100% on-device, privacy first speech to text desktop app with offline Qwen grammar cleanup.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
OpenWhispr Alternatives
Apps similar to OpenWhispr include Handy STT, which is free and open source. Other options are Vibe Transcribe, FUTO Voice Input, TypeWhisper and BetterAudio. You're spoiled for choice with Audio Transcription Tools like OpenWhispr: we list more than 100 alternatives for Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android.
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Record a meeting, lecture, or interview and watch the text appear as people talk. Your audio and transcripts are not uploaded anywhere to be processed.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
SaidVault is a privacy-first macOS transcription app that runs locally on Apple Silicon. It transcribes audio and video files, records voice notes, captures system audio for meetings or video playback, supports Whisper and Parakeet models, and exports to PDF, TXT, Markdown, SRT, and VTT.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
Poland
EU
Wave is a lightweight, native macOS dictation app focused on fast voice-to-text workflows with minimal UI overhead. Press a shortcut, speak, and your words are instantly pasted at the cursor. Supports on-device transcription via Whisper and cloud transcription via Groq, plus an...
Cost / License
- Free Personal
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
India
VoiceScriber AI turns voice recordings into searchable notes directly on your iPhone. It works offline, supports 100+ languages, and keeps recordings and transcripts on-device for a more private voice-to-text workflow.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- iPhone
Türkiye
AI under your cursor in every Windows app: dictate offline in 25 languages free forever, or select any text and command it by voice - translate, rewrite, summarize, draft a reply, format.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
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Subanana is a multilingual AI speech-to-text workspace for subtitles, transcripts, translation, meeting minutes and live event captions.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Online
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
Hong Kong SAR China
Turn recordings, links and your own voice into transcripts you can search, translate and export.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
Singapore
NotchLive is a macOS menu bar app that displays real-time AI-powered captions and translations directly in your MacBook's notch. It uses on-device Whisper AI (via CoreML) for speech recognition and Apple Translation for real-time translation — nothing ever leaves your Mac.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Global
ListenIn is a menu-bar dictation app for macOS. Hold a trigger key, speak, and cleaned-up text is inserted at your cursor in any app — Claude Code, Cursor, Terminal, Mail, Slack.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
Professional AI dictation and human-like text to speech—100% offline. Powered by Whisper, Parakeet and Supertonic. Write with your voice and listen to any text.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
United States
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Voice AI assistant for Mac. Hold a shortcut, speak, and get clean text in any app. It can also edit text, answer questions about what is on screen, and run quick tasks by voice.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- United States
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