Dictato Alternatives

Dictato is described as 'Fast, private dictation for Mac. Transcribe speech to text instantly using Whisper, Parakeet, or Apple engines. 100% on-device — no cloud, no data sent. Works everywhere you type' and is an app in the news & books category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Dictato for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, iPhone, Web-based and Linux apps. The best Dictato alternative is Vibe Transcribe, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Dictato are OpenWispr, Spokenly, Whisper and TranscribeX.

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  1. MacWhisper icon
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    Quickly and easily transcribe audio files into text with OpenAI's state-of-the-art transcription technology Whisper. Whether you're recording a meeting, lecture, or other important audio, MacWhisper quickly and accurately transcribes your audio files into text.

    119 MacWhisper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  2. WhisperBuddy icon
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    Transcribe audio to text with AI precision, edit easily, and export in any format—all with complete privacy on your Mac.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. Otter.ai icon
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    An intelligent note-taking solution that records, transcribes, and shares English voice conversations. Otter.ai is versatile for meetings, lectures, journalist interviews, offering features like speaker ID, inline photos, playback with word highlighting, calendar integration, and easy group collaboration.

    142 Otter.ai alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  4. WhisperTyping icon
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    WhisperTyping is voice typing software using the Whisper model for the best-in-class dictation experience. Make use of it’s AI modes to write better and faster, get answers to pending questions and run commands, all by using your voice.

    30 WhisperTyping alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Speakr icon
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    Speakr is a personal, self-hosted web application designed for transcribing audio recordings (like meetings), generating concise summaries and titles, and interacting with the content through a chat interface. Keep all your meeting notes and insights securely on your own server.

    63 Speakr alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  6. HoldSpeak icon
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    HoldSpeak is a AI-powered app that allows you to type 3x faster. It supports over 100 languages and works 100% offline.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. Speak AI icon
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    AI-driven platform capturing, transcribing, and analyzing audio, video, and text, providing insights from phone calls, meetings, and unstructured data via Meeting Assistant and APIs. Supporting 99+ languages translation, it uncovers keywords, performs sentiment analysis, and organizes qualitative research data.

    117 Speak AI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8. MacScribe icon
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    MacScribe lets you transcribe any YouTube video, audio or video files on your laptop, or record from your microphone with ease. With MacScribe, you can create transcripts for your favorite videos, lectures, meetings, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. Sonix icon
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    This software translates audio and video into text in over 35 languages, offering an in-browser editor for seamless transcription management. With automated subtitles, language conversion, and media player sharing, it supports collaboration and assures secure data storage with Zoom and Adobe integration.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Hermes Voice icon
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    Offline voice-to-text solution for Mac offering privacy-focused, lightning-fast 220 wpm dictation across all apps, supports 100+ languages, features customizable commands, personal adaptive dictionary, automatic pasting, and a one-time purchase with local data processing.

    54 Hermes Voice alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  11. Hurd AI icon
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    Hurd.ai leverages AI to enable attentive listening during lectures, workshops, and meetings. Sit back while Hurd.ai captures, transcribes, summarizes, and tags your content. Unlike others charging by the hour, our free plan offers unlimited, secure recordings.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
     
  12. SpeechPulse icon
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    SpeechPulse is a dictation software for Windows 10/11 and Apple Silicon Macs. It can type into any text input, including text editors, web browsers, and office applications. SpeechPulse works fully offline and doesn’t require any internet connectivity.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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