MacWhisper Alternatives for Windows

MacWhisper is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is Vibe Transcribe, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to MacWhisper and 13 are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to MacWhisper are Whisper, WhisperTranscribe, Memos AI and Buzz Captions.

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MacWhisper alternatives are mainly Audio Transcription Tools but may also be Video Transcription Tools or Note-taking Tools.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of 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...

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MacWhisper alternatives page was last updated Nov 20, 2024
  1. Vibe Transcribe icon
     21 likes

    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...

    68 Vibe Transcribe alternatives
    Vibe Transcribe screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  AI-Powered
    5.  Transcribe
    6.  Automatic Transcript
    7.  Rust
    8.  Cross-Platform
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    • Vibe Transcribe is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to MacWhisper.

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

    • Vibe Transcribe is Free and Open SourceMacWhisper is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Vibe Transcribe is Privacy focusedMacWhisper is not according to our users
  2. Whisper icon
     16 likes

    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.

    81 Whisper alternatives
    Transcribing in different languages

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Whisper Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Speech to text
    3.  Speech Recognition
    4.  speech transcription
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    Comments about Whisper as an Alternative to MacWhisper
     
    Matt

    While MacWhisper is built around Whisper, it is a user-friendly GUI frontend to locally run various WhisperAI models on a Mac. This is just the core written in Python - not user-friendly

    Positive commentJul 20, 2023
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    • Whisper is Freemium and Open SourceMacWhisper is Freemium and Proprietary
  3. WhisperTranscribe icon
     2 likes

    Transcribe any audio and get fast and accurate transcripts with timestamps using AI. Generate new content from the transcripts such as summaries, blog-posts, social media posts or your own custom content with GPT prompts. No subscription required.

    61 WhisperTranscribe alternatives
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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac

    WhisperTranscribe Features

    1.  AI Summarization
    2.  Transcribe
    3.  AI-Powered
    4.  speech transcription
    5.  Voice to Text
    6.  Timestamps
    7.  Audio-to-text
    WhisperTranscribe iconMacWhisper Icon

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  4. Memos AI icon
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    Memos AI allows you to record notes with PRECISE transcriptions, using AI technology, on any device. Need to record a lecture to help with notes? Memos AI can do that AND provide you with an accurate transcription of what was said.

    74 Memos AI alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    Memos AI Features

    1.  Text to Speech
    2.  Voice Notes
    3.  Audio Summary
    4.  AI-Powered
    5.  Read Aloud
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  5. Buzz Captions icon
     3 likes

    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.

    17 Buzz Captions alternatives
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    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Cloud Sync
    Buzz Captions iconMacWhisper Icon

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  6. SpeechPulse icon
     2 likes

    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.

    74 SpeechPulse alternatives
    Typing an email using SpeechPulse

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Speech Recognition
    5.  Voice to Text
    6.  Voice dictation
    7.  speech transcription
    8.  Speech to text
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  7.  6 likes

    Windows Speech Recognition makes using a keyboard and mouse optional. You can control your PC with your voice and dictate text instead.

    42 Windows Speech Recognition alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Windows Speech Recognition Features

    1.  Speech Recognition
    2.  Voice recognition
    3.  Speech to text
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    Comments about Windows Speech Recognition as an Alternative to MacWhisper
     
    Matt

    The speech recognition engine is not anywhere near the quality of Whisper, nor does it support transcription of pre-recorded audio files.

    Negative commentJul 20, 2023
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    • Windows Speech Recognition is Free and ProprietaryMacWhisper is Freemium and Proprietary
  8. TalkNotes icon
     2 likes

    Turn your voice memos into organized text! Just talk & let the AI create lists, blog post and more for you!.

    72 TalkNotes alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Windows
    • Android
    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  No registration required
    3.  File Tagging
    4.  AI-Powered
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  9. GoWhisper icon
     1 like

    User-friendly GUI for OpenAI's Whisper offering unlimited transcription across multiple languages with various export options, available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

    15 GoWhisper alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Top GoWhisper Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Text to Speech
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Speech Recognition
    6.  speech transcription
    7.  Multiple languages
    8.  Srt
    9.  Export to CSV
    10.  Cross-Platform
    11.  Export to TXT
    12.  Speech to text
    13.  Graphical User Interface
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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.

    20 Kaldi alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Kaldi Features

    1.  Speech Recognition
    2.  Speech to text
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  11. Ragnar icon
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    Ragnar is a simple app built with Python and Streamlit that transcribes your audio and video files locally on your computer, or your own server. Totally secure and without any need to call out to any services but your own computer. It uses Whisper and Whisper Stable.

    13 Ragnar alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Ragnar Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
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  12. Private Transcriber Pro icon
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    Private Transcriber Pro is a Windows-based offline transcription tool that processes audio and video files. Key features include drag-and-drop functionality, multilingual transcription with optional English translation, and export options for text and subtitle files.

    5 Private Transcriber Pro alternatives
    Transcription of a video

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Native application
    2.  Offline
    3.  Transcribe
    Private Transcriber Pro iconMacWhisper Icon

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