Tool

Whisper

OpenAI (open source) · github.com

OpenAI's open-source speech recognition model, which you install and run on your own machine, so a confidential recording never leaves it.

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The question it answers

  1. Which app turns audio or video into text, and which are free?

Read with it

  1. Apple's guide to the free transcript in Voice Memos: iPhone 12 or later, with the list of supported languages, live while... support.apple.com Article View a Voice Memos transcription on iPhone Apple Support
  2. How to record in Notes and get a searchable transcript you can copy into other documents. support.apple.com Article Record and transcribe audio in Notes on iPhone Apple Support
  3. Google's free Android app that writes speech as text in real time in over 80 languages and dialects, with custom words for... play.google.com Tool Live Transcribe and Sound Notifications Google
  4. Google's limits for uploads: audio up to 10 minutes per prompt on the free plan and up to 3 hours on Google AI Pro or Ultra,... support.google.com Article Upload and analyze files in Gemini Apps Gemini Apps Help
  5. OpenAI's own page: documents and images upload on every plan, but audio uploads are for paid plans only, with files up to 512 MB. help.openai.com Article Uploading files and audio to ChatGPT OpenAI Help Center
  6. Otter's plan table: the free Basic plan has 300 transcription minutes a month and 3 lifetime file imports; Pro adds 10 imports... otter.ai Tool Otter pricing Otter.ai
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