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Whisper Dictator transcribes your existing audio and video files locally on Windows. Choose a file, watch the progress bar, and get an accurate transcript you can copy or save. Nothing uploads, and nothing is billed by the minute.
Windows 10/11 (64-bit) · Paid feature, current promotion active
The podcast episode you meant to quote, the interview you recorded on your phone, the lecture from months ago. All sitting there, none of it transcribed.
Otter, Rev, and Descript process your files on their servers. For a confidential interview or a client call, that is a decision you have to defend later.
Rev charges around $0.25 per minute for AI transcription. Otter caps you and then stops. A backlog of recordings turns into a running bill.
Whisper Dictator runs the entire transcription on your machine. Choose a file and the app transcribes it locally, then hands back a transcript you can copy or save as a .txt. Nothing uploads. Nothing is billed by the minute.
Everything you need to turn a folder of recordings into text, without a subscription.
Audio: mp3, m4a, wav, flac, ogg, opus, aac, wma. Video: mp4, mov, mkv, webm, avi. Choose a file and go.
No per-minute fee, no monthly cap. Transcribe as many hours as your machine can process, after one payment.
After setup, transcription runs with no internet. Your audio never leaves the computer.
Multi-hour recordings are 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 pick your audio or video file from disk. No account, no upload queue, no waiting for a cloud worker.
A progress bar shows the transcription running locally. Close the window and it keeps working in the background.
When it finishes, the transcript 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 file 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. Multi-hour recordings are 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.
Audio: mp3, m4a, wav, flac, ogg, opus, aac, wma. Video: mp4, mov, mkv, webm, avi. Choose a file and the app handles the rest.
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.
Choose a 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