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Best Mac apps to transcribe audio & video to text

Turn recordings, interviews and calls into text.

  1. 1. TranscribeX Convert audio & video into text Transcribe audio & video to text Setapp 91% Β· 111 ratings
  2. 2. WhisperTranscribe Turn voice into text content Transcribe audio & video to text Setapp 78% Β· 328 ratings
  3. 3. Spellar AI Smart Meeting Notes with AI Get AI meeting notes Setapp 81% Β· 408 ratings
  4. 4. MurmurType Transcribe your speech Type with your voice Setapp 81% Β· 375 ratings
  5. 5. VidCap Generate captions for video Add captions & subtitles Setapp 92% Β· 448 ratings
  6. 6. Transcrybe Translate audio in real time Translate text & speech Setapp 87% Β· 39 ratings
  7. 7. VoxDesk Meetings, made useful Get AI meeting notes Setapp
  8. 8. Fuse Caption Studio Transcribe and translate media, then edit every caption on a real timeline Add captions & subtitles Sold separately
  9. 9. Yaps Replace a stack of AI apps with one unlimited, private, on-device toolbox. Type with your voice Sold separately
  10. 10. Ad Blocker Remove & Block Ads Block ads & trackers Mac App Store
  11. 11. AI Music Maker・Song Generator Create & record music Mac App Store
  12. 12. Notebook AI Quiz & Notes Study & learn Mac App Store
  13. 13. Voice Recorder & Audio Memo Record audio & calls Mac App Store
  14. 14. Voice Translator Voice to Text Translate text & speech Mac App Store
  15. 15. Amie AI meeting note taker Get AI meeting notes Setapp 90% Β· 116 ratings
  16. 16. BeeRoll Transcribe, cut, caption Edit videos Setapp
  17. 17. talat 100% on-device local meeting transcription, summaries & dictation Get AI meeting notes Sold separately
  18. 18. Trace Your meetings, your machine Get AI meeting notes Sold separately
  19. 19. AI ChatBot~Chat bot Assistant Get an AI assistant Mac App Store
  20. 20. Weave Use AI without the guilt Get an AI assistant Sold separately
  21. 21. AI Notebook & Quiz LM Ask AI about your documents Mac App Store
  22. 22. Screen Recorder Bandicam Record your screen Mac App Store
  23. 23. CueClip Record freely. Publish fast Record your screen Sold separately
  24. 24. Youdao Translate Translate text & speech Mac App Store

Questions

What is the best Mac app to transcribe audio & video to text?
TranscribeX is the top pick here: Convert audio & video into text. Also worth a look: WhisperTranscribe, Spellar AI.
Are these apps part of a Setapp membership?
9 of 24 apps are included in a Setapp membership; the rest are sold separately.
Do they run natively on Apple Silicon?
15 of 24 apps run natively on M-series Macs.