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Whisper Dictator transcribes the audio track of your videos locally on Windows. Choose a file, watch the progress bar, and get an accurate transcript you can turn into caption copy, a description, and short-form scripts. Nothing uploads, and nothing is billed by the minute.
Windows 10/11 (64-bit) · Paid feature, current promotion active
The caption copy, the SEO description, the short-form scripts you cut from a long video: every one of them starts from a transcript you do not have yet.
Otter, Rev, and Descript process your video on their servers. For unreleased footage or a sponsored edit under embargo, that is a decision you have to defend later.
Rev charges around $0.25 per minute for AI transcription. A single 45-minute vlog is real money, and you upload something new every week. The backlog becomes a running bill.
Whisper Dictator runs the entire transcription on your machine. Choose a video file and the app transcribes its audio track locally, then hands back a transcript you can copy or save as a .txt. Turn it into caption copy, a description, or a short-form script. Nothing uploads. Nothing is billed by the minute.
Everything you need to turn a week of uploads into caption copy and blog text, without a subscription.
Transcribes the audio track from mp4, mov, mkv, webm, and avi. Choose a file and go.
No per-minute fee, no monthly cap. Transcribe as many videos as your machine can process, after one payment.
After setup, transcription runs with no internet. Your footage never leaves the computer.
A multi-hour stream or a full podcast episode is processed in chunks so memory stays stable. No hard length limit is imposed by the app.
Copy the transcript or save it as a .txt file. Reuse it for caption copy, a description, and short-form scripts. 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 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, then feed it into your captions and description.
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.
Not today. The output is plain text (.txt), not a subtitle file with timestamps. SRT and VTT export is on the roadmap, not shipped. For captions right now, run the .txt through the caption tool you already use to time and format the lines.
No. The video is processed by the app on your machine, and only its audio track is read. Nothing uploads. This is the default and the only mode.
mp4, mov, mkv, webm, and avi. Choose a file and the app reads the audio track and handles the rest. If you are starting from a separate audio file instead, see audio file transcription.
No hard limit is imposed by the app. A multi-hour stream or a long podcast video is supported. Very long files are processed in chunks so memory stays stable.
Strong on clean audio and workable across many languages. Accuracy improves as the app updates, at no extra cost to you.
Annual $39.99 per year or Lifetime $99 one-time. Both unlock unlimited video transcription. A promotion may be active at launch, so check the pricing above.
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