Yapsnap: An open-source CLI tool for local, GPU-free video and audio transcription
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Summary
Yapsnap is an open-source command-line tool that transcribes video and audio files into plaintext locally on the user's CPU, without requiring a GPU or cloud services. It uses yt-dlp to handle URLs from major platforms like YouTube, TikTok, Twitter/X, and Instagram, downloads an ~80 MB model on first run, and then works fully offline. The tool is designed for speed, privacy, and simplicity — one command produces a .txt file transcription.
Key quotes
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That's it. You get a .txt next to your shell, transcribed on your CPU, in less time than it took the video to play.
The first run downloads the model (~80 MB). Every run after is offline.
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