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Sonoscribe compared with Speakmac
DetailSonoscribe logo SonoscribeSpeakmac logo Speakmac
What it doesFree video and audio transcription to text in 98 languages with AI summaries and chat Private dictation and meeting transcripts for Mac, no subscription required
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Pricing modelFreemium Paid
PricingFree: 120 minutes/month. Basic: $12/month (1,500 minutes). Standard: $22/month (4,000 minutes). Pro: $39/month (8,000 minutes). Annual plans save up to 45%. Personal plan: $29 one-time for 1 Mac. Pro plan: $39 one-time for 2 Macs. Both include lifetime license and 12 months of updates. Enterprise plans available by contacting [email protected]
Key features
  • 98 language transcription support including English, Spanish, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Arabic and Hindi
  • Accurate AI speech recognition with timestamps and speaker labels
  • AI-powered summaries with templates for meetings, lectures, interviews, podcasts and courses
  • Chat with transcripts to ask questions and extract information
  • Support for MP3, MP4, WAV, M4A, MOV, MKV and WEBM formats
  • Export to TXT, DOCX, PDF and subtitle formats SRT or VTT
  • Upload files up to 1 GB in size and up to 2 hours in length
  • Search and organize transcripts with up to 1 year of history on higher plans
  • Speaker identification and translation features on paid plans
  • No credit card required for free plan with automatic monthly renewal
  • Dictation in any Mac application with customizable keyboard shortcuts
  • Meeting recording without adding a bot to the call
  • Custom vocabulary and name recognition training
  • Transcript search and replay functionality
  • Drag and drop audio file transcription
  • Support for 25 languages
  • Low memory usage compatible with other open applications
  • Automatic cleanup of rough speech into readable text
  • Local processing with no account or API key required
What makes it different
  • Free plan with 120 minutes monthly requiring no credit card or trial countdown
  • AI chat feature included on all paid plans with no extra cost or mid-conversation interruptions
  • Content is encrypted and never used to train AI models
  • 14-day money-back guarantee on first paid plan
  • Customizable summaries with templates optimized for meetings, interviews, lectures, podcasts and courses
  • All audio processing happens locally on your Mac with no data sent to external servers
  • One-time purchase with no monthly subscriptions or usage limits
  • Meeting recording without adding a bot participant to calls
  • Fast accurate transcription faster than typing by hand
  • Works in any Mac application with a text cursor
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Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)4 no change since last check25 +2 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)512
Citation Flow (Majestic)1631
Referring domains (Majestic)686

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