{
 "schema_version": 1,
 "generated": "2026-10-19",
 "id": "debpalash-voicestudio--transcribe-recordings-and-dictate-offline",
 "repo": "debpalash/VoiceStudio",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio",
 "repo_slug": "debpalash-voicestudio",
 "title": "Transcribe interviews and dictate text without the cloud",
 "page_title": "How to transcribe interviews and dictate text without the cloud with VoiceStudio",
 "summary": "Run transcription and the floating dictation widget locally so recordings and speech stay on your machine.",
 "who": "Journalist or researcher with sensitive interview audio that cannot go to a cloud transcriber",
 "problem": "Uploading private recordings to a hosted transcription service is a privacy risk.",
 "outcome": "Text transcripts of your audio, plus dictated text, produced entirely on your own hardware.",
 "steps": [
  "Install the app and open the transcription workspace.",
  "Load an audio or video file, or start the floating dictation widget.",
  "Install the speech model when prompted and run the transcription.",
  "Copy the transcript out and proofread it against the audio."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Use debpalash/VoiceStudio to transcribe <audio file> locally. Return the transcript and verify a few spot-checked passages against the recording.",
 "agents": [
  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Beginner",
 "time": "30 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The README lists transcription and dictation as features but does not publish accuracy figures, so always proofread names and numbers.",
 "category": "Research & Knowledge",
 "tags": [
  "Research & Knowledge"
 ],
 "lang": "python",
 "requirements": [
  "macOS, Windows or Linux desktop (Intel Mac runs the UI only and needs a remote backend)",
  "NVIDIA GPU (CUDA) or Apple Silicon (Metal) recommended; CPU-only works but is slower and needs about 5 GB free disk",
  "Git, Node.js 22+, Bun and Rust/Cargo only if building from source",
  "Speech models are downloaded on demand through the app; no paid keys or accounts required"
 ],
 "risk": "sensitive",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.567,
 "evidence": [],
 "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/debpalash-voicestudio/transcribe-recordings-and-dictate-offline/",
 "md": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/debpalash-voicestudio/transcribe-recordings-and-dictate-offline/index.md",
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}