

winget install ChidiWilliams.Buzz

GPU support for PyPI

To have GPU support for Nvidia GPUS on Windows, for PyPI installed version ensure, CUDA support for torch

pip3 uninstall torch torchaudio
pip3 install torch==2.2.2+cu121 torchaudio==2.2.2+cu121 nvidia-cublas-cu12==12.1.3.1 nvidia-cuda-cupti-cu12==12.1.105 nvidia-cuda-nvrtc-cu12==12.1.105 nvidia-cuda-runtime-cu12==12.1.105 nvidia-cufft-cu12==11.0.2.54 nvidia-curand-cu12==10.3.2.106 nvidia-cusolver-cu12==11.4.5.107 nvidia-cusparse-cu12==12.1.0.106 nvidia-nccl-cu12==2.19.3 nvidia-nvtx-cu12==12.1.105  --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu121 --extra-index-url https://pypi.ngc.nvidia.com

Linux

Buzz is available as a Flatpak or a Snap.

To install flatpak, run:

flatpak install flathub io.github.chidiwilliams.Buzz

To install snap, run:

sudo apt-get install libportaudio2 libcanberra-gtk-module libcanberra-gtk3-module
sudo snap install buzz
sudo snap connect buzz:password-manager-service

Latest development version

For info on how to get latest development version with latest features and bug fixes see FAQ.

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Versions
1.2.0
0.9.0
0.8.1
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