README.md

Buzz

Documentation | Buzz Captions on the App Store

Transcribe and translate audio offline on your personal computer. Powered by OpenAI's Whisper.

Buzz is better on the App Store. Get a Mac-native version of Buzz with a cleaner look, audio playback, drag-and-drop import, transcript editing, search, and much more.

Installation

PyPI:

Install ffmpeg

Install Buzz

pip install buzz-captions
python -m buzz

macOS:

Install with brew utility

brew install --cask buzz

Or download the .dmg from the releases page.

Windows:

Download and run the .exe from the releases page.

App is not signed, you will get a warning when you install it. Select More info -> Run anyway.

Linux:

sudo apt-get install libportaudio2 libcanberra-gtk-module libcanberra-gtk3-module
sudo snap install buzz
sudo snap connect buzz:audio-record
sudo snap connect buzz:password-manager-service
sudo snap connect buzz:pulseaudio
sudo snap connect buzz:removable-media

Latest development version

For info on how to get latest development version with latest features and bug fixes see FAQ.