Open Source Express Scribe Alternatives

    The best open source alternative to Express Scribe is oTranscribe, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Express Scribe and six of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Express Scribe are parlatype (Free, Open Source), Scripto (Free, Open Source), pmTrans (Free, Open Source) and Transkripshun (Free, Open Source).

    The list of alternatives was last updated Dec 5, 2018
    Express Scribe info, screenshots & reviewsAlternatives to Express Scribe
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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Omeka
    • Adobe Premiere Pro

    Features

    • Speech to text
    • Video transcription
    • Transcribe
    • Portable
    • Privacy protection
    • Audio-to-text
    • Automatic Transcript
    • Interactive content
    • Works Offline
    • Web-Based
    • Word processing

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    • oTranscribe

      No more switching between Quicktime and Word. Pause, rewind and fast-forward without taking your hands off the keyboard. View 19 alternatives to oTranscribe
      • Free • Open Source
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    • parlatype

      Offers adjustable speed, rewind-on-pause, timestamps, use with foot pedals and macros for LibreOffice View 5 alternatives to parlatype
      • Free • Open Source
      • Linux
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      • Scripto

        Scripto is a free, open source tool for enabling community transcriptions of document and multimedia files. View 14 alternatives to Scripto
        • Free • Open Source
        • Online
        • Omeka
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      • pmTrans

        pmTrans (The Poor's Man Transcriber) is an open source tool for manual interview transcriptions and provides a multitude of ways to control the playback of audio files. View 12 alternatives to pmTrans
        • Free • Open Source
        • Mac
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      • Transkripshun

        Open source transcription software for Linux, Windows, and Mac. Comparable to ExpressScribe. Press F2 to play/pause. Press F4 to rewind 3 seconds. View 12 alternatives to Transkripshun
        • Free • Open Source
        • Mac
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          Transkripshun vs Express Scribe
          pros, cons and recent comments
          ki4jgt The software allows you to press macro keys to pause, rewind, and play audio -- just like Express Scribe. There is no pedal integration though but everything else works out of the box. The author also clearly states that they're not adding a UI unless asked to do so.
          Positive comment • over 2 years ago

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          gdwaynewarner When I use Express Scribe, I use it with a foot pedal, so I can concentrate on typing what's being said in the dictation I'm transcribing. Transkripshun not only doesn't appear to support pedals, but has little to none in the way of a UI.
          Negative comment • over 3 years ago

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        • TranscriberAG

          TranscriberAG is designed for assisting the manual annotation of speech signals. View 15 alternatives to TranscriberAG
          • Free • Open Source
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