Free AI audio and video transcription with pay-as-you-go pricing
Stage
Not given
Startup
Founded
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2026
Based in
DE
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Pricing model
Paid
Freemium
Pricing
Sanelo for Mac: €39,99 one-time on the Mac App Store. Sanelo for Windows: free during early access, €39,99 at launch. 14-day refund window on paid purchases.
10 free minutes per day, then €0.02 per minute. Prepaid balance from €5 with no minimum charge. Single card payment minimum €0.50. Example: 30-minute interview €0.60, 90-minute lecture €1.80.
Key features
Local speech-to-text with voice recording and transcription processed on your computer
Global keyboard shortcut to start recording without switching applications
Menu bar and tray controls for settings and recording management
Copy and paste workflow to use results in any application
Microphone selection to choose recording device
Support for 25 languages with automatic language detection
Optional text refinement for polished output
Launch at login option controlled by the user
Permission guidance explaining microphone and accessibility requirements
Upload audio or video files in MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC, MP4, or MOV format up to 2 GB
Choose between three AI models: OpenAI Whisper, Microsoft MAI-Transcribe 2, or Google Gemini 3.5 Transcribe
Automatic language detection across 65 languages
Download transcripts as TXT, PDF, SRT, and VTT files
Speaker diarization to identify who is speaking
AI-generated summaries and action item lists
Translation into 103 languages with preserved timecodes
Import from YouTube, Simplecast, Dropbox, Google Drive, or direct MP3/MP4 links
Browser-based free subtitle conversion tools that never upload files
Files automatically deleted within 24 hours
What makes it different
One-time purchase instead of subscription
Speech model ships inside the app for immediate use without downloads
Made in Germany with notarised Mac and signed Windows installer
No remote transcription service in normal use after models are downloaded
Pay-as-you-go pricing with no subscription required, 10 free daily minutes
No account needed to try the service
Choice of three leading AI transcription models
Privacy-first: files never used for AI training, deleted after 24 hours
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