Vibe: pricing, free plan limits, languages and privacy
Free, open-source (MIT) desktop app for fully offline transcription on Mac, Windows and Linux, with batch processing, speaker diarization and many export formats.
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Key facts
| Type | File transcription, Offline / on-device |
|---|---|
| Platforms | Mac, Windows, Linux source |
| Free plan | Free and open source (MIT); no usage limits source |
| Paid from | Free source |
| Languages | ENJAZH "Transcribe almost every language" with Whisper models (whose list includes Japanese and Chinese), plus Parakeet and Nemotron models. source 1 source 2 |
| Max length per file | Free: Not verified Paid: Not verified Runs on your computer; no file-length limit is stated. source |
| Speaker labels | Yes source |
| Export | SRT, VTT, TXT, HTML, PDF, JSON, DOCX source |
| Meeting bot | No source |
| Offline | Yes source |
| Trains on your data? | No "Fully offline transcription, no data ever leaves your device." source |
| API | No source |
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