Whisper AlternativesAudio Transcription Tools and other similar apps like Whisper

Whisper is described as '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' and is a audio transcription tool in the audio & music category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Whisper for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Mac, Windows, iPhone and SaaS apps. The best Whisper alternative is Vibe Transcribe, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Whisper are Handy STT, FUTO Voice Input, Voxtral and Speech Note.

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  1. Vibe Transcribe icon
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    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...

    118 Vibe Transcribe alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Vibe Transcribe is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Whisper.

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

    • Vibe Transcribe is Free and Open SourceWhisper is Freemium and Open Source
    • Vibe Transcribe is Privacy focusedWhisper is not according to our users
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    FUTO Voice Input is an application that lets you do speech-to-text on Android, integrating with third party keyboards or apps that use the generic speech-to-text APIs.

    97 FUTO Voice Input alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Android
     
    • FUTO Voice Input is the most popular Android alternative to Whisper.

    • FUTO Voice Input is Free and Open SourceWhisper is Freemium and Open Source
    • FUTO Voice Input is Privacy focused and LightweightWhisper is not according to our users
  3. Voxtral icon
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    Voxtral models are state-of-the-art speech understanding models, which are available in two sizes — a 24B variant for production-scale applications and a 3B variant for local and edge deployments. Both versions are released under the Apache 2.0 license.

    75 Voxtral alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Hugging Face
    • Self-Hosted
    • Online
     
    • Voxtral is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Whisper.

    • Voxtral is Freemium and Open SourceWhisper is also Freemium and Open Source
  4. TranscribeX icon
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    TranscribeX is a powerful macOS app that converts your audio and video into accurate transcripts, translates them into over 100 languages, and helps you summarize or edit with advanced AI tools. Built with OpenAI Whisper and Nvidia Parakeet models, TranscribeX delivers accuracy...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. Spokenly icon
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    Experience effortless voice-to-text on your Mac. Speak your thoughts, and let modern AI handle the typing—no hidden data collection, no distractions.

    66 Spokenly alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
     
    • Spokenly is the most popular iPhone alternative to Whisper.

    • Spokenly is Free and ProprietaryWhisper is Freemium and Open Source
    • Spokenly is Privacy focused and LightweightWhisper is not according to our users
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • TalkNotes.tech is the most popular SaaS alternative to Whisper.

    • TalkNotes.tech is the most popular commercial alternative to Whisper.

    • TalkNotes.tech is Paid and ProprietaryWhisper is Freemium and Open Source
  7. Moonshine AI icon
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    Moonshine is a family of speech-to-text models optimized for fast and accurate automatic speech recognition (ASR) on resource-constrained devices. It is well-suited to real-time, on-device applications like live transcription and voice command recognition.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Python
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. Fluid AI icon
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    Never pay to convert speech to text. Fluid transforms your voice into text instantly with NVIDIA's fastest AI model, processing locally on your Mac with complete privacy.

    58 Fluid AI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
     
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    Transcribe audio and video files automagically with simple drag-and-drop — even in batches! Be amazed by remarkable accuracy and rapid results.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
     
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