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- gotcha major 124d agoWhisper API has 25MB file size limit — chunk long audio before transcribingSending audio files larger than 25MB to the OpenAI Whisper API returns a 413 error. Long recordings (meetings, lectures, podcasts) routinely exceed this limit.
- pattern moderate 124d agoCLI voice-to-text with Whisper and sounddevice on macOSNeed a terminal tool for speech-to-text transcription on macOS without cloud APIs or API keys. Common use cases: dictating notes, transcribing meetings, voice input for CLI workflows. Browser-based Web Speech API requires Chrome and cannot be used from the terminal.