{"repo":"samuelkb/MacawTranscribe","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/samuelkb/MacawTranscribe","clone":"git clone https://github.com/samuelkb/MacawTranscribe.git","description":"Transcription app optimized for Apple Silicon development environments while remaining deployable on Linux servers.","language":"Python","stars":22,"topics":["django","self-hosted","audio-transcription","machine-learning"],"license":"AGPL-3.0","category":"self-hosted-apps","readme_excerpt":"Disclaimer - ⚠️ The project is under active development. - ⚠️ Expect bugs and breaking changes. Macaw transcribe A local-first transcription system designed to help you turn long interviews, podcasts, research calls, and spoken notes into transcripts organized by speaker, allowing you to review while processing continues. This project is optimized for Apple Silicon Macs and runs entirely on your machine using open-source speech models. 1. Why This Project Exists 2. What it is 3. Key features 4. Current status 5. Screenshoots & demo 6. Architecture overview 7. Requirements 8. Installation 9. Running the app 9. Contributing --- Why This Project Exists Most transcription tools follow the same workflow: 1. upload audio 2. wait for the full transcription to finish 3. review the transcript 4. fix errors This approach becomes frustrating for long recordings (1–2 hours or more), where you may spend significant time waiting before even seeing the first result. Even worse, if a section is poorly transcribed, you often need to rerun the entire recording with a different model . This project was built to solve those problems. What it is Macaw Transcribe helps people transcribe long recordings such as interviews, podcasts, research conversations, spoken notes, and private sessions while keeping audio under their control. It focuses on progressive transcription, speaker-aware review, real-time editing, and exportable transcripts. Key Features (V1) The first version includes the following c","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/samuelkb","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/samuelkb/MacawTranscribe/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}