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Happy Scribe combines transcription, subtitles and translation in more than 150 languages, with speaker identification, timestamps and DOCX, TXT, SRT and MP4 exports. Its mobile apps offer offline recording, and it connects with meeting and calendar services. AI tools include summaries, action items, searchable transcripts and collaborative editing; optional human services cover proofreading, subtitling, translation and transcription. Those features make it a broad option for people who want recordings turned into editable, shareable text.

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    Notta

    by Notta
    Free plan AndroidExtensioniPhone+3

    Meeting transcription with broad device and export support — Notta supports 58 languages but offers 1,800 included minutes and XLSX and PDF exports.

    7.6 Free plan · paid from $8.17/user/mo (annual) · 7-day trial Visit site
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    Simon Says

    by Simon Says
    Free plan ExtensioniPhoneMac+3

    Video editors needing timeline and subtitle exports — Simon Says has 100 languages and exports directly to named editing tools including Premiere Pro, Final Cut and DaVinci Resolve.

    7.3 Free plan · paid from $15/user/mo (annual) Visit site
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    Superwhisper

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3

    Dictating formatted text across apps — Superwhisper formats dictation for the current app and can process audio locally offline, unlike Happy Scribe's transcription workflow.

    7.3 Free plan · paid from $8.49/mo Visit site
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    Vosk

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4

    Free offline speech recognition and streaming API — Vosk is an offline speech-recognition toolkit with a streaming API and configurable vocabulary, rather than a hosted transcription service.

    7.4 Open source Visit site
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    easytranscript

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows

    Desktop file transcription with manual editing controls — easytranscript adds customizable shortcuts, transcription rules and programmable footswitch support for editing audio and video files.

    7.0 Free plan · paid from €5/mo Visit site
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    Express Scribe

    Free plan APILinuxMac+1

    Transcribers who rely on playback pedals and hotkeys — Express Scribe centers on variable-speed audio playback, video playback and foot-pedal controls, and works with SAPI-compliant speech recognition.

    7.6 Free plan Visit site
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    Gladia

    by Gladia
    Free plan APIMacWeb+1

    API users needing speech tools across 100 languages — Gladia offers API access and SRT or VTT exports, with 100 supported languages compared with Happy Scribe's 150+.

    7.4 From $0.61 Visit site
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    Whisper

    Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+2
    9.3 Open source Visit site
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    oTranscribe

    Free plan Open source Self-hostedWeb
    8.4 Free plan Visit site
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    Google Cloud Speech-to-Text

    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb
    7.5 From $0.00 Visit site
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    Transkriptor

    Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+2
    7.5 Free plan · paid from $9.99/mo Visit site
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    Amazon Transcribe

    Free plan APIWeb
    7.4 From $0.01 Visit site
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    AssemblyAI

    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb
    7.4 From $0.15 Visit site
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    IBM Watson Speech to Text

    by IBM Watson Speech to Text
    Free plan APISelf-hosted
    7.3 Free plan Visit site
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    Sarvam AI Speech to Text

    by Sarvam AI Speech to Text
    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb
    7.2 From ₹30 Visit site
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    Buzz

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows
    7.2 Free plan Visit site
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    TurboScribe

    Free plan Web
    7.1 Free plan Visit site
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    noScribe

    by noScribe
    Free plan LinuxMacWindows
    7.1 Free plan Visit site
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    f4transkript

    by f4transkript
    Free plan LinuxMacWeb+1
    7.1 From €25 Visit site
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    FileToText

    by FileToText
    Free plan API
    7.0 From $10/mo Visit site
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    MacWhisper

    by MacWhisper
    Free plan iPhoneMac
    7.0 Free plan · paid from €64 Visit site
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    Soniox

    by Soniox
    Free plan API
    6.9 Free plan · paid from $19.99/mo Visit site
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    InqScribe

    by InqScribe
    Free plan MacWindows
    6.9 Free plan · paid from $10 · 7-day trial Visit site
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    XTrans

    Free plan LinuxWindows
    6.8 Free plan Visit site

A different workflow or price may make another tool a better fit. The free plan caps each recording at 45 minutes and includes a 10-minute AI trial. Annual-billing plans start at $8.50 per month, and human services start at $2 per minute. Its Mac desktop app is described as available soon, while iPhone and Android apps are available. When comparing alternatives, consider language coverage, offline operation, device support, export formats and whether you need automated transcription, detailed playback controls or a developer-facing API.

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