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Whisper Dictator turns an mp3 into text locally on Windows. Pick your mp3, watch the progress bar, and get a transcript you can copy or save. It also handles m4a, wav, and other audio, plus video files. Nothing uploads, and nothing is billed by the minute.
Windows 10/11 (64-bit) · Paid feature, current promotion active
A voice memo, a recorded call, a podcast episode you want to quote. The audio exists, but turning it into text by hand means replaying it over and over.
Most mp3-to-text sites upload your audio to their servers first. For a private note or a client call, that is a copy you no longer control.
Rev charges around $0.25 per minute for AI transcription. Otter caps you and then stops. A few long mp3 files turn into a running bill.
Whisper Dictator runs the whole conversion on your machine. Pick your mp3 and the app transcribes it locally, then hands back text you can copy or save as a .txt. Nothing uploads. Nothing is billed by the minute. The same works for m4a, wav, other audio, and video.
Everything you need to turn an mp3 into text, without a subscription.
Start with an mp3, or pick m4a, wav, flac, ogg, opus, aac, or wma. Video works too: mp4, mov, mkv, webm, avi.
No per-minute fee, no monthly cap. Convert as many mp3 files as your machine can process, after one payment.
After setup, the conversion runs with no internet. Your mp3 never leaves the computer.
A multi-hour mp3 is processed in chunks so memory stays stable. No hard length limit is imposed by the app.
Copy the text or save it as a .txt file. Nothing is retained by a third party.
Auto-detect plus explicit presets for English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, German, and Italian.
Open Whisper Dictator and choose your mp3 from disk. No account, no upload queue, no waiting for a cloud worker.
A progress bar shows the conversion running locally. Close the window and it keeps working in the background.
When it finishes, the text appears in a result window. Copy it to the clipboard or save it as a .txt file.
How local file transcription compares to Otter, Rev, and Descript. The gaps are named honestly, not hidden.
| Capability | Whisper Dictator | Otter | Rev (AI) | Descript |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs entirely on your machine | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Your content stays private | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| No per-minute or monthly cap | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ~ |
| One-time price option | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Unlimited hours | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Speaker labels (who said what) | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Subtitle export (SRT/VTT) | ~ | ~ | ✓ | ✓ |
File transcription is part of the paid plan. Start free to try dictation, upgrade to transcribe files.
Try voice dictation first
~$3.33/month, billed annually
Pay once, transcribe forever. No renewals.
No. The mp3 is processed by the app on your machine. Nothing uploads. This is the default and the only mode.
Strong on clean recordings and workable across many languages. Accuracy improves as the app updates, at no extra cost to you.
No hard limit is imposed by the app. A multi-hour mp3 is supported. Very long files are processed in chunks so memory stays stable.
Annual $39.99 per year or Lifetime $99 one-time. Both unlock unlimited file transcription. A promotion may be active at launch, so check the pricing above.
Yes. Audio: mp3, m4a, wav, flac, ogg, opus, aac, wma. Video: mp4, mov, mkv, webm, avi. Pick a file and the app handles the rest. For the full feature, see transcribe any audio file.
Not today. Speaker labeling (diarization) is not offered. The transcript is complete and searchable, and it pairs with your existing tools when you need speaker attribution.
Pick the file, get an accurate transcript, and keep it. No upload, no per-minute fee, on your own Windows PC.
Download for WindowsWindows 10/11 · Paid feature · 14-day refund