Speech Note AlternativesText to Speech Services and other similar apps like Speech Note

Speech Note is described as 'Note taking and reading with Speech to Text and Text to Speech' and is a Text to Speech service in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Speech Note for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web-based, Android and SaaS apps. The best Speech Note alternative is Handy STT, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Speech Note are Vibe Transcribe, TypeWhisper, FUTO Voice Input and Quobi.

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  1. Handy STT icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. Vibe Transcribe icon
     72 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. TypeWhisper icon
     26 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.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  4. 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
    • Source Available

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  5. Quobi icon
     13 likes

    Open-source voice dictation transcribes and cleans speech locally using Parakeet and Quill models, offers Verbatim, Tidy, and Formatted modes, ensures privacy, requires no fees, accounts, or cloud, and inserts polished text directly into any application.

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Powered by Google's latest Gemma technology, Google AI Edge Eloquent is an advanced dictation app engineered to bridge the gap between natural speech and professional, ready-to-use text.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
  7. Whisper icon
     28 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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. Rekody icon
     10 likes

    Open-source Mac dictation tool offering real-time, private voice-to-text conversion in any app using an Alt+Space shortcut, with hands-free and CLI options. Keeps all data local without accounts or analytics, making it suitable for privacy-conscious users.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
     
  10. Murmure icon
     6 likes

    A privacy-first, open-source speech-to-text application that runs entirely on your machine, powered by a neural network via NVIDIA’s Parakeet model for fast, local transcription. Murmure turns your voice into text with no internet connection and zero data collection, and...

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. NaturalReader icon
     23 likes

    Natural Reader is a professional text to speech program that converts any written text into spoken words. The paid versions of Natural Reader have many more features.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Google Chrome
     
  12. Converts audio and video to text automatically with drag-and-drop, batch support, and reliable offline operation for privacy. Handles varied environments, multiple languages, and exports as TXT, CSV, SBV, SRT, or VTT while providing versatile transcript splitting options.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
     
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