Express Scribe Alternatives

Express Scribe is described as 'Transcription software and audio player specifically designed for typists. Featuring foot pedal control, variable speed, speech to text engine and support for a number of audio formats' and is a audio transcription tool in the audio & music category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Express Scribe for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Mac, iPhone, Windows and Android apps. The best Express Scribe alternative is Spokenly, which is free. Other great apps like Express Scribe are FluidVoice, Offscript, Paraspeech and VoiceInk.

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  1. oTranscribe icon
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    No more switching between Quicktime and Word. Pause, rewind and fast-forward without taking your hands off the keyboard. Interactive timestamps to navigate through your transcript with. Automatically saved to your browser's storage every...

    97 oTranscribe alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  2. Sontri icon
     1 like

    Sontri is an AI-powered transcription tool built for property inspection and inventory reporting. It converts audio recordings into clean, structured, ready-to-use reports.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  3. AI assistant for Mac enables hands-free dictation, live transcription, and real-time subtitles in any app using Parakeet and Whisper technology, with all processing on-device. Features AI writing, dialogue initiation from highlighted text, and privacy by design.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. Sonix icon
     7 likes

    This software translates audio and video into text in over 35 languages, offering an in-browser editor for seamless transcription management. With automated subtitles, language conversion, and media player sharing, it supports collaboration and assures secure data storage with Zoom and Adobe integration.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. Castmagic icon
     2 likes

    An AI-powered tool that turns audio into a wide range of content forms, from articles to Q&As. Whether uploading files, syncing feeds, or importing links, it automates copywriting, edits, and drafts in seconds. Ideal for creators needing quick, efficient content transformation.

    125 Castmagic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. Speak AI icon
     1 like

    AI-driven platform capturing, transcribing, and analyzing audio, video, and text, providing insights from phone calls, meetings, and unstructured data via Meeting Assistant and APIs. Supporting 99+ languages translation, it uncovers keywords, performs sentiment analysis, and organizes qualitative research data.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  7. Hermes Voice icon
     1 like

    Offline voice-to-text solution for Mac offering privacy-focused, lightning-fast 220 wpm dictation across all apps, supports 100+ languages, features customizable commands, personal adaptive dictionary, automatic pasting, and a one-time purchase with local data processing.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. Fully local, easy-to-use AI transcription tool based on OpenAI Whisper. Transcribe audio & video offline with high accuracy and without uploading or sharing your media data.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Meeting AI Analyser is a Windows desktop app that gives live structured meeting notes without uploading audio anywhere and without a bot joining the call. Captures system audio + microphone via WASAPI, transcribes locally with Whisper (90+ languages), then sends only the text...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Memo AI icon
     2 likes

    Whether it's YouTube, Podcast or local audio and video files, convert text and concentrate the essence.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
     
  11. Notta icon
     8 likes

    Converts audio into editable text via AI, supports recording, translation, and summarization. Perfect for meetings with real-time transcription and tool integrations.

    210 Notta alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
     
  12. Parlatype icon
     3 likes

    Parlatype is a minimal audio player for manual speech transcription, written for the GNOME desktop environment. It plays audio sources to transcribe them in your favourite text application.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
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