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All Categories 375 Browser 12 Chat 59 Claw Apps 2 Coding CLI 7 Coding Desktop 43 Cowork 8 Audio Tools 2 Dictation 60 File Utilities 30 Image Generation 11 Knowledge Assistant 13 LLM Server 13 LLM Utilities 9 Meeting Assistants & Note Takers 26 Personal Knowledge Management 28 Productivity 4 Study Assistant 1 Text to Speech 17 Transcription 48 Utilities 4 Video Editing 9 Video Generation 4 Writing Assistance 50
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Freemium

Ahsk

AI assistant for macOS that works in every app

Writing AssistanceTranscriptionKnowledge Assistant
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Paid

AI Transcription

Convert speech from audio and video files to text, entirely offline

Transcription
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Paid

Aiko

AI-powered on-device transcription with complete privacy

Transcription
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Freemium

Ally

PKM for the AI age with on-device transcription

Personal Knowledge ManagementTranscription
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Freemium

AudioNote

Whisper-powered live transcription for mic, apps, and media files

TranscriptionDictation
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Freemium

Basil AI

Fully on-device AI voice recorder and meeting note taker

Meeting Assistants & Note TakersTranscription
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Free

BB Recorder

100% local, 100% private meeting recorder

Meeting Assistants & Note TakersTranscription
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Freemium

Cleft Notes

Voice-to-text note-taking app for verbal thinkers

TranscriptionPersonal Knowledge Management
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Paid

EchoText

Privacy-focused voice-to-text with WhisperKit - dictation, transcription, and meeting recording

DictationTranscription
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Free

Fathom

Free AI meeting assistant with unlimited recording and transcription

Meeting Assistants & Note TakersTranscription
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Freemium

Fireflies.ai

GPT-4 powered AI notetaker for meetings across all platforms

Meeting Assistants & Note TakersTranscription
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Paid

Focus

Private, local-first AI video search and transcription for Mac

Transcription
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Paid

Free Voice Reader

Complete voice AI suite for macOS - dictate, read aloud, clone voices, and transcribe meetings locally

Text to SpeechDictationTranscription
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Freemium

Fuse Caption Studio

On-device AI captioning that's fast, private, and accurate

Transcription
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Freemium

Grain

AI notetaker built for growing teams with video conversation intelligence

Meeting Assistants & Note TakersTranscription
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Freemium

Granola

AI notepad for back-to-back meetings that enhances your notes

Meeting Assistants & Note TakersTranscription
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Free

Handy

Free and open-source app for speech to text

DictationTranscription
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Freemium

Hyprnote

AI notepad for private meetings with 100% local processing

Meeting Assistants & Note TakersTranscription
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Free

Izwi

Local audio inference engine for speech, transcription, and voice cloning

Text to SpeechTranscription
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Freemium

Jamie

Personal AI note taker that works everywhere without meeting bots

Meeting Assistants & Note TakersTranscription
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Freemium

MacWhisper

Fast, private AI transcription with OpenAI Whisper - all on your Mac

TranscriptionDictation
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Freemium

Meetily

Privacy-first open-source AI meeting assistant with 100% local processing

Meeting Assistants & Note TakersTranscription
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Freemium

MurmurAI

Privacy-first speech-to-text with multiple AI engines and speaker diarization

DictationTranscription
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Freemium

Minutes

AI-powered meeting note taker with live transcription and speaker identification

Meeting Assistants & Note TakersTranscription
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Freemium

Noted

Audio recording meets note-taking with AI transcription

Transcription
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Freemium

Notta

AI transcription tool with 98.86% accuracy and 100+ language support

Meeting Assistants & Note TakersTranscription
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Paid

Oto

Professional voice-to-text with offline on-device processing

DictationTranscription
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Freemium

Otter.ai

AI meeting assistant with real-time transcription and smart summaries

Meeting Assistants & Note TakersTranscription
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Free

Petal

Local-first audio transcription with multiple engines in your menu bar

Transcription
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Paid

Privy

Minimalist, private, powerful AI transcription for macOS

TranscriptionDictation
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Paid

QuickWhisper

Lightning-fast transcriptions for macOS

Transcription
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Freemium

Quill Meetings

Local AI meeting notes with no bots joining your calls

Meeting Assistants & Note TakersTranscription
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Freemium

Read AI

Fastest growing AI meeting assistant with enterprise search across all content

Meeting Assistants & Note TakersTranscription
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Freemium

Shadow

AI meeting assistant that captures said & shown

Meeting Assistants & Note TakersTranscription
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Freemium

Slipbox

Privacy-first AI meeting companion with local transcription and insights

Meeting Assistants & Note TakersTranscription
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Freemium

Spellar AI

Bot-free AI Meeting Assistant with Smart Notes & Transcription

Meeting Assistants & Note TakersTranscription
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Freemium

Summit AI Notes

Local AI meeting transcription and summarization for macOS

Meeting Assistants & Note TakersTranscription
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Freemium

tl;dv

AI meeting recorder with generous free plan for Zoom, Meet, and Teams

Meeting Assistants & Note TakersTranscription
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Freemium

TranscribeX

Local AI Transcription for Mac

Transcription
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Freemium

Transcrybe

Your Real-Time Translation Companion

Transcription
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Free

Trilla

Focus on your meetings, not your notes

Meeting Assistants & Note TakersTranscription
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Freemium

VivySub

Next-gen AI subtitle editor with collaboration and smart timing

Transcription
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Free

Vocal Prism

AI-powered audio transcription for macOS with local Whisper processing

Transcription
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Free

Vowen

Free privacy-first voice interface for speech, actions, and automation

DictationTranscription
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Freemium

WhisperBuddy

Fast, accurate, and private AI-powered transcription for macOS

TranscriptionDictation
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Paid

Whisper Notes

Offline speech-to-text using Whisper AI - 100% on-device

TranscriptionDictation
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Free

WhisperShortcut

Speech-to-text and AI voice commands with Google Gemini or offline Whisper

DictationTranscription
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Paid

WhisperTranscribe

Transcribe audio & video with Whisper AI and create content instantly

Transcription
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