Free Transcription AI Tools

StageWhisper Lite is a free, on-device Mac app that listens to calls and produces local transcripts, summaries, and action items without uploading audio or screen content to external servers.

TrueScribe is a Windows and Linux desktop app for transcribing, editing, searching, translating, and researching audio and video recordings. Processing runs locally by default, with optional cloud models for selected features.

YouTube-to-Transcript.ai converts YouTube links into timestamped transcripts using available subtitles or AI speech recognition. It also offers summaries, speaker labels, multilingual support, and transcript exports for creators, researchers, educators, and other video users.

mymeet.ai is an AI meeting assistant that records or accepts meeting recordings, then produces transcripts, summaries, action items, and reports. It supports meeting bots, calendar connections, templates, AI chat, and exports for professional teams.

SubEasy is an AI-powered platform for transcribing, captioning, translating, and dubbing audio and video. It also provides tools for editing subtitles, identifying speakers, extracting hardcoded captions, and turning transcripts into notes and other content.

Audio Converter AI is a web-based transcription service that converts audio, video, and YouTube links into editable, timestamped transcripts with speaker recognition and AI-generated summaries, supporting 200+ languages.

Transkriptor is an AI-powered transcription platform that converts audio and video to text in 100+ languages, provides meeting summaries, speaker diarization, sentiment analysis, and integrates with conferencing and productivity tools for both individual and enterprise use.

SpeakNotes is an AI-powered transcription and summarization app that converts meetings, lectures, podcasts, YouTube videos, and other audio into accurate transcripts and structured notes (action items, decisions, summaries) in 50+ languages, used by students, professionals, and creators.

Scripsy is a Chrome extension that provides AI-powered YouTube transcription, timestamped transcripts, concise AI summaries, and an in-video chat to ask questions about video content — all delivered inside YouTube on desktop.

MP4ToText.ai is a web-based MP4-to-text converter that uses AI transcription to extract spoken audio from video files into searchable, timestamped transcripts with speaker labels, exports, and summary tools.

Otter.ai is an AI-powered meeting assistant that transcribes conversations in real time, creates searchable meeting knowledge, generates summaries, action items, and integrates with collaboration and CRM tools for teams and enterprises.

TranscriptMate is an AI-powered transcription service that converts audio and video to text with an interactive editor, speaker diarization, multi-language support, and AI content generation to produce ready-to-publish materials.

Swell AI is a SaaS platform that transforms audio and video into transcripts, clips, show notes, articles, summaries, social posts and more, with reusable templates, brand voice controls, episode chatbots, and multi-show management.

Transcri is an AI-powered online service that automatically transcribes, subtitles, and translates audio and video files in 100+ languages, with an online editor and collaborative workspace for teams.

Handwriting OCR is a commercial OCR service purpose-built to convert handwritten documents (cursive, messy, mixed scripts) into editable, searchable text quickly, with API access and enterprise features for high-volume workflows.

Vatis Tech provides a production-grade speech-to-text platform and API that transcribes audio and video with claimed 98–99% accuracy across 50+ languages, plus audio intelligence (speaker diarization, sentiment, topic detection), on-premise deployment, and enterprise security/compliance.

Whisper AI is an online speech-to-text workspace that uses OpenAI Whisper technology to convert audio and video into editable, searchable, and export-ready transcripts for meetings, podcasts, lectures, and other recordings.

Video to Text is an AI-powered online transcription tool that converts video and audio into accurate, timestamped transcripts with speaker labels and support for 99 languages, intended for subtitles, meeting notes, interviews, courses, podcasts, and multilingual workflows.

Rythmex is an online audio-to-text converter that transcribes audio and video files into editable text using automated (AI/ML) technology, supporting a wide range of formats and languages and offering an advanced editor and API integration for businesses and individual users.

Whisper Notes is a native iPhone and macOS app that performs fully offline speech-to-text using OpenAI's Whisper family of models (including Whisper Large V3 Turbo). It targets professionals who need private, on-device transcription for meetings, lectures, interviews, and dictation, with a one-time purchase model rather than subscriptions.

Bluedot is a privacy-first, bot-free AI meeting note taker that captures, transcribes, and summarises online and in-person meetings across platforms, and syncs notes and action items to CRMs, ATSs, Notion and more.

MinutesLink is an AI meeting note taker that records meetings (via a Chrome extension or bot), produces speaker-labeled transcripts and AI-generated summaries (key topics, decisions, action items), and stores searchable meeting records for teams and businesses.

Voscribe is an AI-powered transcription and podcast/video creation suite that provides automatic transcripts, an audio-synced editor, and SRT subtitle export targeted at podcasters and video creators.

Transcriptly is a web-based audio and video transcription service that converts YouTube videos and uploaded media into accurate text, summaries, and subtitles using AI, supporting 98+ languages and multiple export formats.