Whisper Alternatives

Whisper is described as 'End-to-end speech recognition model trained on 680,000 hours of multitask, multilingual audio data, offering robust transcription, translation, and language identification' and is a audio transcription tool in the audio & music category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Whisper for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Web-based, Windows, iPhone and iPad apps. The best Whisper alternative is Handy STT, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Whisper are Vibe Transcribe, Voxtral, FUTO Voice Input and TypeWhisper.

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Whisper alternatives are mainly Audio Transcription Tools, but if you're looking for Video Transcription Tools or Note-taking Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Free and Online. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Whisper.
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  1. Scriberr icon
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    This is Scriberr, a self-hostable AI audio transcription app. Scriber uses the Whisper models from OpenAI, to transcribe audio files offline, on your hardware.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  2. Efficiently convert speech to text with this easy-to-navigate tool. Offers real-time transcription with secure storage on iCloud, supporting 20 languages from English to Vietnamese.

    123 Transcriptor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  3. txtplay.ai icon
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    Txtplay.ai delivers AI-powered real-time captioning, transcription, and translation for TV and online streaming. It integrates with encoders like PixelPower and Evertz, plus OVPs such as Kaltura and Brightcove. Cloud, hybrid, or on-prem — accessible and multilingual.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  4. Ebby.co icon
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    Ebby will automatically convert your audio to text for a fraction of the time and cost of traditional services.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  5. AssemblyAI is API for speech recognition. They’ve built “accurate, simple and customizable” technology that the team claims is what “Stripe did to payments,” but for speech. The voice technology industry is growing fast, due to the popularity of Siri, Alexa and Google Home.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. TalkTastic icon
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    Write with your voice in any app on macOS. Faster and more accurate than ChatGPT, Google and OpenAI Whisper. Start talking. Stop typing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. Dictato icon
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    Fast, private dictation for Mac. Transcribe speech to text instantly using Whisper, Parakeet, or Apple engines. 100% on-device — no cloud, no data sent. Works everywhere you type.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. Letterly icon
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    Letterly is a mobile app that converts any speech to clear and well-structured text. It's more than just a transcription. With the help of AI, you can transform your voice into structured notes, catchy social media posts, readable meeting summaries, formal emails and much more

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
  9. Meetily icon
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    Open-source Rust based AI meeting assistant with Parakeet/Whisper live transcription, speaker diarization, and Ollama summarization. 100% local processing. No cloud required.

    43 Meetily alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  10. Supernormal combines a desktop notetaker with an AI agent to transform your meetings into finished deliverables. The desktop app captures your Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, or Slack conversations without a bot joining the call.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
     
  11. Whisper IME icon
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    Whisper is an input method editor (IME) that leverages voice recognition technology based on the Whisper engine. It offers a seamless user experience, functioning both as a standalone application and an integrated IME that can be activated, e.g.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  12. whis icon
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    Voice-to-text CLI for terminal users.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Wayland
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
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