Hold a key, speak, release — AI voice-to-text dictation that types into any Windows app. Free & open-source.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Windows
Vibe Transcribe Alternatives
Apps similar to Vibe Transcribe include Handy STT, which is free and open source. Other options are FUTO Voice Input, Voxtral, OpenWhispr and TypeWhisper. You're spoiled for choice with Audio Transcription Tools like Vibe Transcribe: we list more than 100 alternatives for Mac, Windows, the web, Linux and iPhone.
Alternatives list
Voice dictation that stays on your device. Open-source, local-first, and built for people who actually care about privacy.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
United States
+1
Turn recordings, links and your own voice into transcripts you can search, translate and export.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
Singapore
100% offline and secure medical voice dictation for Mac and Windows. The affordable, cloud-free, and subscription-free alternative for all medical and paramedical professionals.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
France
EU
Private dictation for Mac: hold a key, speak, and clean, punctuated text is typed at your cursor in almost any app. Runs entirely on-device.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Mac
+2
4 Vavus AI alternativesVavus AI puts live voice translation, translated phone calls, encrypted multilingual chat, document and photo translation, and a translating keyboard into a single app, across 200+ languages.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- United States
32 Glazey alternativesVoice-to-text software that places cleaned, punctuated speech directly into any text field in under a second. It supports 100+ languages, translation, vocabulary controls, shortcuts, and custom text behaviors, with macOS and Linux support for multilingual dictation.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
Bulgaria- EU
Weesper Transcribe turns audio and video files into editable, searchable transcripts entirely on your Mac. Files are processed locally with on-device Whisper models and are never uploaded.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- France
- EU
+1
Browser extension for WhatsApp Web that automatically transcribes voice notes, translates them into 99+ languages, creates bullet-point summaries and tone readings, exports transcripts, schedules messages and files, and keeps reminders in the chat.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Microsoft Edge
- Google Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox
Brazil
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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
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
Voice dictation for Mac and Windows. Press a hotkey, speak, paste into any text field. Audio stays on your device — no cloud, no account, unlimited free tier.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Mac
Spain- EU
