xcribe Alternatives

xcribe is described as 'Privacy-focused transcription tool for macOS. For free. No ads, no tracking, no data collection' and is a audio transcription tool in the audio & music category. There are more than 100 alternatives to xcribe for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Web-based, iPhone and Linux apps. The best xcribe alternative is Handy STT, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like xcribe are Vibe Transcribe, Voxtral, FUTO Voice Input and TypeWhisper.

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  1. WhisperBuddy icon
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    Transcribe audio to text with AI precision, edit easily, and export in any format—all with complete privacy on your Mac.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. Transcribro icon
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    Transcribro is a private and on-device speech recognition keyboard and service for Android.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (ISC)

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  3. Dictabar icon
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    Dictabar is a native menu-bar voice typing app for Apple silicon Macs. Press a global shortcut, speak, and your words are inserted directly into any app that accepts text.

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    • Mac
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  4. Dictanote icon
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    Switch between typing and voice to take notes with ease, supporting 40 languages. Real-time transcription captures paragraphs and emoticons while ensuring clear punctuation. Pro upgrade offers cloud storage and multiple note management options.

    179 Dictanote alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
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  5. AI-driven Chrome extension transforms voice input into text on any website, offering 99% transcription accuracy, robust grammar and punctuation correction, hands-free typing, support for over 50 languages, and significantly reduced manual labor for users.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • Google Chrome
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  6. Scrib icon
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    On-device voice transcription. Your audio never leaves your phone.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  7. Aqua Voice icon
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    The slowest part of your computer is the keyboard. Aqua fixes that. Hold a key, talk, and your voice becomes clean text in any app - Gmail, Slack, Cursor, the terminal.

    170 Aqua Voice alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • iPhone
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  8. Dictly icon
     3 likes

    Dictly turns speech into polished, structured text — instantly and entirely on your device. No servers. No data collection. No delay.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  9. Jotr icon
     1 like

    Jotr is a free Mac transcription app for audio and video files. It helps Mac users turn recordings into local transcripts, timestamped review sessions, notes, highlights, summaries, captions, and clean exports.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. Ottex AI icon
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    Ottex helps busy professionals turn speech into the right output for each task. In ChatGPT it preserves your exact words. In Gmail it follows your email style. In Linear it creates structured tickets. Create reusable workflows with instructions, tone, examples, and formatting...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. 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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. Live Subtitles is an AI live caption and dual subtitles app that transcribes any audio and translates it into 30+ languages in real time — live captions and bilingual subtitles for Zoom, Teams, YouTube, Netflix, Twitch, Discord and any app on Windows, macOS and iPhone.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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