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Best open-source and local transcription tools
1 tool for offline speech-to-text. Your data stays on your machine, and most work offline once the model is downloaded.
| Tool | Open source / local | Price | Notes | Checked | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whisper Private, offline speech-to-text and transcription on your own machine | Open source: MIT | Free (open source, MIT) ✓ checked | Speech-to-text code and weights | source 2026-10-23 | Get Whisper → |
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Find local tools for my project“Open source” means the code is published under the license shown; “open weights” means the model files can be downloaded and run on your own hardware (the maker's chat app may still be a cloud service). LM Studio is free and runs models locally but is not open source. Running models locally needs a reasonably modern computer; larger models need a GPU or lots of memory. Licenses were read on the source linked on the check date; check the model's own license before commercial use. Some links are affiliate links (disclosure); they never change what we list.