Do you know that you can use Subtitle edit to transcribe audio? It has a relatively accessible guy so you can use Purfwiev's faster whisper xxl, cpp, cpp cublas, const-me. Longer post how to use it follows:

Installing Subtitle Edit


Download the program from the developer’s website. Navigate to the level 2 heading labeled “Files.”
If you want to install Subtitle Edit normally, download the first file, labeled setup.zip.
There is also a portable version available, labeled SE_version_number.zip.

If you decide to use the portable version, extract it and move on to the next section of this article. The installation itself is standard and straightforward.

A Note on Accessibility


NVDA cannot automatically obtain focus in lists.
To find out which item in the list is currently selected, move down with the arrow key to change the item, then press NVDA+TAB to hear which one is focused.

Initial Setup


  • In the menu bar, go to Video and activate Audio to text (Whisper).
  • When using this feature for the first time, the program may ask whether you want to download FFMPEG. This library allows Subtitle Edit to open many audio and video files, so confirm the download by pressing Yes.
  • Subtitle Edit will confirm that FFMPEG has been downloaded and then ask whether you want to download Purfwiev’s Faster Whisper – XXL. This is the interface for the Whisper model that we’ll use for transcription, so again confirm by pressing Yes.
  • The download will take a little while.
  • Once it’s complete, you’ll see the settings window. Press Tab until you reach the Languages and models section. In the list, select the language of your recording.
  • Press Tab to move to the Select model option, and then again to an unlabeled button.
  • After activating it, choose which model you want to use. Several models are available:
    • Small models require less processing power but are less accurate.
    • Large models take longer to transcribe, need more performance and disk space, but are more accurate.
      I recommend choosing Large-V3 at this step.


  • Wait again for the model to finish downloading.


Transcribing Your First Recording


  • Navigate to the Add button and press Space to activate it.
  • A standard file selection dialog will open. Change the file type to Audio files, find your audio file on the disk, and confirm.
  • Activate the Generate button.
  • Now, simply wait. The Subtitle Edit window doesn’t provide much feedback, but you can tell it’s working by the slower performance of your computer—or, if you’re on a laptop, by the increased fan noise.
  • When the transcription is done, Subtitle Edit will display a new window with an OK button.


We Got Subtitles, So One More Step


In the folder containing your original file, you’ll now find a new file with the .srt extension.
This is a subtitle file—it contains both the text and the timing information. Since we usually don’t need timestamps for transcription, we’ll remove them in Subtitle Edit as follows:

  • Press Ctrl+O (or go to File → Open) to bring up the standard open file dialog. Select the .srt file you just got.
  • In the menu bar, open File → Export → Plain text.
  • Choose Merge all lines, and leave Show line numbers and Show timecode unchecked.
  • Press Save as and save the file normally.

If you’re transcribing multiple recordings, it’s a good idea to close the current subtitle file by starting a new project using Ctrl+N or by choosing File → New.

Conclusion


Downloaded models can, of course, be reused, so future transcriptions will go faster.
In this example, I used Purfwiev’s Faster Whisper. If you want to use a different model, you can select it from the model list, and Subtitle Edit will automatically ask whether you’d like to download it.