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