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Melo vs Scriber Pro

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Melo compared with Scriber Pro
DetailMelo logo MeloScriber Pro logo Scriber Pro
What it doesFree sleep sounds, rain, ASMR, lo-fi and focus music from across the internet Offline AI transcription for macOS
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inIN Not given
Pricing modelFree Paid
PricingNot given $3.99 one-time purchase on the Mac App Store
Key features
  • Mood-based sound library organized by Sleep, Focus, Nature, Ambient, ASMR, Lo-fi and White Noise
  • Ambient Worlds with animated visual themes that play alongside sounds
  • Direct playback from original sources with proper attribution
  • No sign-in required
  • No ads
  • Upvote sounds without an account
  • Ambient mode for fullscreen playback with visual animations
  • Sounds from multiple licensed sources including Wikimedia Commons, Internet Archive, SoundCloud, Bandcamp, Freesound and YouTube
  • Transcribe audio and video files in multiple formats (MP3, WAV, MP4, MOV, M4A, FLAC, AIFF, CAF, 3GP, TS, MPEG, M4V)
  • Process multi-hour recordings with automatic splitting and rejoining
  • Batch transcription for multiple files
  • YouTube transcript retrieval by pasting links
  • Transcribe lectures and videos behind login pages like Canvas and Kaltura
  • Searchable library with categories, favorites and iCloud sync
  • Export to multiple formats (TXT, PDF, DOCX, RTF, Markdown, JSON, SRT, VTT, CSV)
  • Process 4.5 hours of video in approximately 3.5 minutes
  • No account or subscription required
What makes it different
  • No accounts, no ads, no paid features or subscriptions
  • Honors creative commons licenses and public domain status
  • Built by a single independent creator without investors or sponsors
  • 100% offline processing with no audio or video uploads to the cloud
  • Transcribe web videos and M3U8 streams without browser extensions or command-line tools
  • Process long recordings faster than competitors
  • Privacy-first design with no data collection or tracking
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)Not checked yet no change since last check11 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)16
Citation Flow (Majestic)1724
Referring domains (Majestic)277

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