Kaldi Alternatives

Kaldi is described as 'Toolkit for speech recognition written in C++ and licensed under the Apache License v2.0. Kaldi is intended for use by speech recognition researchers' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Kaldi for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and iPhone apps. The best Kaldi alternative is Vibe Transcribe, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Kaldi are FUTO Voice Input, Whisper, MacWhisper and Aqua Voice.

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

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

    • Vibe Transcribe is Free and Open SourceKaldi is also Free and Open Source
    • Vibe Transcribe is Privacy focusedKaldi is not according to our users
  2. 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 Kaldi.

    • FUTO Voice Input is Free and Open SourceKaldi is also Free and Open Source
    • FUTO Voice Input is Privacy focused and LightweightKaldi is not according to our users
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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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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    MacWhisper

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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.

    104 MacWhisper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  6. Aqua Voice icon

    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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    • Aqua Voice is the most popular Web-based alternative to Kaldi.

    • Aqua Voice is Freemium and ProprietaryKaldi is Free and Open Source
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    Notes.ai

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    Never miss a brilliant idea again: effortlessly transcribe meetings into Notion. Notes.ai + Notion = your ideas organized, your productivity unleashed.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    HoldSpeak

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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

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Multiple Model Support
     

    • HoldSpeak is the most popular commercial alternative to Kaldi.

    • HoldSpeak is Paid and ProprietaryKaldi is Free and Open Source
    • HoldSpeak is Lightweight and Privacy focusedKaldi is not according to our users
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    SpeechPulse

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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

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Live mode
     
  12. Transcriptor icon

    Transcriptor

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    Efficiently convert speech to text with this easy-to-navigate tool. Offers real-time transcription with secure storage on iCloud, supporting 20 languages from English to Vietnamese.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    • Transcriptor is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Kaldi.

    • Transcriptor is Paid and ProprietaryKaldi is Free and Open Source
    • Transcriptor is Privacy focused, Minimalistic and LightweightKaldi is not according to our users

  13. Nerd Dictation

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    Simple, hackable offline speech to text - using the VOSK-API.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  14. CMU Sphinx

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    CMU Sphinx is a 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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