WhisperScribe Pro
Transcribe locally, stay private – no cloud, no tracking
WhisperScribe Pro launched on June 11, 2026 with 4 votes, #3,322 of 22,647 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
What it does
Stop uploading your voice to the cloud. 🔐 WhisperScribe Pro transcribes using OpenAI's Whisper directly on your Mac—nothing ever leaves your device. Built for creators, journalists, and privacy-conscious users. ✨ 100% local processing • Speaker detection • Batch processing • 5 export formats • 3-day free trial Your data stays with you. Lifetime purchase or affordable subscription available.
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Productivity Developer RENE SUESS Language EN + 4 More Size 2.1 MB Mac 5 export formats. Speaker recognition. Batch processing. Subscription or Lifetime purchase. App under 2 MB. 100% local on your Mac. WhisperScribe transcribes audio and video files entirely on-device – no upload, no cloud. Powered by OpenAI Whisper, right on your Mac. Export & Formats: • Export to 5 formats: PDF, Word (DOCX), Markdown, TXT, SRT subtitles • Batch export: export all transcriptions to a folder with one click • Supported input formats: MP3, M4A, WAV, AIFF, FLAC, OGG, OPUS, MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, WEBM • Automatic audio extraction from video files Transcription: • Speaker recognition: automatic [Speaker 1],…from apps.apple.com
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