Best Transcription Software 2026
Buzz suits people who need desktop transcription or translation across Linux, macOS, or Windows.
FOLKER runs on Linux, macOS and Windows for cGAT conversation transcripts and annotation.
Maestra suits creators and teams working with video or audio, including YouTubers, educators, meeting and webinar organizers, podcasters, film and media teams, and…
Sonal π runs on Linux, macOS and Windows and includes speaker identification.
It suits newsrooms, podcasters, local businesses, global organizations, and teams handling searchable audio or video content.
oTranscribe is a free, open-source web app for manually transcribing recordings with keyboard playback controls.
XTrans is free software for manual multilingual transcription and annotation on Linux and Windows.
Azure AI Speech provides speech services through API, web and self-hosted deployments, with WAV and MP3 output.
Aiko may suit people who want to transcribe recorded audio on an Apple device and prefer on-device processing.
