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Products that do what Vocal Prism does

Transcribe Audio. Instantly & Privately

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Whisper Notes▲115
Offline AI Speech to Text Transcription for iOS & macOS
2025
2WO
Whispering – Open-source, local-first dictation you can trust▲591
Hey HN! Braden here, creator of Whispering, an open-source speech-to-text app. I really like dictation. For years, I relied on transcription tools that were almost good, but they were all closed-source. Even a lot of them that claimed to be “local” or “on-device” were still black boxes that left me wondering where my audio really went. So I built Whispering. It’s open-source, local-first, and most importantly, transparent with your data. Your data is stored locally on your device, and your audio goes directly from your machine to a local provider (Whisper C++, Speaches, etc.) or your chosen…
2025 · github.com
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MacWhisper▲123
High quality text transcription with OpenAI's whisper on Mac
2023
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HyNote for Mac▲383
Free local transcription that is 100% Private
18d ago · hynote.ai
5PF
Privacy-First Voice-to-Text for macOS▲31
Sep 2025 · github.com
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JustScribe▲117
On-device instant voice transcription
Feb 2026 · quassum.com
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Wave▲310
Turn your voice into text — local or cloud, your choice
Jun 2026 · wave.mxv.sh
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Spoke▲102
Private voice-to-text for macOS. Hold a key, speak, done.
Mar 2026 · usespoke.app
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Whispering▲195
Open-source, local-first dictation you can trust
2025
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WhisperWizard▲149
Speech to text with smarter transcription
2024
11IM
I made a free transcription service powered by Whisper AI▲224
2022 · freesubtitles.ai
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Supavoice▲206
Voice to text app for macos
2025
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Silkwave Voice▲70
Record your microphone, system audio simultaneously
Apr 2026 · silkwave.ai
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Zen Whisper▲136
On-device Mac dictation that types into any app
Aug 2026 · zenproducts.ai
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Juno▲167
Free, local AI powered Voice to Text w/ live transcriptions
Jun 2026 · usejuno.co
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OpenWhisper – free, local, and private voice-to-text macOS app▲37
I wanted a voice-to-text app but didn't trust any of the proprietary ones with my privacy. So I decided to see if I could vibe code it with 0 macOS app & Swift experience. It uses a local binary of whisper.cpp (a fast implementation of OpenAI's Whisper voice-to-text model in C++). Github: https://github.com/richardwu/openwhisper I also decided to take this as an opportunity to compare 3 agentic coding harnesses: Cursor w/ Opus 4.6: - Best one-shot UI by far - Didn't get permissioning correct - Had issues making the "Cancel recording" hotkey being turned on all the…
Feb 2026 · github.com
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Signal Recorder SR-7▲101
On-device voice recorder that transcribes + exports Markdown
Jun 2026 · fieldbw.com
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Stenox▲72
Your voice, perfectly transcribed in every app & browser
Jan 2026 · stenox.app
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TongueType for macOS▲109
Local dictation for macOS without the subscription
May 2026 · tonguetype.app
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Dictato▲93
Local instant voice-to-text for every Mac
Feb 2026 · dicta.to
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VibeSonic▲64
Not just dictation and private AI voice toolkit
Apr 2026 · vibesonic.ai
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Local Transcription and Summarization of Voice Memos for iOS and Mac▲10
Hey everyone, I'm excited to share a small project I hacked together last night: a local tool to transcribe and summarize voice memos from the iOS and MacOS Voice Memos app. What does it do? It's a lifesaver for anyone who, like me, records loads of voice memos and needs an efficient way to integrate these recordings into their note-keeping system (like Obsidian). Why is this useful? - No Cloud Processing: Your voice memos are processed entirely on your device, ensuring privacy and security. - Integration with Note-taking Apps: Directly pull transcribed and summarized content into your…
2024 · github.com
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Vocal Notes▲6
Private, on-device transcription for Mac
Jul 2026 · tychospot.com
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Whisper▲6
Your voice, your Mac, your privacy
Dec 2025 · get-whisper.com

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