realtimestt

library1.0.2pypypiunverified

RealTimeSTT is a fast Voice Activity Detection (VAD) and real-time speech-to-text transcription system for Python 3.11+. It uses Silero VAD for voice activity detection and multiple backends (e.g., faster-whisper) for transcription. Current version: 1.0.2 (Nov 2024). Release cadence is irregular.

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pip install realtimestt

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INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · REALTIMESTT

realtimestt

ai-mlpythonv1.0.2

harness data pending

Install & Compatibility

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Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

RealtimeSTT

✓ from realtimestt import RealtimeSTT

✗ from realtimestt.realtimestt import RealtimeSTT

Common mistake: trying to import from a nested module instead of top-level package.

Minimal example that captures microphone audio and returns transcribed text.

from realtimestt import RealtimeSTT stt = RealtimeSTT() print("Listening... say something") text = stt.transcribe() print(f"You said: {text}")

Debug

Known issues

breakingPython 3.11+ only. Versions older than 3.11 will raise import errors.

fix

Upgrade to Python 3.11+.

affects: 1.0.0+

gotchaMicrophone access: On Linux, you may need to install portaudio or pyaudio system dependencies. On Windows, the default microphone may not be selected.

fix

Install system audio libraries: sudo apt-get install portaudio19-dev (Linux). Use pyaudio.pa.get_default_input_device_info() to check.

affects: all

gotchaModel download on first run: Silero VAD model is downloaded automatically to ~/.cache/torch/hub. Ensure network access and sufficient disk space.

fix

No fix needed, but pre-download by running a dummy import.

affects: all

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Version history

1.0.2latest on PyPI · released May 31, 2026

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Dependencies

torchoptionalRequired for Silero VAD models

Agent activity

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/KoljaB/RealTimeSTT ↗

homepagehttps://github.com/KoljaB/RealTimeSTT ↗