Speech to text 16 Jan 2023

MacWhisper

MacWhisper is a state-of-the-art transcription technology developed by OpenAI that quickly and easily transcribes audio files into text. It is designed to be used on Mac computers, with a simple drag and drop process to get an accurate transcription of your audio file in seconds.

MacWhisper supports a variety of formats including MP3, WAV, M4A, and MP4 videos, and it can transcribe in over 100 languages. It also offers a Reader Mode, allowing you to edit and delete segments from the transcript, as well as search and highlight words.MacWhisper Pro includes the Large model which offers the best transcription available and has the highest accuracy, however it takes longer to generate.

The regular version of MacWhisper uses the Tiny (English only) and Base (100 languages) models, which are still very accurate and fast. The accuracy of the transcription can be improved by selecting the language you want it to transcribe in.For more advanced features, MacWhisper also offers support for combining segments into sentences, CSV export, Monterey Support, translation of transcriptions, an auto updater, adding your own models, and transcribing podcasts.

It is available for free, or you can pay a small fee to get the Pro version.