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noScribe

A local-first audio transcription and editing tool for qualitative research and journalism, built on Whisper and Pyannote.

Overview

noScribe is a local-first audio transcription and editing application for qualitative researchers and journalists. It leverages Whisper/faster-whisper and Pyannote to provide speaker separation and a visual editor for manual correction and export in multiple formats.

Key Features

  • Local processing with no cloud upload to preserve privacy;
  • Multilingual recognition and speaker diarization with a dedicated noScribe Editor for fast corrections;
  • Packaging and deployment options including native installers, Docker, and helm charts.

Use Cases

  • Transcribing and reviewing interviews for qualitative analysis;
  • Journalists and researchers preparing transcripts and time-coded annotations;
  • Offline transcription in privacy-sensitive or network-limited environments.

Technical Highlights

  • Built on Whisper ecosystem (faster-whisper) and Pyannote for diarization, with support for GPU acceleration and local model management;
  • Modular architecture supporting custom models and scripted exports;
  • Comprehensive README and documentation with model download and installation instructions.

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🧲 Utility 🛠️ Dev Tools 🌱 Open Source