🇻🇳 Vibe Transcribe + Vietnamese
Vibe supports Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt) for desktop transcription using Whisper models. This page summarizes practical tips—especially model choice and language settings—for cleaner transcripts.
How to transcribe Vietnamese with Vibe
- Install Vibe from the download page.
- Download a multilingual Whisper model sized for your computer—often Medium is a good anchor.
- Set language to
vifor more consistent results than auto-detect. - Import your file (or use supported URL flows if you use them).
- Export to SRT, TXT, DOCX, or another format you need.
Accuracy notes
Vietnamese is a tonal language with complex diacritics. Vibe outputs Vietnamese with full diacritic marks correctly. The Medium model handles Northern Vietnamese (Hà Nội) accent well. Southern Vietnamese (Hồ Chí Minh City) accent is also supported but with slightly higher error rates. The Large model is recommended for mixed accents.
Medium model: approximately 8–12% WER on Northern Vietnamese. One of the better-supported Southeast Asian languages.
Common use cases
Transcribe Vietnamese YouTube videos, business meetings, education content, and news broadcasts.
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Free downloadFrequently asked questions
Can Vibe Transcribe transcribe Vietnamese audio?
Yes. Vibe supports Vietnamese (language code: vi) using multilingual Whisper. For best results, choose the Medium model when possible and set the language to "vi" instead of relying on auto-detect.
Which Whisper model is best for Vietnamese?
Start from the project guidance for Vietnamese: Medium. Medium model: approximately 8–12% WER on Northern Vietnamese. One of the better-supported Southeast Asian languages.
Can Vibe translate Vietnamese audio to English?
Yes—in Vibe, switch the task to translate (instead of transcribe) when you want English output from Vietnamese audio. Quality varies by accent, noise, and model size.
Is Vibe free for Vietnamese?
Yes. Language support is not sold as separate packs in the open-source app model described on this site.