What this skill does
Local speech-to-text with the Whisper CLI (no API key).
Openai Whisper is ranked #29 by downloads in the OpenClaw skill catalog (84.7K total downloads, 325 stars). It belongs to the Data & APIs category alongside 109 other top-1000 skills.
How to install Openai Whisper
The easiest path is via the OpenClaw Easy desktop app — one click, no terminal required:
- Download OpenClaw Easy for macOS or Windows (free, one-click installer, ~30 seconds).
- Open the in-app Skills panel.
- Search for
openai-whisperand click Install. - The skill activates automatically when an incoming message matches its description.
Manual install (advanced)
If you prefer manual installation:
- Click the Download .zip button above to grab
openai-whisper-1.0.0.zipdirectly from our S3 mirror. - Unzip into
~/.openclaw/skills/openai-whisper/(create the directory if it does not exist). - Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new skill is discovered.
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Free, open-source · Apache-2.0 · Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or local Ollama models