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Offline-capable Windows/macOS dictation app that types into any app in real time, supports 99 languages, and generates subtitles from media.
Free-to-start converter for turning uploaded files or YouTube videos into transcripts with AI summaries in 98+ languages.
GDPR-compliant AI speech-to-text tool for fast multilingual transcription, subtitling, and translation.
GDPR-compliant AI transcription in 100+ languages, aimed at journalists, researchers and teams needing accurate speech-to-text.
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- ✦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
- ✦AI transcription supporting 90+ languages
- ✦Word-audio synced editing interface
- ✦Automatic subtitle generation with SRT/VTT export
- ✦Translation of transcripts
- ✦AI assistant for summaries, chapterization, and Q&A with timecodes
- ✦GDPR-compliant, confidential file handling
- ✦AI speech-to-text in 100+ languages
- ✦Automatic speaker labels
- ✦AI summaries of transcripts
- ✦Bulk file uploading
- ✦Project organization and SRT export
- ✦iOS and Android recorder app
- →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
- →Journalists transcribing interviews quickly and accurately
- →Researchers processing qualitative interview recordings
- →Content creators generating subtitles for video
- →Language educators creating study materials from audio
- →Transcribing interviews for newsrooms
- →Academic research recordings
- →Legal and government documentation
- →Podcast and content transcripts