Transcribe audio

whisper.cpp

Open-source C/C++ port of OpenAI Whisper that transcribes audio to text locally, from a CLI or an HTTP server.

Your data

Data location
Your machine; the README describes on-device use1
Retention
Not applicable: no hosted service; output goes to stdout or files you choose1
Used for training
Not published
Zero data retention
Not applicable: runs on your machine1

Compliance

Certifications
Not published
HIPAA
Not published

Read from ggml-org’s own pages on 2026-11-04. Every number links to the page a value came from. For agents, the same facts as markdown: /tools/transcribe-audio/whisper-cpp.md