RealtimeSTT

RealtimeSTT

RealtimeSTT is a Python speech-to-text library for applications that need voice activity detection, fast transcription, optional realtime text updates, wake words, and direct access to audio streams. It is designed for assistants, dictation tools, browser streaming servers, and prototypes that need to turn speech into text with only a few lines of code.

The recommended default path uses faster_whisper. Other engines are available through install extras when their optional dependencies and models are present.

Install

pip install "RealtimeSTT[faster-whisper]"

On Linux, install PortAudio headers before installing the package:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install python3-dev portaudio19-dev

On macOS:

brew install portaudio