![]() I decided to start with the free “small” model, which was stated to have “normal speed with good accuracy.” Also, in MacWhisper, those larger (better but slower) models are only available in the paid version. But larger models will produce better results. Basically, the lighter the model, the quicker it will run. When you run the tool, you have to choose a “model” to work with. Unfortunately, it doesn’t auto-tag the speakers. Just plain speech-to-text recognition with time stamps. Luckily, there are tools like MacWhisper that take this off your shoulders and let you use the power of AI in a simple user interface. What’s more, it is pretty complicated to set up if you do want to run it yourself. Whisper is not something you can simply “run” as is. Whisper is trained on 680,000 hours of multilingual and multitask supervised data collected from the web. It’s an automatic speech recognition (ASR) system developed by OpenAI, the same company that brought us ChatGPT. MacWhisper is a transcription tool powered by Whisper. You can start with basic functions for free and upgrade if needed. ![]() On the bright side, I believe you can still understand what the text is about. But if I did choose to remove them, it occasionally ate up parts of other words, causing even more trouble.Īlso, it couldn’t recognize parts that a human being would have no problem understanding just from context, e.g., “Jack of all trades” became ‘“jackal, trades.” I found that if I didn’t choose an option to remove them, they, um, just stayed there even though I didn’t need them most of the time. I also had a problem with removing filler words like “uh” and “um.” At times, it had difficulty recognizing abbreviations (e.g., SEO). But if you just need a transcript or captions of a video or audio, you can do that too. You can easily drag and drop and basically produce a complete video with its help. I’d call it “Canva for video/captions.” You can add B-rolls, effects, animations, and more. Unique featuresĪs I mentioned, Descript is more of a video editing tool that is good with transcribing. But thankfully, onboarding is extremely funny and engaging. It is much more than a speech-to-text converter. The main thing you have to know is that it is a standalone software rather than a web service. To locate it, you need to go to the footer of the homepage and look for it under “Services.”ĭescript welcomed me by name (which was a nice coincidence). Rev also has a 14-day trial of its paid plan. I got a bill for $1.25 with a discount that resulted in a total of $0.00. You can transcribe the first audio file (up to 45 minutes) for free. As a result, some paragraphs didn’t make much sense, while others were fine. Some words were missing, while others were misrecognized. Poor audio with city noise was a bit too much for Rev. You also have the option to place an order for human transcriptions. Unique featuresīesides auto-generated transcripts, Rev offers live captions for Zoom meetings. You might get an impression that it was designed by an accounting team (as opposed to Descript that comes next in this roundup). One personal remark is that it felt a little too “cold” to use since I saw things like “Place Order,” “Billing,” and “Invoice” way too often. I found the interface easy to navigate as well. You can import up to three files and record 290 minutes of meetings before you need to upgrade (as of April 2023). You can start for free and upgrade to a paid plan later. Like a student still scribbling on a test paper while passing it to the teacher. One thing I found is that after it notified the transcriptions were ready, it might still do something in the background (adjust time stamps, tag speakers, etc.). But I can’t blame any tool for not picking up “Ahrefs” or “Tim Soulo” 100% of the time. I got decent results, but there was a lot to edit too. But you can also import a video/audio file or record audio right in the app.īesides, you can connect your calendar to never miss a meeting. What stands out from the rest is the app’s ability to record online meetings and transcribe them-simply by pasting the meeting URL. ![]() It is easy to set up, has an intuitive interface, and offers clear pricing. Otter was one of the most frequently mentioned solutions when we asked for suggestions on Twitter and in the Ahrefs community.
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