AI Audio & Voice

Best Free AI Transcription tools

Explore 63 AI Transcription tools. 75% include a free plan, free trial, or free credits. Top picks include RecordMeeting, Wispr Flow, Mispher. Last updated on 7/21/2026.

63 tools75% free access

63

63 tools

47

Free

23

Freemium

7

Free Trial

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

RecordMeeting logo

RecordMeeting is an AI-powered meeting recorder and transcription tool that records, transcribes, and summarizes meetings on Google Meet, Zoom, Teams, and Webex without bots or announcements.

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
M

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.

Ellis Coach logo

Ellis is an AI note-taker that records, transcribes, and summarizes in-person meetings for iPhone and iWatch.

Free
ghostmeet logo

Ghostmeet is an invisible AI meeting assistant that provides live captions and smart summaries from your browser tab, with all audio processing done locally for privacy.

Free
P

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

Mina - AI Meeting Assistant logo

Mina is an AI meeting assistant that actively participates in meetings—answering questions, pulling context from integrated tools, and executing follow‑up tasks in real time.

Free
T

Trace captures your microphone and system audio, transcribes locally on your Mac, and hands you a markdown transcript with flagged moments inline.

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.

Top Free AI Transcription tools

All tools
RecordMeeting logo

RecordMeeting is an AI-powered meeting recorder and transcription tool that records, transcribes, and summarizes meetings on Google Meet, Zoom, Teams, and Webex without bots or announcements.

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
M

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.

Ellis Coach logo

Ellis is an AI note-taker that records, transcribes, and summarizes in-person meetings for iPhone and iWatch.

Free
ghostmeet logo

Ghostmeet is an invisible AI meeting assistant that provides live captions and smart summaries from your browser tab, with all audio processing done locally for privacy.

Free
P

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

Mina - AI Meeting Assistant logo

Mina is an AI meeting assistant that actively participates in meetings—answering questions, pulling context from integrated tools, and executing follow‑up tasks in real time.

Free
T

Trace captures your microphone and system audio, transcribes locally on your Mac, and hands you a markdown transcript with flagged moments inline.

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.

Spellar logo

Record meetings locally on your device and get AI-generated summaries, action items, and chat without any bots joining your call.

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.

ScreenApp logo

ScreenApp is an AI notetaker and recorder that transcribes, summarizes, and organizes audio and video into searchable insights.

Free
Image to Text Converter logo

An online OCR tool that extracts editable text from JPG, PNG, and other images.

Free
DeVoice logo

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

Bluedot logo

Bluedot is a bot-free AI note taker that records meetings, creates transcripts and summaries, and syncs action items across teams.

Free
GreenConvert logo

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

Free
SubEasy logo

SubEasy is an AI platform for transcription, subtitles, translation, dubbing, and transcript-based content tools.

Free
AssemblyAI logo

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

ThetaWave logo

ThetaWave is an AI note taker for students that turns lectures, files, and videos into structured notes, flashcards, quizzes, and study tools.

Free
Krisp logo

Krisp is a Voice AI platform for meetings that offers noise cancellation, accent conversion, transcription, notes, and workflow integrations.

YouMind logo

YouMind is an AI creation agent for saving, understanding, and turning sources into editable drafts, notes, and content.

Klangio logo

Klangio is an AI music transcription platform that converts audio, YouTube links, and recordings into sheet music, tabs, MIDI, and MusicXML.

Free
Memories.ai logo

Memories.ai is an AI video analysis platform that searches, transcribes, and understands video with long-context visual memory.

Free
Freed logo

Freed is an AI medical scribe and clinician assistant that turns patient conversations into notes, codes, and visit support.

Image to Text Converter logo

An online OCR tool that extracts editable text from images, screenshots, scanned documents, and PDFs.

Cleanvoice AI logo

AI podcast and audio editor that removes noise, filler words, pauses, mouth sounds, and more in a few clicks.

Free
WayinVideo logo

WayinVideo is an AI video platform for clipping, searching, summarizing, transcribing, captioning, reframing, and automating videos online.

Free
Transkriptor logo

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

Free
LilysAI logo

LilysAI is an AI summarizer for videos, audio, PDFs, articles, and websites that turns source materials into concise insights and explainers.

Free
Maestra logo

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

tl;dv logo

tl;dv is an AI meeting notetaker that records, transcribes, summarizes, and shares insights from meetings across Zoom, Google Meet, and Teams.

Free
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.

Heidi logo

Heidi is an AI care partner for clinicians that supports documentation, clinical decisions, follow-up, and communication across the full care day.

Free
Rev logo

Rev is a legal investigative intelligence platform for transcription, evidence review, and searchable case prep.

Notta logo

Notta is an AI note taker that transcribes meetings, lectures, and interviews into searchable notes, summaries, and visual deliverables.

Free

Recently Added AI Transcription tools

The newest AI Transcription tools added to our directory.

RecordMeeting logo

RecordMeeting is an AI-powered meeting recorder and transcription tool that records, transcribes, and summarizes meetings on Google Meet, Zoom, Teams, and Webex without bots or announcements.

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
M

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.

Popular Use Cases for AI Transcription tools

The most common use cases across 63 AI Transcription tools.

Taking notes during meetings or lecturesInterview transcriptionCustomer success meeting summariesTranscribing interviews and meetingsCreating subtitles for videosSales callsCustomer interviewsUser research

Common Features in AI Transcription tools

The most frequently featured capabilities across AI Transcription tools.

Audio and video transcriptionSupports 100+ languages with automatic detectionMulti-language supportAI summaries and action itemsSupports multiple languagesMulti-language transcription supportAI transcription for audio and videoOne-click recording without bots or announcementsHidden mode that doesn't interrupt participantsAI-powered transcription with speaker labels and timestampsAI meeting summaries with key points and action itemsSearch across all past meetings

FAQ about free AI Transcription tools

Compare whether each tool is fully free, freemium, or trial-based. Then check the tool page for core features, use cases, pricing, and alternatives.

Related AI Categories

Discover more free AI software in similar categories.

Categories