CMU Sphinx Alternatives

CMU Sphinx is described as 'Speaker-independent large vocabulary continuous speech recognizer released under BSD style license. It is also a collection of open source tools and resources that allows researchers and developers to build speech recognition systems' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to CMU Sphinx for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and iPad apps. The best CMU Sphinx alternative is Vibe Transcribe, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like CMU Sphinx are Handy STT, FUTO Voice Input, Voxtral and Whisper.

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  1. Vibe Transcribe icon

    Vibe Transcribe

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    Vibe is an auto transcription service that utilizes local language learning models (LLMs) or artificial intelligence to provide transcriptions for a wide range of languages. The service prioritizes user privacy by offering fully offline transcription, ensuring that no data ever...

    117 Vibe Transcribe alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Vibe Transcribe is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to CMU Sphinx.

    • Vibe Transcribe is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to CMU Sphinx.

    • Vibe Transcribe is Free and Open SourceCMU Sphinx is also Free and Open Source
    • Vibe Transcribe is Privacy focusedCMU Sphinx is not according to our users
  4. FUTO Voice Input icon

    FUTO Voice Input

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    FUTO Voice Input is an application that lets you do speech-to-text on Android, integrating with third party keyboards or apps that use the generic speech-to-text APIs.

    96 FUTO Voice Input alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
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    • FUTO Voice Input is the most popular Android alternative to CMU Sphinx.

    • FUTO Voice Input is Free and Open SourceCMU Sphinx is also Free and Open Source
    • FUTO Voice Input is Privacy focused and LightweightCMU Sphinx is not according to our users
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    Voxtral

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    Voxtral models are state-of-the-art speech understanding models, which are available in two sizes — a 24B variant for production-scale applications and a 3B variant for local and edge deployments. Both versions are released under the Apache 2.0 license.

    75 Voxtral alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Hugging Face
    • Self-Hosted
    • Online
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    • Voxtral is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to CMU Sphinx.

    • Voxtral is Freemium and Open SourceCMU Sphinx is Free and Open Source
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    Whisper

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    Whisper is a general-purpose speech recognition model. It is trained on a large dataset of diverse audio and is also a multi-task model that can perform multilingual speech recognition as well as speech translation and language identification.

    123 Whisper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Moonshine AI

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    Moonshine is a family of speech-to-text models optimized for fast and accurate automatic speech recognition (ASR) on resource-constrained devices. It is well-suited to real-time, on-device applications like live transcription and voice command recognition.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Python
    • Self-Hosted
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    xcribe

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    Privacy-focused transcription tool for macOS. For free. No ads, no tracking, no data collection.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Aqua Voice

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    Aqua Voice is a voice-driven document editor that lets you edit documents using just your voice. Instead of transcribing what you said, Aqua Voice writes what you meant.

    89 Aqua Voice alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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    Dictanote

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    Switch between typing and voice to take notes with ease, supporting 40 languages. Real-time transcription captures paragraphs and emoticons while ensuring clear punctuation. Pro upgrade offers cloud storage and multiple note management options.

    119 Dictanote alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
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    Dictly

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    Dictly turns speech into polished, structured text — instantly and entirely on your device. No servers. No data collection. No delay.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    • Dictly is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to CMU Sphinx.

    • Dictly is Freemium and ProprietaryCMU Sphinx is Free and Open Source
    • Dictly is Lightweight and Privacy focusedCMU Sphinx is not according to our users
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    Nuance Dragon

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    Interact with your PC through voice commands and dictation. Supports tasks such as text formatting, web searching, and sending emails. Available for PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Android, it enhances productivity and accessibility with hands-free operations.

    65 Nuance Dragon alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    • Nuance Dragon is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to CMU Sphinx.

    • Nuance Dragon is the most popular commercial alternative to CMU Sphinx.

    • Nuance Dragon is Paid and ProprietaryCMU Sphinx is Free and Open Source
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