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WhisperKit

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Transcription macOS
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WhisperKit settings

About

WhisperKit runs OpenAI’s Whisper models locally on your Mac using Apple’s CoreML framework. All processing happens entirely on-device with no cloud connection required. WhisperKit supports 99+ languages, English translation, and automatically selects the best model based on your available RAM.

Features

  • Fully on-device transcription via CoreML on Apple Silicon
  • 99+ languages supported
  • Translation to English
  • Voice Activity Detection (VAD)
  • Automatic model selection based on available RAM
  • No API key or cloud account needed

Transcription Models

ModelID
Whisper Tinyopenai_whisper-tiny
Whisper Baseopenai_whisper-base
Whisper Smallopenai_whisper-small
Whisper Mediumopenai_whisper-medium
Whisper Large V3openai_whisper-large-v3
Whisper Large V3 Turboopenai_whisper-large-v3_turbo
Distil Large V3distil-whisper_distil-large-v3

Configuration

No API key required. WhisperKit runs entirely on-device.

Setup

  1. Open TypeWhisper Settings > Plugins
  2. Find the WhisperKit plugin and enable it
  3. Models are downloaded automatically on first use
  4. Select WhisperKit as your transcription engine in Settings or in a profile