MacWhisper Alternatives

Apps similar to MacWhisper include Handy STT, which is free and open source. Other options are Vibe Transcribe, Voxtral, OpenWhispr and TypeWhisper. There's no shortage of Audio Transcription Tools like MacWhisper, with more than 100 alternatives for Mac, Windows, the web, iPhone and Linux.

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  1. Scriberr icon
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    This is Scriberr, a self-hostable AI audio transcription app. Scriber uses the Whisper models from OpenAI, to transcribe audio files offline, on your hardware.

    95 Scriberr alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  2. 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.

    120 Transcription Pro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    156 Notes.ai alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  4. 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.

    161 MacScribe alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. TalkTastic icon
     1 like

    Write with your voice in any app on macOS. Faster and more accurate than ChatGPT, Google and OpenAI Whisper. Start talking. Stop typing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  6. Buzz Captions icon
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    Buzz Captions is an offline audio transcription and translation tool powered by OpenAI's Whisper model. It allows users to import audio and video files to generate transcripts in CSV, SRT, TXT and VTT formats.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  7. AudioPen icon
     1 like

    Transforms voice into neat, summarized text, eliminating fillers. Features advanced paid options like writing style customization, length control, and note export for enhanced journaling and content creation.

    209 AudioPen alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  8. soink icon
     3 likes

    Real-time Mac tool streams transcription as you speak, instantly edits text using voice commands, refines grammar and removes fillers in real time, and keeps both keyboard and voice input active together for continuous, efficient writing and editing flow.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  9. SpeechFlow icon
     1 like

    Accurate speech-to-text API for all languages beyond just English.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  10. Kaldi icon
     2 likes

    Kaldi is a toolkit for speech recognition written in C++ and licensed under the Apache License v2.0. Kaldi is intended for use by speech recognition researchers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. Lispr icon
     7 likes

    Push-to-talk voice-to-text app for Mac and Windows that types what you say in roughly 99 languages, with no account required.

    84 Lispr alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • US flagUnited States
    Talk. It types itself in any language.
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  12. Speak AI icon
     1 like

    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.

    204 Speak AI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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