Buzz
Desktop app to transcribe and translate audio and video offline with Whisper or any OpenAI-compatible API.
- License
- MIT
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Own API keys
- Yes
- Checked
- 2026-09-24
Buzz works with OpenAI-compatible APIs. Grab a free key and a model from the catalog: for coding · for agents · providers and base URLs
Buzz alternatives
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CTranslate2 reimplementation of Whisper, up to 4x faster with less memory and 8-bit quantization.
Dependency-free C/C++ port of Whisper with CUDA, Vulkan, Metal, quantization, VAD and an HTTP server.
Lightweight open-weight 82M-parameter text-to-speech model with 54 voices in 8 languages, fast even on CPU.
Open-source TTS with zero-shot voice cloning: Turbo (English), Multilingual (23+ languages incl. Russian) and a CPU-friendly Nano.
FAQ
Is Buzz free?
Buzz Classic is free and open source for offline Whisper transcription and translation.
Does Buzz work with free models?
Yes. It supports your own keys and OpenAI-compatible APIs, so you can plug in free models from OpenRouter, Groq, NVIDIA Build, or a local Ollama.
What license does Buzz use?
MIT. The source code is open.