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Install OpenAI Whisper locally

Install ffmpeg, then install openai-whisper via pip in a Python environment, and verify with whisper --help.

  1. Install ffmpeg first (required). macOS: brew install ffmpeg . Linux: apt

    Install ffmpeg first (required). macOS: brew install ffmpeg . Linux: apt/dnf/pacman install ffmpeg (elevated as needed). Windows: choco install ffmpeg or scoop install ffmpeg . Then in a Python 3.8–3.11+ venv per https://github.com/openai/whisper : pip install -U openai-whisper . Optional GPU: install a matching PyTorch CUDA build before Whisper so pip does not pull CPU-only torch.

  2. Ensure the venv Scripts/bin directory is on PATH (or activate the venv).

    Ensure the venv Scripts/bin directory is on PATH (or activate the venv). If tiktoken fails to build, install Rust / setuptools-rust as noted in the README.

  3. whisper --help

    whisper --help
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