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83Transcribes audio and video in 56 languages, with optional human certification in 24 to 48 hours
As of , EffectHub tracks 37 live AI tools in its Speech-to-Text & Transcription category; 27 (73%) have a free tier, and paid plans start at $3.75 a month.
37 verified tools
Converting speech to text.
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Transcribes audio and video in 56 languages, with optional human certification in 24 to 48 hours
Mac and iOS dictation app that turns speech into polished text and can insert it directly into other apps.
Mac dictation app that saves every transcription to a private, searchable local archive instead of throwing it away.
Web app that transcribes audio or video from files or platform links into text, subtitles, and translations.
Hotkey dictation for Mac, Windows, Linux and phones that reshapes what you say to fit the app it lands in
A free Mac hotkey app that turns spoken words into typed text in whatever app you're using.
Mac app in alpha that bundles voice dictation, on-device meeting transcription, and spoken commands to control the OS.
Turns uploaded video or audio into speaker-labeled, exportable text with word-level timestamps.
Transcription, translation and subtitles with a browser editor
Turns recordings into transcripts, meeting minutes, or show notes in about a minute, no signup.
Free automatic transcription for audio and video files, with speaker labels and TXT or SRT export, from Riverside.
Speech-to-text API priced by the hour of audio
Forward a WhatsApp voice note and get a transcript and summary back in the same chat
Transcribes audio and video, then lets you full-text search the transcript and question it in chat.
A WhatsApp, Telegram, and Messenger bot that transcribes forwarded voice messages into text.
Low-latency speech recognition and voice agent API
Browser transcription service that turns uploaded audio/video or social links into editable, timestamped text and subtitles.
Voice dictation for desktop that cleans up filler words and works inside any app.
Local, offline dictation for any Mac app, with an optional AI layer for style and grammar cleanup.
macOS dictation app: hold a shortcut, speak, and cleaned-up text lands in whatever app is focused
Turns a pasted YouTube, Instagram, TikTok or podcast link, or an uploaded file, into a text transcript in 50+ languages.
Mac and Windows app that transcribes YouTube links and local audio or video on-device, with speaker labels, subtitles and translation
Mac dictation that turns a rambling voice note into a finished email, note or set of meeting minutes
Speech-to-text and voice-agent APIs from an Indian vendor, with browser playgrounds for both
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As of October 28, 2026, EffectHub tracks 37 live AI tools in its Speech-to-Text & Transcription category; 27 (73%) have a free tier, and paid plans start at $3.75 a month. (EffectHub, “Speech-to-Text & Transcription”, Oct 2026, https://effecthub.net/ai-tools/transcription)
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