Free YouTube transcript generator and audio transcription tool
Private dictation and meeting transcripts for Mac, no subscription required
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Pricing model
Freemium
Paid
Pricing
Free: 3 transcripts per day, 50 AI credits and 30 transcription minutes per month. Lite: $10/month (or $96/year) for 200 credits/month. Pro: $20/month (or $192/year) for 1,000 credits/month. Max: $50/month (or $480/year) for 4,000 credits/month. One credit covers 1 transcript, 5 minutes of audio tra
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
Transcription from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and X video links
Upload and transcribe your own audio and video files up to 500 MB on Free and 5 GB on paid plans
AI transcription when captions are missing
Search and copy transcripts in the browser
Export as TXT, SRT or VTT files
Summarize, translate and rewrite transcripts
REST API and MCP server for developers and AI agents
Batch processing up to 20 videos on Pro and 100 on Max
No per-video length limit on any plan
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
Works across YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, X and your own files with one unified workflow
Full timestamped transcript you can search, copy and export, not just a read-along panel
Handles videos without captions by transcribing the audio with AI
Same transcripts available in web app and through API, MCP server and agent skills
Timestamps preserved in all exports and translations
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
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