Alternatives to whisper.cpp
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. whisper.cpp itself: install whisper.cpp.
openai-whisper
Robust Speech Recognition via Large-Scale Weak Supervision
git-flow
Git extensions to provide high-level repository operations for Vincent Driessen's branching model
masscan
TCP port scanner, spews SYN packets asynchronously, scanning entire Internet in under 5 minutes
shimmy
⚡ Pure-Rust WebGPU inference engine — OpenAI-API compatible, GGUF native, runs on any GPU. No Python. No llama.cpp. Single binary
pgrok
Poor man's ngrok - a multi-tenant HTTP/TCP reverse tunnel solution through SSH remote port forwarding
GZDoom
GZDoom is a feature centric port for all Doom engine games, based on ZDoom, adding an OpenGL renderer and powerful scripting capabilities
Core Data Editor
Core Data Editor lets you easily view, edit and analyze applications‘ data. Core Data Editor is compatible with Mac and iOS applications and supports
sdlpop
An open-source port of Prince of Persia, based on the disassembly of the DOS version
scrcpy
Display and control your Android device
go
The Go programming language
node
Node.js JavaScript runtime ✨🐢🚀✨
rust
Empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software
typescript
TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript that compiles to clean JavaScript output
deno
A modern runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript
neovim
Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability
nvm
Node Version Manager - POSIX-compliant bash script to manage multiple active node.js versions
uv
An extremely fast Python package and project manager, written in Rust
Syncthing
Open Source Continuous File Synchronization
ripgrep
ripgrep recursively searches directories for a regex pattern while respecting your gitignore
ffmpeg
Mirror of https://git.ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg.git
git
Git Source Code Mirror - This is a publish-only repository but pull requests can be turned into patches to the mailing list via GitGitGadget (https://
MarkText
📝A simple and elegant markdown editor, available for Linux, macOS and Windows
bat
A cat(1) clone with wings
starship
☄🌌️ The minimal, blazing-fast, and infinitely customizable prompt for any shell!
How we picked these
We match on what the tool does and how it installs, then order by how widely each project is used. We're not saying these are better or worse than whisper.cpp — that depends on what you're building. We're saying they're the projects people reach for in the same situations, and each one has an install command we checked against its documentation.
whisper.cpp is developed by its own authors and this page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by any project listed, and nothing here is a paid placement.