whisper.cppTranscribe recorded audio into text on your own computer.
Free software. Your hardware + a downloaded model.
Voice & transcription
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Turn recordings into editable transcripts with speaker labels on your computer.
What you can use it for
Turn recordings into editable transcripts with speaker labels on your computer.
- Windows, macOS and Linux routes with an editor linked to audio playback.
- Export HTML, plain text or WebVTT; review the recording without uploading it.
Workflow coverage and comparison notes
Transcribe already-recorded audio locally and review speaker-labelled text. Replaces file-transcription hours only: no automatic meeting joining, shared meeting workspace, AI meeting summaries, certified human transcription or Descript transcript-driven video editing. Supply your own computer and downloaded speech models; accuracy and processing time vary.
Before you switch
Large installer/model download and substantial local processing time. Speaker labels and words need human correction, especially names, overlapping speech and noisy audio. No meeting bot, cloud collaboration or guaranteed transcription accuracy. Use noscribe.de: the similarly named noscribe.ai is an unrelated paid service.
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