Dictanote AlternativesNote-taking & Audio Transcription Tools like Dictanote

Dictanote is described as 'Seamlessly switch between typing and voice to take notes with support for 40 languages. Real-time transcription with paragraphs, punctuation, and emoticons' and is a Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Dictanote for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Web-based, iPhone and Android apps. The best Dictanote alternative is Handy STT, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Dictanote are Vibe Transcribe, Trilium Notes, CherryTree and Cryptee.

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  1. Handy STT icon
     56 likes

    Free open source speech-to-text app for desktop runs fully offline, keeping transcription and audio data private. Extensible and customizable, supports accessibility, cross-platform use, and community-driven modifications. No subscriptions or internet requirement.

    89 Handy STT alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. Vibe Transcribe icon
     66 likes

    Delivers offline transcription of audio and video using local AI for privacy, supports batch processing, multi-language input, real-time preview, multi-format export, English translation, direct printing, system audio, microphone input, CLI, and setup customization on Windows, Linux, or macOS.

    159 Vibe Transcribe alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. CherryTree icon
     326 likes

    Hierarchical note-taking software that is free, open-source, cross-platform. Features include rich text, syntax highlighting, multi-level lists, embedded files, customizable interface, code execution, PDF export, spell check, images & tables, and comprehensive project management support.

    124 CherryTree alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flatpak
     
  4. Cryptee icon
     112 likes

    Encrypted, privacy-focused digital storage with zero-knowledge architecture supporting document editing, notes, journals, and photo storage with raw DSLR support, live sync, markdown, code, LaTeX, to-dos, audio, tables, EPUB, PDF, and cross-platform access.

    91 Cryptee alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  5. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Android
     
  6. Voxtral icon
     24 likes

    Advanced audio models for transcription, translation, and understanding, optimized for production and edge deployment, API accessible, open-source with Apache 2.0, delivering high accuracy, resource efficiency, and support for both large-scale and local use cases.

    100 Voxtral alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Hugging Face
     
  7. TypeWhisper icon
     20 likes

    Runs privacy-focused speech-to-text locally on macOS, enabling system-wide dictation, batch audio and video file transcription, multi-engine support, drag-and-drop workflows, per-app profiles, searchable history, subtitle export with timestamps, and automation integration.

    62 TypeWhisper alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  8. Whisper icon
     26 likes

    An open-source, end-to-end speech recognition system trained on 680,000 hours of diverse audio, providing multilingual transcription, to-English translation, language identification, phrase-level timestamps, and high performance in real-world scenarios using transformer architecture.

    157 Whisper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Notefox icon
     19 likes

    Take notes on any website, organize notes for whole domains or specific pages, access all in a management page, use export, import, tagging, search, sticky-notes, auto-saving, and customizable keyboard shortcuts, all in a locally stored browser extension.

    178 Notefox alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  10. TranscribeX icon
     9 likes

    Local macOS solution for fast AI-powered transcription and translation of audio or video in over 100 languages, featuring speaker diarization, batch processing, GPU acceleration, file-type flexibility, drag-and-drop support, advanced editing, and secure privacy.

    82 TranscribeX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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