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whisrs (crate documentation, docs.rs)
docs.rs, 2026
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- What it is
- The documentation page for whisrs, an open-source speech to text tool for Linux, which repeats the project's README. It describes Wayland and X11 support and offers cloud transcription or fully offline transcription through whisper.cpp.
- How much weight it carries
- The project's own description, published on its crate page. It is not an independent test, and the desktop list is the project's claim, so check it on your own desktop before you rely on it.
Facts taken from this source
- whisrs offers cloud transcription through Groq, Deepgram or OpenAI, and also fully offline transcription through whisper.cpp.
“Supports cloud transcription (Groq, Deepgram, OpenAI) and fully offline local transcription via whisper.cpp.” (Project description)
- whisrs describes its speech to text as working on Wayland, X11, Hyprland, Sway, Niri, GNOME and KDE.
“Speech-to-text for Wayland, X11, Hyprland, Sway, Niri, GNOME, and KDE.” (Project description)