IMS Toucan (lowercase mirror)

Name: IMS Toucan (lowercase mirror)
Author: Universität Stuttgart IMS

by Universität Stuttgart IMS

Alternate-case mirror of IMS Toucan.

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TL;DR

Best for tracking the toucan releases. Pricing: free.

What it is

Lowercase-cased mirror of the IMS Toucan repo. Apache-2.0.

Best for: Tracking the toucan releases.
Watch out for: Same project as the uppercase mirror.

Install / use

git clone https://github.com/DigitalPhonetics/IMS-toucan

Features

Speaker diarization	No
Word-level timestamps	Yes
Streaming / real-time	No
Languages supported	100
HIPAA eligible	No

Links

GitHub repo ↗

IMS Toucan (lowercase mirror) vs Whipscribe

Feature	IMS Toucan (lowercase mirror)	Whipscribe
Category	Open source	Transcription APIs
Pricing	free	$4–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · $2 single unlock · 60 min free on signup
Speaker diarization	No	Yes
Word timestamps	Yes	Yes
Streaming	No	No
Languages	100	99
Platforms	Linux	Web, API, MCP

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