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Whisper Timestamped

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#47 in AI Transcription Tools Last verified: June 15, 2026

Whisper Timestamped is an open-source tool based on OpenAI Whisper that provides word-level timestamps for audio transcription. It runs entirely locally on your machine, ensuring privacy, and supports multiple languages with robust performance.

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How to use Whisper Timestamped

1

Set up the environment

Ensure you have Python installed and install whisper-timestamped via pip.

2

Prepare your audio

Place your audio file in a known directory on your local machine.

3

Run transcription

Execute the whisper-timestamped command with your audio file path and desired language.

4

Export subtitles

The tool outputs a JSON file with word-level timestamps. Convert to SRT or VTT for subtitles.

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