Privacy Scribe is a lightweight, local-first voice dictation tool for Windows that runs OpenAI Whisper entirely on your
Cost / License
- Paid
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Windows
- Mac
United States

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.
Privacy Scribe is a lightweight, local-first voice dictation tool for Windows that runs OpenAI Whisper entirely on your

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