Buzz
Buzz is a free, open-source AI desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Buzz transcribes and translates audio offline on your personal computer. It has 22,233 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at chidiwilliams/buzz.
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About Buzz
Transcribe and translate audio offline on your personal computer. Powered by OpenAI's Whisper. Intel Macs: Buzz now requires Apple silicon. The last version to support Intel Macs is 1.4.5.
Install Buzz
Package names found in the project's README. Each links to its package page so you can check the publisher first.
flatpak install flathub io.github.chidiwilliams.Buzzsnap install buzzSimilar apps
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Is Buzz free and open source?
Yes. Buzz's source code is public on GitHub under the MIT license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Buzz?
Flathub: flatpak install flathub io.github.chidiwilliams.Buzz and Snap: snap install buzz. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: v1.4.5).
Is Buzz still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 27, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.