# Rescript

> Rescript transcribes media on-device (Whisper base or small via transformers.js, pyannote speaker labels) and cuts the video or audio when you delete words; it removes fillers and silences and exports video, audio, captions or NLE timelines. Desktop apps for macOS, Windows and Linux plus a browser version. Licensed PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0, so commercial use is not allowed. Anonymous telemetry is on by default. No voice cloning or TTS.

- Repository: https://github.com/wassgha/rescript
- Official docs: https://github.com/wassgha/rescript#readme
- Checked: 2026-10-15

## What it replaces
- Descript: Transcript-based editing (partial). Text-based cutting, filler and silence removal; no voice cloning or AI voices, and non-commercial use only.

## Facts, with sources

| Question | Status | Answer | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs on my machine? | Confirmed | Yes, desktop app or browser; media processed on-device | https://github.com/wassgha/rescript#readme | 2026-10-15 |
| Code licence | No | PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 (source-available, not OSI) | https://github.com/wassgha/rescript#license | 2026-10-15 |
| Model weights licence | Partial | pyannote segmentation ONNX is MIT; the Whisper ONNX model cards state no licence | https://huggingface.co/onnx-community/pyannote-segmentation-3.0 | 2026-10-15 |
| Commercial use | No | No, the code licence is non-commercial (older MIT releases stay MIT) | https://github.com/wassgha/rescript#license | 2026-10-15 |
| Paid services needed? | Confirmed | None required | https://github.com/wassgha/rescript#readme | 2026-10-15 |
| Hardware | Partial | Uses WebGPU when available, WASM fallback otherwise; RAM not documented | https://github.com/wassgha/rescript#browser-support | 2026-10-15 |
| Operating systems | Confirmed | macOS (Apple Silicon, Intel), Windows, Linux (AppImage, .deb), browser | https://github.com/wassgha/rescript#download | 2026-10-15 |
| Setup effort | Confirmed | Easy; download an installer or use the web app | https://github.com/wassgha/rescript#download | 2026-10-15 |

GitHub: 935 stars, 112 forks, last push 2026-10-05, archived: no.
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