Turn recordings into text
Transcribe meetings, interviews, voice notes and videos, and make subtitles.
Our top 8 picks, easiest to start first. New to this? Start here.
pyVideoTrans
Translates videos into another language automatically, with new subtitles and AI-dubbed voices.
Speech & audioVibe
A desktop app that turns speech in audio and video into text, on your own device.
Speech & audioSmartSub
A free desktop app that makes, translates and voices subtitles for your videos.
Speech & audiowhisper.cpp
A fast, lightweight version of the Whisper speech-to-text model that runs on ordinary computers and phones.
Speech & audioWhisper
Turns speech in audio or video into accurate written text, in dozens of languages.
Speech & audioWhisperX
Fast speech-to-text that gives a time for every word and labels who is speaking.
Speech & audioWhisperLiveKit
Live speech-to-text you run yourself, with speaker labels and translation as people talk.
Speech & audioVideoCaptioner
Creates, fixes, translates and adds subtitles to videos, using speech recognition and AI language models.
Quick comparison
| Project | Without coding? | Cost | Privacy |
|---|---|---|---|
| pyVideoTrans | Yes | Free | Your choice |
| Vibe | Yes | Free | Runs on your own device |
| SmartSub | Yes | Free | Your choice |
| whisper.cpp | With some setup | Free | Runs on your own device |
| Whisper | With some setup | Free | Runs on your own device |
| WhisperX | With some setup | Free | Runs on your own device |
| WhisperLiveKit | With some setup | Free | Runs on your own device |
| VideoCaptioner | With some setup | Free | Your choice |