Apps similar to xcribe include Handy STT, which is free and open source. Other options are Vibe Transcribe, Voxtral, FUTO Voice Input and TypeWhisper. You're spoiled for choice with Audio Transcription Tools like xcribe: we list more than 100 alternatives for Mac, Windows, the web, iPhone and Linux.
Transcribe any audio or video to text for free, with automatic speaker labels and no daily cap. You get a TXT transcript plus SRT/VTT subtitles; an hour of audio takes about two minutes.
NotchLive is a macOS menu bar app that displays real-time AI-powered captions and translations directly in your MacBook's notch. It uses on-device Whisper AI (via CoreML) for speech recognition and Apple Translation for real-time translation — nothing ever leaves your Mac.
Records lectures, meetings and calls and writes structured notes — transcription and AI run locally on your Mac. Free, open source, no account.
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Professional AI dictation and human-like text to speech—100% offline. Powered by Whisper, Parakeet and Supertonic. Write with your voice and listen to any text.
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Open-source Mac application supporting local transcription of microphone, media, and system audio sources, with editable transcripts, live captions, privacy by design, export in TXT, Markdown, JSON, PDF, SRT, WebVTT, translation, and offline processing. Requires Apple silicon.
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MeetLive is an AI meeting assistant for Google Meet, Teams, Zoom and Tencent Meeting. The extension transcribes live — no bot joins the call — and AI turns transcripts into summaries, action items and answers. Voice translation in the speaker's own voice, 60+ languages. Free plan included.
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Wave is a lightweight, native macOS dictation app focused on fast voice-to-text workflows with minimal UI overhead. Press a shortcut, speak, and your words are instantly pasted at the cursor. Supports on-device transcription via Whisper and cloud transcription via Groq, plus an...
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Real-time AI translation for Google Meet enables on-screen live subtitles in 30+ languages with private device storage, zero setup, local record review, search, customizable exports, no bots or interruptions, AI summaries, and seamless instant use.
Mac dictation that identifies the language sentence by sentence, so you can switch mid-paragraph without changing a setting.
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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.
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