Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Speech to text and synchronized transcript with audio launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Maybloc▲57

   new SOTA for speech-to-text for multi-speaker audio

   6d ago · maybloc.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Transcribe▲115

   A great audio to text tool for journalists

   2014 · transcribe.wreally.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Shall We Talk▲62

   Voice dictation that saves transcriptions on iPhone and Mac

   Sep 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   SuperVoc Text to Speech with Google, IBM Watson, Azure and Amazon Polly▲9

   2019 · supervoc.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   JuliusJS▲94

   A speech recognition library for the web

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   SpokenLayer▲25

   Turns written content into audio in minutes

   2014 · spokenlayer.com · its alternatives →

7. 7TE
   Text Editor for creating Voice Over Audio▲8

   2019 · play.ht · its alternatives →

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   Cekura Bench▲168

   Speech-to-speech model benchmarks on live phone calls

   15d ago · benchmarks.cekura.ai · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Murmur▲75

   A private voice-first notepad for your thoughts

   26d ago · murmurr.subhr.in · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Audiologs - 001: Welcome▲55

    A personal audio journal experiment

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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    Communication Board with Text-to-speech in the browser▲7

    2017 · shayc.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Blurt▲78

    Push-to-talk dictation on the AssemblyAI Dictation API

    Sep 2026 · assemblyai.com · its alternatives →

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    VoiceCap▲100

    The AI notetaker for meetings in your language

    Sep 2026 · voicecap.ai · its alternatives →

14. 14AF
    API for ultra-realistic text-to-speech generation▲5

    2020 · demo.amai.io · its alternatives →

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    Voicera▲72

    Turn natural speech into polished text, perfected with AI

    20d ago · voicera.app · its alternatives →

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    Sayonic▲71

    A voice assistant in your Mac's notch that does the task

    23d ago · sayonic.app · its alternatives →

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    Spoken▲51

    Like Instagram for audio. Recordings are 4 minutes or less.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Speech to Text▲7

    Voice recognition service | free trial, $5 for 3600 minutes

    2025 · innefu.com · its alternatives →

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    AI Voice Generator▲5

    Say things with OpenAI text to speech.

    2023 · chat.openai.com · its alternatives →

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    Text-to-speech app for ebooks, with human-like voices▲5

    2020 · gethowler.com · its alternatives →

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    A real-time speech-language model for $10 of training▲5

    2024 · tincans.ai · its alternatives →

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    A Simple JavaScript Speech Recognizer▲8

    2016 · dreamdom.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Built a tutorial for a speech engine using the speech engine▲5

    2018 · youtube.com · its alternatives →

24. 24VA
    VocalVoid – An audio based open forum▲7

    2021 · vocalvoid.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →