MacScribe AlternativesAudio & Video Transcription Tools like MacScribe

MacScribe is described as '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' and is a audio transcription tool in the audio & music category. There are more than 50 alternatives to MacScribe for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Mac, iPhone, SaaS and iPad apps. The best MacScribe alternative is Vibe Transcribe, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MacScribe are FUTO Voice Input, Whisper, TalkNotes.tech and Moonshine AI.

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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...

    82 Vibe Transcribe alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Vibe Transcribe screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  AI-Powered
    5.  Transcribe
    6.  Cross-Platform
    7.  Rust
    8.  Automatic Transcript

    Vibe Transcribe VS MacScribe

     

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

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

    • Vibe Transcribe is Free and Open SourceMacScribe is Paid and Proprietary
    • Vibe Transcribe is Privacy focusedMacScribe 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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android
    FUTO Voice Input screenshot 1
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Speech to text
    2.  Voice input
    3.  Speech Recognition
    4.  Voice recognition
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  AI-Powered
    10.  speech transcription

    FUTO Voice Input VS MacScribe

     

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

    • FUTO Voice Input is Free and Open SourceMacScribe is Paid and Proprietary
    • FUTO Voice Input is Privacy focused and LightweightMacScribe 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.

    97 Whisper alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Transcribing in different languages

    Whisper Features

    1.  Speech to text
    2.  Speech Recognition
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  speech transcription

    Whisper VS MacScribe

     
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    TalkNotes.tech

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    TalkNotes turns audio into structured notes, todos, flashcards, and transcripts using AI transcription in 100+ languages. Automatically capture lectures, meetings, or any speech into actionable text, ensuring tasks never get lost, with user-friendly accessibility for everyone.

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    TalkNotes.tech Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  AI-Powered
    4.  speech transcription

    TalkNotes.tech VS MacScribe

     

    • TalkNotes.tech is the most popular Web-based & SaaS alternative to MacScribe.

    • TalkNotes.tech is the most popular commercial alternative to MacScribe.

    • TalkNotes.tech is Paid and ProprietaryMacScribe is also Paid and Proprietary
  7. Moonshine AI icon

    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.

    63 Moonshine AI alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Python
    • Self-Hosted
    Moonshine AI screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Speech to text
    4.  AI-Powered
    5.  Voice Commands
    6.  Speech Recognition
    7.  Python-based

    Moonshine AI VS MacScribe

     

    • Moonshine AI is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to MacScribe.

    • Moonshine AI is Free and Open SourceMacScribe is Paid and Proprietary
    • Moonshine AI is LightweightMacScribe is not according to our users
  8. Superwhisper icon

    Superwhisper

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    Revolutionize your writing process with offline voice-to-text capabilities that transform spoken words into perfectly formatted documents, emails, and notes. Supported on Mac and iPhone, this ad-free, AI-powered tool offers seamless transcription and efficient dictation tie-ins with Whisper-AI technology.

    43 Superwhisper alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    Superwhisper screenshot 1

    Superwhisper Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Voice dictation
    4.  speech transcription
    5.  AI-Powered
    6.  Dictation
    7.  Voice Commands
    8.  Speech to text
    9.  Voice Notes

    Superwhisper VS MacScribe

     

    • Superwhisper is the most popular iPhone alternative to MacScribe.

    • Superwhisper is Freemium and ProprietaryMacScribe is Paid and Proprietary
  10. VoiceInk icon

    VoiceInk

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    VoiceInk uses local AI models to instantly transcribe what you say with near-perfect accuracy and complete privacy.

    39 VoiceInk alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Built-in Dictionary
    2.  speech transcription
    3.  Voice to Text
    4.  Context-aware help
    5.  Dictation
    6.  Voice dictation
    7.  AI-Powered
    8.  Speech to text
    9.  Global hotkey

    VoiceInk VS MacScribe

     
  11. MacWhisper icon

    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.

    83 MacWhisper alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    MacWhisper screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Automatic Transcript
    2.  Transcribe
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Offline
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Support for subtitles
    8.  speech transcription

    MacWhisper VS MacScribe

     
  12. Notes.ai icon

    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.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Ad-free
    3. Notion icon  Notion Integration
    4.  Automatic Transcript
    5.  AI-Powered
    6.  speech transcription
    7.  Drag and Drop
    8. Google Calendar icon  Google Calendar integration
    9.  Transcribe

    Notes.ai VS MacScribe

     
  13. Audiotype - Audio & Video Transcription icon

    Audiotype - Audio & Video Transcription

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    Audiotype is a transcription software that convert audio and video file into editable text transcript and subtitles. More than +10 000 users use Audiotype to transcribe their media files (video, podcast, recordings, MP4, MP3, interviews) into exportable transcripts or subtitles.

    69 Audiotype - Audio & Video Transcription alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    Transcribe Video To Text Audiotype

    Audiotype - Audio & Video Transcription Features

    1.  Audio-to-text
    2.  Video Transcription
    3.  Subtitles and captions
    4.  Speech to text
    5.  Automatic Transcript
    6.  Transcribe Voicemails
    7.  Transcribe
    8.  Transcript Search
    9.  Text to Speech
    10.  speech transcription

    Audiotype - Audio & Video Transcription VS MacScribe

     
  14. 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.

    78 Aqua Voice alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    Aqua Voice screenshot 1

    Aqua Voice Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Voice to Text
    3.  Speech Recognition
    4.  speech transcription
    5.  Text editing
    6.  Speech to text
    7.  Natural Language Processing
    8.  AI-Powered
    9.  Voice recognition

    Aqua Voice VS MacScribe

     
  15. xcribe icon

    xcribe

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

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • ES flagSpain
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    xcribe screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  speech transcription

    xcribe VS MacScribe

     
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