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Vosk is a free, Apache-2.0 speech recognition toolkit built for offline use. It runs on platforms including Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows, and Raspberry Pi, with streaming recognition, speaker identification, timestamps, and TXT or SRT exports. More than 20 languages and dialects are supported. Developers can reconfigure vocabulary, use bindings such as Python, Java, C#, and JavaScript, and deploy Vosk Server with Docker and protocols including WebSocket, gRPC, MQTT, and WebRTC. Small models are typically around 50 MB, while large server models can require up to 16 GB of runtime memory.

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    Notta

    by Notta
    Free plan AndroidExtensioniPhone+3

    Multilingual cloud transcription with broad exports — Notta offers 58 languages, 1,800 included minutes, web and browser-extension access, and DOCX, PDF, XLSX exports beyond Vosk’s TXT and SRT.

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

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Very broad language coverage and API transcription — Happy Scribe supports 150 languages, API access, MP4 export, and pay-as-you-go credits, while Vosk focuses on offline recognition and over 20 languages.

    7.6 Free plan Visit site
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    Simon Says

    by Simon Says
    Free plan ExtensioniPhoneMac+3

    Media-production exports across many editing systems — Simon Says supports 100 languages and exports for numerous video, audio, subtitle, spreadsheet, and JSON workflows beyond Vosk’s TXT and SRT.

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

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3

    Private, app-wide dictation and formatted writing — Superwhisper turns speech into formatted text across applications, offers screen-aware formatting, and processes on-device without internet, unlike Vosk’s toolkit focus.

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

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows

    Desktop transcript editing with customizable transcription controls — easytranscript adds automatic speaker-change detection, editing aids, GAT transcription rules, common media-file support, and programmable footswitches.

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

    Free plan APILinuxMac+1

    Foot-pedal-assisted manual transcription playback — Express Scribe is an audio player with variable-speed playback, foot-pedal and hotkey controls, dictation intake, and compatibility with SAPI recognition software.

    7.6 Free plan Visit site
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    Gladia

    by Gladia
    Free plan APIMacWeb+1

    Managed API transcription with broad language support — Gladia provides a paid API service supporting 100 languages and SRT or VTT exports, whereas Vosk is free, open-source, and offline.

    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

Readers may seek alternatives for broader language coverage, browser access, richer export formats, managed APIs, or transcription-focused editing workflows. Vosk also has platform boundaries: ARMv6 and Windows ARM64 are unsupported, and iOS builds are available on request. Compare local processing with cloud delivery, supported devices, speaker handling, timestamps, API access, export choices, and each product’s free-plan limits, trials, and paid terms before switching.

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