36 tools
The best free podcast transcription tools.
Free transcription tools, ranked by accuracy and the friction-to-export ratio. All deliver usable transcripts at zero cost — perfect for show notes, repurposing, and accessibility.
Real-time transcription and meeting notes with sharable highlights.
Cross-device transcription with a tidy mobile app for field interviews.
Scribe model from the voice-AI company
Rev's developer API for async and streaming ASR
Hybrid AI plus human transcription for regulated industries
Four-step human transcription at budget rates
HIPAA-compliant human transcription with vertical specialisation
Accessibility-first captioning and transcription
Boutique human transcription with film and TV pedigree
US-based human transcription with industry expertise
Amazon's managed speech-to-text service
Microsoft's enterprise-grade ASR with custom model training
Google's flagship ASR with the Chirp 2 model
IBM's long-running enterprise ASR service
GPU-accelerated ASR you run on your own hardware
On-device streaming speech-to-text
European ASR API with strong CEE language coverage
Low-cost speech-to-text API for indie developers
Broadcast live captioning and ASR
Live captioning service for events and education
Personal live captioning and lecture transcription
Transcription bundled with Cleanvoice's noise and filler removal
Meeting notes from Zoom, Meet, and Teams
Meeting recorder with AI highlights and clips
Conversation intelligence for revenue teams
Open-source offline speech recognition
Open framework for speech and multimodal AI
Python wrapper around multiple ASR engines
Open Whisper variants and fine-tunes
Google's free Android live captioning app
Free auto-generated captions on every YouTube upload
Browser dictation tool, no signup
100-plus-language transcription with translation
EU-based AI plus human transcription and captioning
Editor-first transcription that doubles as your DAW
Transcripts and captions inside Riverside studio
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One video. A week of posts.
Upload an episode and get back the moments worth posting, cut and captioned.
- Reads the whole episode, then picks the excerpts worth posting
- Captions burned in and framed vertical, ready to post
- Your first video and first 3 clips are free, no card
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How we research each tool
Each entry is compiled from the tool’s own homepage and pricing pages, plus public reviews on G2, Capterra, and Trustpilot. Editorial copy reflects our independent take — not the vendor’s marketing language.
We refresh the directory monthly to catch pricing changes and discontinued tools. Last full sweep: May 2026.
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