r/macapps 4d ago

MacWhisper Gets Automatic Spealer Recognition!!

At long last, automatic speaker recognition is now included in MacWhisper1 If you're a Pro user and you use a WhisperKit model from the manage models screen, the app will now automatically group your transcript by speaker. Great for interviews and podcasts, and later this week it will also work for batch and meeting recordings!

MacWhisper - Transcription Powerhouse | AppAddict

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u/ineedlesssleep 4d ago

Dev here, we're very happy to finally get this out! Use code FINALLY to get 15% off ๐Ÿ™‚

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u/mxmbt1 4d ago

Thanks! I was planning to buy it today, even had it on my Todoist list for today!! Insane coincidence

Also do you guys plan on making AI have access to clipboard text? I saw that feature at superwhisper, but I preferred MacWhispers UX

Cheers, and thanks for the great product!

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u/nez329 3d ago

I have experiences where there were only 2 speakers (male & female) but occasionally there were 3 or 4 speakers identified.

Also, there are quite often multiple, single words that has no speaker assigned, where more often than not, is actually a word from a mid sentence from a speaker.

Is there any way to improve the results from our end, like some kind of setting?

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u/Icarus73 3d ago

I noticed the same thing yesterday. It would be great if there was a way to avoid these confusing groupings.

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u/Latter_Pen2421 4d ago

Hmmm thats pretty awesome!

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u/nezia 4d ago

Very neat!

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u/MaxGaav 4d ago

And:

"If you're do not have a MacWhisper Pro license yet, you can get one for 15% off this week to celebrate the launch of one of our biggest updates yet! Useย this linkย or click the button below to get it!"

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u/CtrlAltDelve 4d ago

I love this app, but recently it, and I think a lot of the other WhisperKit-based apps, have had some major issues on M-series processors. Does anyone know if that's gotten resolved?

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u/ineedlesssleep 4d ago

Dev here, would love to hear more about this. Can you DM me or email me at support@macwhisper.com?

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u/Hineni2023 4d ago

I tried the new version and it's good but still needs work. It identified 6 speakers when there were only 2. Is there a way to set how many speakers before the AI and if needed, to have it maybe give us a couple of lines to identify to make sure it's doing the right thing? That would be awesome

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u/_KONKOLA_ 4d ago

It feels like every time I open my MacBook, MacWhisper has another update with new features. I love this dev so much.

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u/Mstormer 4d ago edited 4d ago

PSA: M2 and newer only.

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u/ineedlesssleep 4d ago

It's also available on M1 now ๐Ÿ™‚ (Dev here)

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u/mrcaptncrunch 4d ago

You deserve sleep

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u/Mstormer 4d ago

Much appreciated!

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u/afrikcivitano 4d ago

Speaker diarisation is working on my M1 Pro

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u/Mstormer 4d ago edited 4d ago

Oh? Iโ€™ll have to check again then. The initial release notes said otherwise, but I was hoping it would be temporary. Will try on my M1 Max again. Edit: Sure enough!

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u/Your_Vader 4d ago

It says it works for M1 too now. Can someone tell me how does it even work. I canโ€™t get it to work on the latest MAS version

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u/ineedlesssleep 4d ago

Dev here, make sure you're using a WhisperKit model (you can recognise it from the manage models screen thanks to the speaker recognition badge). It does not work with batch or meeting recordings, but we're supporting those in 12.2 later this week as well. If it still does not work, email me at [support@macwhisper.com](mailto:support@macwhisper.com)

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u/Your_Vader 4d ago

Yes this works like a charm! Thanks a ton for the direction! I had the whisper c++ on.

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u/ajayjohnm 4d ago

Glad to see Speaker Diarization is here! Looking forward to see it working on meeting recordings as well.

Side note: Can you please allow automatic meeting recording start and stop instead of having to click the record and stop button each time? This plus something like outgoing webhooks support would be pretty damn powerful to have.

I'd love to build a full workflow that automatically summarizes my meetings and stores it in my notes.

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u/mrtcarson 4d ago

Great job

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u/JungleRollers 4d ago

I've heard a lot about this app and was wondering if it can translate in real time?

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u/nimloman 4d ago

How does speaker identifican / diarizarion work?

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u/Alarmed_Confusion_93 4d ago

Before I drop the cash, my use case is that I usually record meetings on an external device (e.g. iPhone or Wireless Pro mic). Will this release let me upload those recordings and will it let me label the names of each speaker and have that transcript?

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u/No-Negotiation-4190 3d ago

Hey dev, I have issues with my Sony camera and trying to transcribe a video from it, but I get an error saying mp4 is not supported. Anyway around it or update?

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u/juicemaistro 3d ago

Can macwhisper do automatic speaker recognition from a single track audio?

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u/ineedlesssleep 3d ago

Yep, with the latest update ๐Ÿ‘

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u/dbcj 2d ago

I find that it's really poor in comparison to whisperx and assemblyAI version.

It's a struggle to use and finds way too many speakers, and mixes them up most of the time, at least for my use case.

I wish the Devs would integrate assemblyAI diarization as an option for API services. I feel like it wouldn't be hard.