Whisper Standalone (Purfview)

by Purfview

Single-EXE Whisper for Windows + Linux, no dependencies.

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TL;DR

Best for non-technical users who want a fast, offline transcriber without installing Python. Pricing: free.

Category
Open source
License
—
Stars
★ 3.1k
Last push
2025-11-07
Pricing
free
Platforms
Windows, Linux

What it is

Pre-compiled standalone executables wrapping faster-whisper with the latest CTranslate2. Distributed as zipped releases — point it at a file and go. Apache-2.0.

Best for: Non-technical users who want a fast, offline transcriber without installing Python.
Watch out for: Faster-whisper based; no Mac build; binary releases lag upstream sometimes.

Install / use

Download release binary

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsYes
Streaming / real-timeNo
Languages supported99
HIPAA eligibleNo

Links

GitHub repo ↗

Whisper Standalone (Purfview) vs Whipscribe

FeatureWhisper Standalone (Purfview)Whipscribe
CategoryOpen sourceTranscription APIs
Pricingfree$4–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · $2 single unlock · 60 min free on signup
Speaker diarizationNoYes
Word timestampsYesYes
StreamingNoNo
Languages9999
PlatformsWindows, LinuxWeb, API, MCP

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