Whisper Alternatives

Whisper is described as 'End-to-end speech recognition model trained on 680,000 hours of multitask, multilingual audio data, offering robust transcription, 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 Mac, Web-based, Windows, iPhone and SaaS apps. The best Whisper alternative is Handy STT, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Whisper are Vibe Transcribe, Voxtral, FUTO Voice Input and Spokenly.

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  1. Converts audio and video to text automatically with drag-and-drop, batch support, and reliable offline operation for privacy. Handles varied environments, multiple languages, and exports as TXT, CSV, SBV, SRT, or VTT while providing versatile transcript splitting options.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
     
  2. VoiceInk icon
     6 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.

    77 VoiceInk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. xcribe icon
     8 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. Pipit icon
     4 likes

    Provides instant, local voice-to-text transcription, searchable timeline for both dictated and clipboard text, fully private processing on macOS, adaptive learning for terminology, invisible activation, audio/video file transcription, and seamless pasting into apps.

    53 Pipit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. Superwhisper icon
     7 likes

    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.

    91 Superwhisper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
     
  6. Katari icon
     3 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. MacWhisper icon
     11 likes

    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.

    122 MacWhisper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. WhisperBuddy icon
     4 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. Murmure icon
     4 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...

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. Dictly icon
     3 likes

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

    55 Dictly alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  11. Aqua Voice icon
     4 likes

    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.

    95 Aqua Voice alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  12. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Audiotype - Audio & Video Transcription vs Whisper Comments
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    Whisper only supports files of 25MB. Audiotype accepts file upload up to 10GB

    • Audiotype - Audio & Video Transcription is Freemium and ProprietaryWhisper is Freemium and Open Source
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