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Meetily
Privacy-first open-source AI meeting assistant with 100% local processing
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Quill Meetings
Local AI meeting notes with no bots joining your calls
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Voicy
AI speech-to-text that types for you, 3x faster than typing
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Vowen
Voice interface for dictation, meetings, and workflows
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SuperIntern
Botless meeting AI with best-in-class transcription accuracy
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MacWhisper
The all-in-one Mac app to transcribe it all
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Hold Option, draw while speaking, paste into Cursor
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Handy
Free and open-source speech to text that works completely offline
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AI Transcription
Convert speech from audio and video files to text, entirely offline
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Fuse Caption Studio
On-device AI captioning that's fast, private, and accurate
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Fathom
Free AI meeting assistant with unlimited recording and transcription
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VivySub
Next-gen AI subtitle editor with collaboration and smart timing
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Summit AI Notes
Local AI meeting transcription and summarization for macOS
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WhisperBuddy
Fast, accurate, and private AI-powered transcription for macOS
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Shadow
AI meeting assistant that captures said & shown
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Minutes
AI-powered meeting note taker with live transcription and speaker identification
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Aiko
AI-powered on-device transcription with complete privacy
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Ally
PKM for the AI age with on-device transcription
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EchoText
Privacy-focused voice-to-text with WhisperKit - dictation, transcription, and meeting recording
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Glasscribe
Real-time, On-device Speech-to-Text for Mac
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Petal
Local-first audio transcription with multiple engines in your menu bar
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Yakki
Write by speaking with private, on-device AI dictation
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Char
AI notepad for meetings — no strings attached
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Whisper Notes
Offline speech-to-text using Whisper AI - 100% on-device
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AudioNote
Whisper-powered live transcription for mic, apps, and media files
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Spellar AI
Bot-free AI Meeting Assistant with Smart Notes & Transcription
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Slipbox
Privacy-first AI meeting companion with local transcription and insights
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Privy
Minimalist, private, powerful AI transcription for macOS
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Oto
Professional voice-to-text with offline on-device processing
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Noted
Audio recording meets note-taking with AI transcription
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Jamie
Personal AI note taker that works everywhere without meeting bots
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BB Recorder
100% local, 100% private meeting recorder
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Transcrybe
Your Real-Time Translation Companion
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Otter.ai
AI meeting assistant with real-time transcription and smart summaries
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Fireflies.ai
GPT-4 powered AI notetaker for meetings across all platforms
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WhisperShortcut
Speech-to-text and AI voice commands with Google Gemini or offline Whisper
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MurmurAI
Privacy-first speech-to-text with multiple AI engines and speaker diarization
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Notta
AI transcription tool with 98.86% accuracy and 100+ language support
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Cleft Notes
Voice-to-text note-taking app for verbal thinkers
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Migas
Invisible meeting copilot with real-time transcription and live AI chat
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Focus
Private, local-first AI video search and transcription for Mac
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TranscribeX
Local AI Transcription for Mac
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QuickWhisper
Lightning-fast transcriptions for macOS
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Basil AI
Fully on-device AI voice recorder and meeting note taker
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Free Voice Reader
Complete voice AI suite for macOS - dictate, read aloud, clone voices, and transcribe meetings locally
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Vocal Prism
AI-powered audio transcription for macOS with local Whisper processing
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Ahsk
AI assistant for macOS that works in every app
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tl;dv
AI meeting recorder with generous free plan for Zoom, Meet, and Teams
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Izwi
Local audio inference engine for speech, transcription, and voice cloning
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WhisperTranscribe
Transcribe audio & video with Whisper AI and create content instantly
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Aulio Studio
All-in-one audio cleanup for podcasters and creators.
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Granola
AI notepad for back-to-back meetings that enhances your notes
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Read AI
Fastest growing AI meeting assistant with enterprise search across all content
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Veroi
Your private meeting brain — record less, remember everything
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Grain
AI notetaker built for growing teams with video conversation intelligence
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Trilla
Focus on your meetings, not your notes
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About AI Transcription Apps for Mac
Transcription apps turn existing audio and video recordings into searchable text and subtitles.
Compare accuracy, speaker labels, batch processing, and export formats such as SRT and VTT. Local transcription keeps files on your Mac, while cloud services may handle difficult audio better.