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Otter.ai: Otter.ai is an AI meeting transcription and note-taking service. These tools do a similar job: indie picks from our Friday drops and open source projects, each one chosen by a person.
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4 alternatives to Otter.ai
Built by small, independent teams
Private on-device transcription for Mac using Whisper
Best for Transcribing meetings and audio locally on a Mac
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Free to use, and you can host them yourself
Offline audio transcription and translation powered by Whisper
Best for Transcribing files on your own computer
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Best for Self-hosting transcription for recordings and podcasts
Offline multilingual transcription app built on Whisper
Best for Private transcription on Windows, Mac and Linux
