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Descript

Text-based audio editor and automated transcription.

Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Descript

Descript
Rev.com oTranscribe Deepgram Noty.ai Overcast Hyprnote Konthora.dev.bd AudioScripter MeetSave AI MindType.space

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Descript are Rev.com, oTranscribe, and Deepgram. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.
  1. Transcriptions, captions, and subtitles that are affordable, fast, and high-quality.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Transcription #Audio Transcription #Video Transcription 79 social mentions

  2. A free web app to take the pain out of transcribing recorded media
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #AI #Transcription #Audio Transcription 9 social mentions

  3. Search engine for speech
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #AI #Text To Speech #Transcription 34 social mentions

  4. Workplace AI Assistant transforming meetings into Action Items and Follow-ups
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    • Freemium
    • Free Trial

    #Productivity #Notes #Meeting Productivity 1 social mentions

  5. Video-first asset management for teams
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Audio Player #Podcast Hosting #Podcast Tools 109 social mentions

  6. AI notepad for Private Meetings — fully on your device
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Productivity #Meetings #AI 3 social mentions

  7. Free browser-based AI text-to-speech and transcription with 41 voices, six languages, MP3/WAV audio, timestamps, and TXT, SRT, VTT and JSON exports.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    • Free

    #Text To Speech #Transcription #Speech To Text

  8. All-in-one AI audio platform: transcribe audio to text, generate natural voices, clone your voice, and create music from text. 50+ languages. Start free today.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    • Freemium
    • Free Trial

    #AI #Transcription #AI Voice

  9. Transcribe, summarize , video recording in one place use AI
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Meetings #AI #Transcription

  10. Privacy-first voice typing + AI meeting summaries (optional)
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    • Paid
    • Free Trial
    • $29 / One-off

    #Productivity #Note Taking #AI

  11. Convert audio to text instantly with our free online transcription tool. Transcribe MP3, WAV, M4A files or record directly. 100% secure, AI-powered accuracy
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #AI #Transcription #Audio Transcription

  12. BeyondWords is an AI voice and audio CMS platform that brings frictionless audio publishing to writers, newsrooms, and businesses. Free Pilot plan available!
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    • Freemium
    • Free Trial
    • $99 / Monthly (1M characters per month, 2 projects, Up to 5 members)

    #AI #Natural Language Processing #Publisher Monetization 3 social mentions

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  1. Chris Nzouat avatar
    Chris Nzouat
    · 2 months ago
    · Reply

    Descript completely changes how you edit audio and video. Editing by changing text instead of working on a timeline makes content creation much faster, especially for podcasts, interviews, tutorials, and social media videos.