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.