transcript.im vs Zumbo

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transcript.im compared with Zumbo
Detail	transcript.im	Zumbo
What it does	Free YouTube transcript generator and audio transcription tool	Open source dictation for Mac with local AI, instant speed and complete privacy
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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	One Mac: $15 (or $9 for first 10 buyers); Three Macs: $20; Team (10 Macs): $79. 3-day free trial with everything unlocked. Free updates. 14-day refunds.
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 into any app with one keyboard shortcut Local speech processing in about 200 milliseconds Automatic clean speech with filler word removal Learn corrections to improve accuracy per user 21 vocabulary packs for specialized fields Custom vocabulary packs from CSV or JSON files Notes with searchable history and time-based reminders Meeting mode with speaker labels and timestamps Supports 25 European languages Runs completely offline with no account 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	Open source GPL-3 code on GitHub you can read, build and verify Complete privacy with no server, no account, no audio sent anywhere Fastest local transcription at about 200 milliseconds latency One-time purchase with free updates and no subscription Works in terminal, code editors and AI coding agents
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Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	53 +21 (up) since last check	3 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	11	3
Citation Flow (Majestic)	30	22
Referring domains (Majestic)	67	9

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