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AI · January 7, 2020

Ada Dictation, for Mac

Transcribe & edit privately, w/ unlimited minutes on desktop

Ada Dictation, for Mac launched on January 7, 2020 with 95 votes, #342 of 3,486 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

What it does

Ada Dictation automatically transcribes spoken audio into text, entirely offline. Import or record for live transcripts. Multiple languages supported. Use synced timestamps to edit the audio. Tap on text to jump to the audio.

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