whatsapp-audio-transcriber

A Node.js WhatsApp Bot to automatically transcribe voice messages using whisper.cpp.

Overview

This project uses:

• whatsapp-web.js: A WhatsApp API client that connects through the WhatsApp Web browser app using Puppeteer.

• smart-whisper: A Node.js wrapper for whisper.cpp.

Usage

1. Download and install FFmpeg.

2. Clone this repository, install dependencies and build the application git clone https://github.com/lucaboy/whatsapp-audio-transcriber.git && cd whatsapp-audio-transcriber && npm install && npm run build.

3. Download the OpenAI's Whisper model converted to ggml format from here.

4. Rename the .env.example file to .env and edit it with your configuration (make sure to edit the WHISPER_LOCAL_MODEL_PATH parameter with the path of the downloaded Whisper model).

5. Start the application: npm start.

6. Open the following URL in your browser: http://localhost:8080.

7. Scan the QR code using the WhatsApp mobile app to authenticate.

8. Test the application by reacting with "🤖" to a voice message and check the transcribed text.