nodejs-whisper

nodejs-whisper

Node.js bindings for OpenAI's Whisper model.

Features

• Automatically convert the audio to WAV format with a 16000 Hz frequency to support the whisper model.
• Output transcripts to (.txt .srt .vtt)
• Optimized for CPU (Including Apple Silicon ARM)
• Timestamp precision to single word
• Split on word rather than on token (Optional)
• Translate from source language to english (Optional)
• Convert audio formet to wav to support whisper model

Installation

1. Install nodejs-whisper with npm

  npm i nodejs-whisper

1. Download whisper model

  npx nodejs-whisper download

Usage/Examples

import path from 'path'
import { nodewhisper } from "nodejs-whisper"

// Need to provide exact path to your audio file.
const filePath = path.resolve(__dirname, 'YourAudioFileName')

await nodewhisper(filePath, {
	modelName: 'base.en', //Downloaded models name
	whisperOptions: {
		outputInText: false, // get output result in txt file
		outputInVtt: false, // get output result in vtt file
		outputInSrt: true, // get output result in srt file
		outputInCsv: false, // get output result in csv file
		translateToEnglish: false,//translate from source language to english
		wordTimestamps: false, // Word-level timestamps
		timestamps_length: 20, // amount of dialogue per timestamp pair
		splitOnWord: true, //split on word rather than on token
	},
})



// Model list
const MODELS_LIST = [
	'tiny',
	'tiny.en',
	'base',
	'base.en',
	'small',
	'small.en',
	'medium',
	'medium.en',
	'large-v1',
	'large',
]

Types

 interface IOptions {
	modelName: string
	whisperOptions?: WhisperOptions
}

 interface WhisperOptions {
	outputInText?: boolean
	outputInVtt?: boolean
	outputInSrt?: boolean
	outputInCsv?: boolean
	translateToEnglish?: boolean
	timestamps_length?: number
	wordTimestamps?: boolean
	splitOnWord?: boolean
}

Run Locally

Clone the project

  git clone https://github.com/ChetanXpro/nodejs-whisper

Go to the project directory

  cd nodejs-whisper

Install dependencies

  npm install

Start the server

  npm run dev

Build Project

  npm run build

Made with

• Whisper OpenAI (using C++ port by: ggerganov)

Feedback

If you have any feedback, please reach out to us at [e-mail]

Authors

• @chetanXpro