AI Audio & Voice

Best Free AI Speech-to-Text tools

Explore 33 AI Speech-to-Text tools. 88% include a free plan, free trial, or free credits. Top picks include VoxThermic, InterviewPracticeAI, Wispr Flow. Last updated on 7/21/2026.

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Top free AI tools in this category with free credits or a free plan.

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An on-device macOS journal that uses AI to map moods and themes from voice and text entries into visual weather patterns.

InterviewPracticeAI logo

AI interview coach that generates tailored questions from your CV and job description, scores answers, and provides specific feedback.

Free
Wispr Flow logo

Voice-to-text AI that turns speech into clear, polished writing across all apps on Mac, Windows, iPhone, and Android.

Free
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Mispher turns speech into clean text anywhere on macOS, then goes further with dictation cleanup, rewrite-in-place, translation, and an on-device agent that plans, uses tools, and answers.

Lispr logo

Free Mac app for instant voice dictation and translation using push-to-talk, with support for ~99 languages and no account required.

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Purr is a free, open-source, on-device voice-to-text dictation app for macOS Apple Silicon with no cloud round-trips.

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Juno is a local voice layer for Mac that converts speech to clean text on-device, with voice actions, rewrites, and no subscription.

Wispr Flow logo

AI-powered voice dictation tool that turns speech into clear, polished text in any application, 4x faster than typing.

Clipto logo

Fully local, natural language search over terabytes of media with AI transcription and video understanding for Mac.

Circleback logo

Circleback provides AI-powered meeting notes, action items, automations, and search to help you capture and organize conversation context.

Top Free AI Speech-to-Text tools

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An on-device macOS journal that uses AI to map moods and themes from voice and text entries into visual weather patterns.

InterviewPracticeAI logo

AI interview coach that generates tailored questions from your CV and job description, scores answers, and provides specific feedback.

Free
Wispr Flow logo

Voice-to-text AI that turns speech into clear, polished writing across all apps on Mac, Windows, iPhone, and Android.

Free
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Mispher turns speech into clean text anywhere on macOS, then goes further with dictation cleanup, rewrite-in-place, translation, and an on-device agent that plans, uses tools, and answers.

Lispr logo

Free Mac app for instant voice dictation and translation using push-to-talk, with support for ~99 languages and no account required.

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Purr is a free, open-source, on-device voice-to-text dictation app for macOS Apple Silicon with no cloud round-trips.

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Juno is a local voice layer for Mac that converts speech to clean text on-device, with voice actions, rewrites, and no subscription.

Wispr Flow logo

AI-powered voice dictation tool that turns speech into clear, polished text in any application, 4x faster than typing.

Clipto logo

Fully local, natural language search over terabytes of media with AI transcription and video understanding for Mac.

Circleback logo

Circleback provides AI-powered meeting notes, action items, automations, and search to help you capture and organize conversation context.

Wave logo

A native macOS dictation app that turns your voice into text instantly. Local Whisper for complete privacy or Groq for real-time speed. No accounts. No friction.

Cartesia logo

Cartesia builds fast speech AI models and voice agents for real-time text-to-speech, transcription, and interactive conversations.

DeVoice logo

DeVoice is an AI speech-to-text and transcription tool that converts audio and video files into editable text online.

Vocal Image logo

An AI speaking coach that analyzes your accent and helps improve communication, confidence, and soft skills through personalized practice.

Inworld AI logo

Inworld AI provides realtime voice AI tools for text-to-speech, speech-to-speech, speech-to-text, and model routing for conversational applications.

BoldVoice logo

BoldVoice is an American accent training app that uses expert lessons and AI feedback to improve pronunciation and speech clarity.

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GreenConvert logo

GreenConvert is an AI transcription platform for converting audio and video into text with speaker recognition, multilingual support, and export tools.

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AssemblyAI logo

AssemblyAI provides speech-to-text, speech understanding, voice agent, and LLM gateway APIs for building voice AI products.

Deepgram logo

Deepgram provides enterprise voice AI APIs for speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and voice agents in one platform.

Lingvanex logo

Lingvanex provides on-premise and API-based machine translation and speech recognition tools for secure multilingual processing.

Transkriptor logo

Transkriptor is an AI transcription tool that converts audio and video into text, summaries, and action items in 100+ languages.

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Talkpal logo

Talkpal is an AI language learning app that helps users practice speaking, listening, writing, and pronunciation in 130+ languages.

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Maestra logo

Maestra is an AI media localization platform for transcription, subtitles, translation, dubbing, and voice generation.

UniScribe logo

UniScribe is an AI transcription tool that converts audio, video, and YouTube links into text, summaries, mind maps, and exports.

Clipto logo

Clipto is a fully local Mac app for AI transcription and natural-language search across video, audio, and media libraries.

Fish Audio logo

Fish Audio is an AI voice platform for text-to-speech, voice cloning, speech-to-text, and real-time voice agents.

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Speechify logo

Speechify is a voice AI productivity assistant for text to speech, voice typing, summaries, podcasts, and note-taking across devices.

Free
TurboScribe logo

TurboScribe is an AI transcription service that converts audio and video into text in 98+ languages with speaker recognition and export options.

Free

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Recently Added AI Speech-to-Text tools

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An on-device macOS journal that uses AI to map moods and themes from voice and text entries into visual weather patterns.

InterviewPracticeAI logo

AI interview coach that generates tailored questions from your CV and job description, scores answers, and provides specific feedback.

Free
Wispr Flow logo

Voice-to-text AI that turns speech into clear, polished writing across all apps on Mac, Windows, iPhone, and Android.

Free

Popular Use Cases for AI Speech-to-Text tools

The most common use cases across 33 AI Speech-to-Text tools.

Taking notes during meetings or lecturesCustomer support voice automationPodcast transcriptionInterview transcriptionSubtitle creationTranscribing interviews and meetingsCreating subtitles for videosTracking daily emotional patterns and trends

Common Features in AI Speech-to-Text tools

The most frequently featured capabilities across AI Speech-to-Text tools.

Audio and video transcriptionSupports 100+ languages with automatic detectionOpen sourceMulti-language supportPersonalized learning paths98+ language supportSpeech-to-text transcriptionVoice and text journaling with on-device speech recognitionAI-powered mood analysis and theme extractionEmotional weather view with 7, 30, and 365-day sentiment curvesMood-colored calendar for at-a-glance feelingsSearchable journal with mood filters and weather chips

FAQ about free AI Speech-to-Text tools

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