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	Good Tape Accurate AI transcription in 100+ languages, built with privacy in mind Visit	Buzz Transcribe and caption audio offline on your computer. Visit
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Pricing	Freemium	Free
Category	Transcription	Transcription
Tags	transcriptionspeech-to-textmultilingualjournalismsummaries	practical-ossopen-sourceself-hostedtranscription
Best for	Journalists Researchers Students	—
Pros	Supports 100+ languages with auto-detection Accurate transcription Speaker identification and summaries Privacy-conscious for sensitive sources Free tier for light use	Runs fully offline on your own machine, keeping audio private Permissive MIT license Handles files, YouTube links, and live microphone transcription Exports to TXT, SRT, and VTT, with speaker identification and a watch-folder option Hardware acceleration via CUDA, Apple Silicon, and Vulkan for faster processing
Cons	Free plan limited to a few short files No deep audio editing Pricing quoted in euros No public API Advanced features need Pro	Accuracy and speed depend on the Whisper model size and your hardware; larger models need a capable GPU Whisper's translation feature outputs English, so it is not a general any-to-any translator Installers are unsigned, so Windows and macOS show security warnings on first run Intel Macs are no longer supported beyond an older release; current versions require Apple Silicon

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