Install Faster Whisper on macOS

To use Faster Whisper on macOS, you need to install a few basic components:

• Install Homebrew

• Install Python 3.8+

• Install FFmpeg

• Install Faster Whisper

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Install Homebrew

Homebrew is a package manager for macOS that makes it easy to install software and development tools like Python, FFmpeg, and many others. It’s the simplest and most reliable way to install dependencies.

Install Homebrew using the terminal:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

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Install Python 3.8+

Faster Whisper is a package written in Python. You need to have Python installed to run the code and manage dependencies.

It is recommended to use Python 3.8 or later to ensure compatibility with current libraries.

Install Python 3.8+ using the terminal:

brew install python

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Install FFmpeg

FFmpeg is an essential tool for processing audio and video files. Faster Whisper uses it to convert and handle audio files in different formats, making it easier to transcribe audio from multiple sources.

Install FFmpeg using the terminal:

brew install ffmpeg

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Install Faster Whisper

Faster Whisper is an optimized implementation of Whisper (OpenAI’s automatic transcription model). It’s the tool used to convert audio files to text and is installed as a Python package.

It is recommended to create and activate a virtual environment to keep dependencies organized and avoid conflicts with other projects.

Create and activate a virtual environment (optional but recommended):

python3 -m venv whisper-env

source whisper-env/bin/activate

Install Faster Whisper using the terminal:

pip install -U faster-whisper