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Zumbo compared with hearlog
DetailZumbo logo Zumbohearlog logo hearlog
What it doesOpen source dictation for Mac with local AI, instant speed and complete privacy Free AI transcription and translation in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Hinglish and 50+ languages
StageNot given Startup
FoundedNot given 2025
Based inRO IN
Pricing modelPaid Freemium
PricingOne 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. Free: 300 minutes per month. Pro: ₹299/month or ₹2,990/year (2 months free) in India; $6.99/month or $49/year outside India. Lifetime: ₹4,999 or $299 (available until 30 November 2026).
Key features
  • 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
  • AI transcription in 50+ languages including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi and more
  • Hinglish support - handles Hindi-English mixed speech naturally
  • Five summary styles - Meeting Notes, Lecture Notes, Detailed, Concise, and Key Points
  • Free translation between 50+ languages
  • Offline-resilient recording - survives network drops
  • Guest recording with no signup needed to try
  • Chat across recordings - ask questions across multiple recordings or entire folders (Pro)
  • SRT subtitles (Pro) - 4 hours of timed captions per month
  • Extract text from YouTube videos, images and PDFs (Pro)
What makes it different
  • 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
  • Built specifically for Indian languages and Hinglish - the most Indian language support of any free transcription tool
  • Network-resilient - recording continues and auto-retries transcription when connection returns
  • Genuinely free - 300 minutes monthly with no credit card required, no hidden charges
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)3 no change since last check2 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)30
Citation Flow (Majestic)2213
Referring domains (Majestic)93

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