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.




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.
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.




Privacy-focused transcription tool for macOS. For free. No ads, no tracking, no data collection.


Voice-to-text solution for Mac enabling dictation anywhere with a keyboard shortcut—no internet required. Delivers instant, private transcription in 100+ languages, translation to English, vocabulary customization, universal app compatibility, one-time payment, and zero data collection.



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.

Transcribe audio to text with AI precision, edit easily, and export in any format—all with complete privacy on your Mac.

Dictly turns speech into polished, structured text — instantly and entirely on your device. No servers. No data collection. No delay.




Dictly is the most popular iPad alternative to Whisper.
Aqua Voice is a voice-driven document editor that lets you edit documents using just your voice. Instead of transcribing what you said, Aqua Voice writes what you meant.

Audiotype is a transcription software that convert audio and video file into editable text transcript and subtitles. More than +10 000 users use Audiotype to transcribe their media files (video, podcast, recordings, MP4, MP3, interviews) into exportable transcripts or subtitles.





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...

A complete rework of Whisper ASR that eliminates hallucinations and drastically improves accuracy. Built using over 1.5 million hours of audio, including phone and noisy data.




Switch between typing and voice to take notes with ease, supporting 40 languages. Real-time transcription captures paragraphs and emoticons while ensuring clear punctuation. Pro upgrade offers cloud storage and multiple note management options.




Revolutionize your writing process with offline voice-to-text capabilities that transform spoken words into perfectly formatted documents, emails, and notes. Supported on Mac and iPhone, this ad-free, AI-powered tool offers seamless transcription and efficient dictation tie-ins with Whisper-AI technology.




Whisper only supports files of 25MB. Audiotype accepts file upload up to 10GB