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Video Transcriber compared with Zumbo
DetailVideo Transcriber logo Video TranscriberZumbo logo Zumbo
What it doesTranscribe video and audio files to timestamped text Open source dictation for Mac with local AI, instant speed and complete privacy
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Pricing modelFreemium Paid
PricingFree: 20 minutes. Monthly subscription plans: BASIC $10.00/mo (1,200 min), PRO $20.00/mo (3,000 min), MAX $30.00/mo (6,000 min). Annual plans at 40% discount: BASIC $6.00/mo (1,200 min monthly), PRO $12.00/mo (3,000 min monthly), MAX $18.00/mo (6,000 min monthly). One-time packs: BASIC $12.90 (300 m 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
  • Support for 7 input formats (MP3, MP4, MPEG, MPGA, M4A, WAV, WEBM)
  • 99 languages with auto-detect
  • Timestamped transcript with click-to-seek
  • Export to TXT and SRT formats
  • Synchronized playback review
  • Up to 1 GB file size per upload
  • No daily upload limit
  • Credits refunded if job fails
  • Email support
  • Transcribe multiple files sequentially
  • 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
  • Free 20-minute trial with no card required
  • Billing by the minute with no overcharge for rounding
  • Unused credits roll over and never expire in one-time packs
  • 40% annual discount on subscription plans
  • High-accuracy speech-to-text with no external links required
  • 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 votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)4 +1 (up) since last check3 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)33
Citation Flow (Majestic)2422
Referring domains (Majestic)239

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