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OmniTranscript
✓ verifiedFreemium

OmniTranscript transcribes public TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube videos to timestamped text without sign-up and exports transcripts in SRT, WebVTT, and TXT formats.

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SpeechPulse
✓ verifiedPaid

Offline-capable Windows/macOS dictation app that types into any app in real time, supports 99 languages, and generates subtitles from media.

12K visits/mo
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Transcriptly
✓ verifiedFreemium

Free-to-start converter for turning uploaded files or YouTube videos into transcripts with AI summaries in 98+ languages.

74K visits/mo
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Whisper Snapper for Mac
✓ verifiedFreemium

Mac transcription app offering local or cloud AI models, speaker ID, translation, and multi-format export for recordings.

1.3K visits/mo
Pricing
Free: unlimited, no sign-up

No public pricing

Free: $0/month (10 credits/month)
Hobby: $6/month billed as $72/year

No public pricing

Free trial available

Core features
  • Timestamped transcripts
  • Export SRT/WebVTT/TXT
  • No account required
  • No data retention
  • Mobile friendly
  • Handles slang and fast speech
  • Real-time voice typing into any desktop application
  • Offline speech recognition for privacy
  • Transcription and translation in 99 languages
  • Automatic or manual punctuation modes
  • Push-to-talk dictation with customizable hotkeys
  • AI-assisted grammar, formatting and summarization templates
  • Audio/video file transcription with speaker diarization
  • Subtitle generation in SRT and VTT formats
  • Audio/video/YouTube transcription
  • AI-generated summaries and highlights
  • Support for 98+ languages and formats
  • Credit-based free tier
  • API access
  • 45-day media file retention
  • Drag-and-drop transcription with no account required
  • Choice of local or cloud AI transcription engines
  • Local AI summarization powered by Llama
  • Translation into 20+ languages
  • Speaker identification/diarization
  • Support for video and audio formats including MP4, MOV, MP3, WAV
  • Export to TXT, SRT, VTT, Markdown, CSV, or PDF
Use cases
  • Dictating documents and emails faster than typing
  • Transcribing recorded meetings or interviews into text
  • Generating subtitles for video content
  • Enabling hands-free computer use for accessibility needs
  • Working offline in privacy-sensitive environments
  • Students and researchers converting lecture recordings to text
  • Creators repurposing YouTube video content into text form
  • Professionals needing quick AI summaries of long recordings
  • Transcribing podcasts or interviews with speaker labels
  • Creating video subtitles from recordings
  • Summarizing long meeting recordings privately on-device
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