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DeepFilterNet

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Description

DeepFilterNet is an open noise suppression framework for speech, built for full-band 48 kHz audio and low computing cost. It can be run as a ready binary (deep-filter) on a WAV file, as a Python package (pip install deepfilternet) with a command-line tool and a Python API, or as a real-time plugin that cleans a microphone on Linux. Pretrained models of three generations are included, DeepFilterNet2 is the default. The binary currently handles 48 kHz WAV files. It works on Linux, macOS and Windows, a GPU is optional. The code is dual-licensed: MIT or Apache 2.0, at your choice. A demo is available on Hugging Face.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free choice of MIT or Apache 2.0 license
  • Works on Linux, macOS and Windows
  • GPU is optional
  • Ready binary, Python package and live microphone plugin

Cons

  • The ready binary handles only 48 kHz WAV files
  • Live microphone plugin is for Linux
  • Supported spoken languages are not stated

Key facts

License
MIT или Apache 2.0 (на выбор)
Commercial use
Allowed
Developer
DeepFilterNet authors
Checked on
Oct 20, 2026

Editorial score

How strongly the AI Expertise editors recommend this open model for each of its tasks right now, on a 0–10 scale. The score combines output quality, capabilities, ease of launch, license openness and freshness.

Voice

7.6 / 10
Output quality 7.5
Low High
Features 6.5
Basic Rich
Ease of launch 8.0
Hard Easy
License openness 10.0
Restricted Open
Freshness 4.0
Outdated Fresh