Transcribe.so Alternatives

Sites and apps similar to Transcribe.so include Handy STT, which is free and open source. Other options are Vibe Transcribe, Voxtral, OpenWhispr and anarlog. Audio Transcription Tools like Transcribe.so are a crowded field, with more than 100 alternatives for Mac, iPhone, Windows, Android and iPad.

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  1. Whisper icon
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    An open-source, end-to-end speech recognition system trained on 680,000 hours of diverse audio, providing multilingual transcription, to-English translation, language identification, phrase-level timestamps, and high performance in real-world scenarios using transformer architecture.

    254 Whisper alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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  2. Amurex icon
     11 likes

    Enhance productivity with your ultimate AI copilot, offering real-time suggestions, instant recaps, detailed transcripts, and automated follow-up emails for efficient meeting management.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
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  3. Granola icon
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    AI-driven notepad transcribes meetings from computer audio, blends user notes with intelligent transcription, refines details after meetings, works on any operating system, and offers customizable templates to suit team workflows and recurring events for detailed capture.

    130 Granola alternatives

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    • Proprietary

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  4. Offscript icon
     7 likes

    Secure note app offering on-device AI transcription using Whisper, full AES-256-GCM and SQLCipher encryption, semantic meaning-based search, biometric lock, premium AI summaries, action items, tagging, export to PDF/Markdown/CSV, calendar sync, and encrypted backup.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
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    • iPad
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  5. TranscribeX icon
     9 likes

    Local macOS solution for fast AI-powered transcription and translation of audio or video in over 100 languages, featuring speaker diarization, batch processing, GPU acceleration, file-type flexibility, drag-and-drop support, advanced editing, and secure privacy.

    126 TranscribeX alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  6. VoiceInk icon
     8 likes

    Instantly converts spoken words to text using local AI for near-perfect accuracy and privacy, with real-time transcription, seamless macOS integration, user-supplied AI keys, multiple language support, and no cloud data upload required.

    210 VoiceInk alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  7. Moonshine AI icon
     14 likes

    Optimized for edge hardware, this open-source tool provides fast, private on-device speech recognition for real-time transcription, command and speaker identification, lower word-error rates than Whisper models, and multi-language support over varied platforms.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
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  8. Paraspeech icon
     6 likes

    Fully offline speech-to-text for macOS, prioritizing privacy by processing all transcriptions on device, optimized for Apple Silicon, lightweight at under 200MB RAM, compatible with any app, efficient in the background, with no recurring subscription, and fast model setup.

    141 Paraspeech alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  9. Murmure icon
     6 likes

    A privacy-first, open-source speech-to-text application that runs entirely on your machine, powered by a neural network via NVIDIA’s Parakeet model for fast, local transcription. Murmure turns your voice into text with no internet connection and zero data collection, and...

    119 Murmure alternatives

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    • Windows
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  10. 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.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  11. MacWhisper icon
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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.

    250 MacWhisper alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Mac
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  12. Trace captures your microphone and system audio, transcribes locally on your Mac, and hands you a markdown transcript with flagged moments inline.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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