VidScribe
The facts below are what the maker publishes about VidScribe, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From VidScribe's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Free forever · no cloud services or API keys stated |
The facts
Each one read from VidScribe's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API
- The project documents REST endpoints for starting and retrieving transcriptions and exporting results, plus a WebSocket progress endpoint.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Caption languages
- 99checked 22 Sep 2026
- Exports
- Transcriptions can be exported as SRT, VTT, TXT, or JSON.checked 12 Oct 2026
- GPU support
- It supports NVIDIA CUDA and Apple Silicon MPS acceleration, as well as CPU-only processing.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The README names OpenAI Whisper for transcription and yt-dlp for downloading audio from YouTube URLs.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Languages
- It supports 99 languages with automatic language detection using Whisper.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Media input
- It accepts YouTube URLs and audio or video formats supported by FFmpeg, including MP4, MKV, AVI, MP3, and WAV.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Model choices
- Users can choose Whisper tiny, base, small, medium, or large models to balance speed and accuracy.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Notable limits
- The README lists approximate GPU memory requirements from about 1 GB for tiny and base models to about 10 GB for the large model.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The project says it uses no cloud services or API keys and that no data leaves the user's computer.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Processing
- The README says transcription runs locally on the user's CPU or GPU and works offline after setup and model download.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- VidScribe is an open-source application for transcribing videos, YouTube URLs, and audio locally.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- The listed prerequisites are Node.js 20+, Python 3.11+, pnpm, and FFmpeg.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Subtitle export
- other formatschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Support
- The README invites users to open an issue or submit a pull request to contribute.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
The company
- Maker
- The GitHub profile identifies Isaque Coelho and lists Brazil as the profile location.checked 12 Oct 2026
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