# Buzz (open-source AI desktop app)

> 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 21,871 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at chidiwilliams/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.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/chidiwilliams/buzz |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 21,871 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Python |
| Website | https://chidiwilliams.github.io/buzz |
| Official | no |
| Category | AI desktop apps |
| Latest release | v1.4.5 (Aug 23, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 2, 2026 |

## Install

### Flathub (Linux)

```sh
flatpak install flathub io.github.chidiwilliams.Buzz
```

Package page: https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.chidiwilliams.Buzz

### Snap (Linux)

```sh
snap install buzz
```

Package page: https://snapcraft.io/buzz

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