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by tl;dvIt suits people and teams that want bot-captured meetings, transcripts, summaries, and follow-up tasks.
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Best Speech-to-Text Software 2026
Facts read 20 Sep 2026 – 21 Oct 2026
Speech-to-text software turns spoken audio into text, whether you need to work with live capture or recordings. Compare capture modes and supported languages with speaker labels and offline transcription to see which transcription capabilities fit your needs. Desktop and mobile apps may suit different recording setups, while API access is another point to consider for connected workflows. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add cost context. Happy Scribe, Notta, and tl;dv are among the options, alongside MacWhisper and Transkriptor. Match the listed capabilities to how you capture, process, and use transcripts.
The standings: top 10
| Name | In a line | Record score | Price from | Try it free | Runs on | Facts read |
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| 01 tl;dv | It suits people and teams that want bot-captured meetings, transcripts, summaries, and follow-up tasks. | 6.4 | $18 a month | Free plan | Android, iPhone & iPad, Web, Windows | 15 Oct 2026 |
| 02 Fathom | Fathom suits people and teams that need recorded meeting transcripts, summaries, and follow-up actions. | 6.0 | $15 a month | Free plan | iPhone & iPad, Web, Windows, Mac | 15 Oct 2026 |
| 03 Speechmatics | Speechmatics may suit developers and organizations building transcription, voice-agent, or text-to-speech workflows. | 6.0 | Free plan | Free plan | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux | 15 Oct 2026 |
| 04 Happy Scribe | Happy Scribe suits people who need transcripts, subtitles, or translations for meetings and recordings. | 5.9 | $8.50 a month | Free plan | Android, iPhone & iPad, Mac, API | 27 Sep 2026 |
| 05 Gladia | Gladia suits developers building transcription or audio-processing workflows who need API access, streaming options, or language coverage. | 5.8 | $0.20 usage-based | Free plan | Web, Windows, Mac, API | 8 Oct 2026 |
| 06 Otter.ai | Otter.ai suits individuals and teams who want searchable meeting transcripts, summaries, and action items. | 5.8 | Free plan | Free plan | Android, iPhone & iPad, Windows, Mac | 27 Sep 2026 |
| 07 Notta | Notta suits people who need transcripts and summaries from meetings or recordings, including teams that want shared workspaces and administration controls. | 5.7 | $8.17 a month, billed yearly | Free plan | Android, iPhone & iPad, Web, Windows | 27 Sep 2026 |
| 08 Transkriptor | Transkriptor suits people who need transcripts with speaker labels or timestamps, including users working across its listed meeting platforms. | 5.6 | Free plan | Free plan | Android, iPhone & iPad, Web, Browser extension | 28 Sep 2026 |
| 09 Whisper | It suits developers and researchers building speech applications or running transcription locally. | 5.6 | $0.01 usage-based | Free plan | Windows, Mac, Linux, API | 21 Oct 2026 |
| 10 Rev AI | 5.5 | — | Free trial | Android, iPhone & iPad, Web, API | 15 Oct 2026 |
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Fathom
Fathom suits people and teams that need recorded meeting transcripts, summaries, and follow-up actions.
iPhone & iPadWebWindows+3 Record6.0 Visit
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Speechmatics
Speechmatics may suit developers and organizations building transcription, voice-agent, or text-to-speech workflows.
WebWindowsMac+3 Record6.0 Visit
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Happy Scribe
Happy Scribe suits people who need transcripts, subtitles, or translations for meetings and recordings.
AndroidiPhone & iPadMac+1 Record5.9 Visit
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Gladia
Gladia suits developers building transcription or audio-processing workflows who need API access, streaming options, or language coverage.
WebWindowsMac+1 Record5.8 Visit
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Otter.ai
AndroidiPhone & iPadWindows+2 Free plan Record5.8 Visit Otter.ai suits individuals and teams who want searchable meeting transcripts, summaries, and action items.
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Notta
AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+3 $8.17 a month, billed yearly Record5.7 Visit Notta suits people who need transcripts and summaries from meetings or recordings, including teams that want shared workspaces and administration controls.
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Transkriptor
AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+2 Free plan Record5.6 Visit Transkriptor suits people who need transcripts with speaker labels or timestamps, including users working across its listed meeting platforms.
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Whisper
WindowsMacLinux+2 $0.01 usage-based Record5.6 Visit It suits developers and researchers building speech applications or running transcription locally.
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Voice In
WindowsMacLinux+1 $59.99 a year Record5.5 Visit It suits people who want spoken input in browser-based text fields across desktop systems or Chromebooks.
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Vosk
AndroidiPhone & iPadWindows+4 Free plan Record5.4 Visit Vosk suits developers building speech recognition into applications that need offline operation, streaming, or configurable vocabulary.
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Picovoice Leopard
AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+5 — Record5.2 Visit Leopard suits developers building applications that transcribe recorded speech and need word-level timing or speaker tags.
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AssemblyAI
WebAPISelf-hosted Free plan Record5.1 Visit AssemblyAI suits developers building transcription, speech-analysis, or voice applications who want API access.
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ElevenLabs
WebAPI $6 a month Record5.1 Visit ElevenLabs may suit creators and developers working with speech or audio, including those who need API access or voice cloning.
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Google Cloud Speech-to-Text
WebAPISelf-hosted $0.02 usage-based Record5.1 Visit This service suits developers integrating transcription, speaker labeling, timestamps, or subtitle export through APIs.
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MacWhisper
iPhone & iPadMac €64 one-time Record5.1 Visit MacWhisper suits people who need to transcribe or translate recordings, create subtitles, or dictate across Mac and iOS.
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Amazon Transcribe
WebAPI $0.01 usage-based Record4.9 Visit It suits developers and teams that need speech-to-text for live streams or recorded audio, including medical transcription and call analytics workflows.
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Buzz
WindowsMacLinux Free plan Record4.8 Visit Buzz suits people who need desktop transcription or translation across Linux, macOS, or Windows.
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