Vocal Slice – Cut audio by selecting text, fully on-device
I make audio tools, and this one came out of the clip-pulling loop: scrub to find the right line, set the in point, set the out point, name the file, repeat. Vocal Slice transcribes your audio, then you can simply highlight the passage you want and the waveform jumps to exactly that span. Fine-tune with the handles, export a named clip. Windows and macOS. https://vocalslice.com [email protected] Happy to answer anything in replies, please get in touch!
In plain words
Vocal Slice is a desktop audio editor that transcribes recordings locally and lets users cut clips by highlighting text in the transcript. The waveform automatically jumps to the selected passage, which can be fine-tuned and exported as a named file. It works entirely offline, supports common audio formats, and runs on Windows and macOS. The software is free to try for seven days without an account or payment information.
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Cut voice recordings by selecting text. Vocal Slice transcribes podcasts, interviews and voiceover locally. Word-accurate, source-quality, fully offline.
Highlight a phrase and the waveform jumps straight to it. Export it as a named, ready-to-deliver clip . Your audio never leaves your device. Every feature, free for seven days. No account, no card. Also for macOS . Also for Windows . Load a recording, select the words you want, export the clips. It all runs locally, so transcribing still works with the wifi off. Open a WAV, MP3, FLAC, M4A, AAC or OGG file, of any length. Vocal Slice transcribes it locally with Whisper, producing timestamps down to the individual word. Highlight a phrase in the transcript. The waveform zooms to exactly that region, with draggable start and end handles for frame-accurate trimming. Preview on loop, then…from vocalslice.com
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