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Notch Radio vs InstaScript

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Notch Radio compared with InstaScript
DetailNotch Radio logo Notch RadioInstaScript logo InstaScript
What it doesInternet radio player for macOS that lives in your Mac's notch Free browser-based tool that converts Instagram Reels and video files into timestamped English text
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
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Pricing modelFreemium Free
PricingFree: $0, forever, with notch player, media keys, directory browse, and 5 saved stations. Unlock: $19.99 one-time payment for unlimited stations, URL import, live track titles, album art, notch or menu bar, and country filtering. Not given
Key features
  • Lives in your Mac's notch with hover preview
  • Per-song album art fetched to match
  • Search thousands of Radio Browser community stations by name or genre
  • Save favorite stations with green checkmark while browsing
  • Media keys integration with Now Playing
  • Move player to menu bar instead of notch
  • Works on Macs without a notch with drawn notch or menu bar
  • Add any stream URL manually
  • Filter stations by country
  • Pin player to any display in multi-display setup
  • Transcribe video files up to 100 MB in MP4, MOV, and WebM formats
  • Transcribe audio files in MP3, WAV, M4A, and OGG formats
  • Paste public Instagram URLs for automatic video fetching and transcription
  • Timestamped output with start and end times for each segment
  • Copy transcript to clipboard with one click
  • Download as TXT, SRT, or VTT subtitle formats
  • Works on desktop and mobile browsers
  • Edit transcript text in browser before export
  • Search transcripts with Find function
  • Export transcripts as Markdown notes
What makes it different
  • Free forever with no account or lock-in required
  • No tracking, analytics or personal data collection
  • Native macOS app with media key support
  • Entirely in-browser processing means files never leave your device
  • No account creation or payment required to use any tools
  • Fetches and transcribes public Instagram URLs automatically
  • Supports multiple subtitle formats for video editors and players
  • Uses OpenAI's Whisper model running locally via Hugging Face transformers.js
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 check3 −1 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)01
Citation Flow (Majestic)1512
Referring domains (Majestic)74

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