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Your audio.
Your machine.
Transcribed.

Convert any audio or video to accurate, editable subtitles — entirely on your Windows PC. No cloud upload. No account required.

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Local Transcription · 60+ Languages · SRT · VTT · TXT · JSON · TSV · No Account Required · Private Windows App · Windows 10+
How it works

From file to subtitle in four steps

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Upload

Drop in any audio or video — MP3, WAV, MP4, MKV, MOV, WEBM, and more.

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Pick a model

Download once, use forever. Choose Tiny through Large based on your hardware.

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Transcribe

Runs on your CPU. Auto-detects language. Edit any segment directly in the app.

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Export

Export in 5 formats, translate into 20 languages offline, or burn subtitles into video.

Features

Everything you need to
work with spoken content.

A focused toolset for podcasters, researchers, filmmakers, journalists, and educators.

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Accurate Transcription

Industry-leading Whisper AI transcribes with professional accuracy across 60+ languages. Voice Activity Detection filters silence for cleaner results.

VAD Filter Word Timestamps Auto Language Detect
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Editable Segments

Every transcribed segment is editable. Fix words, review timecodes, and search across the full transcript — all within the built-in editor.

Inline Edit Timecode View Full-text Search
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Offline Translation

Translate subtitles into 20 languages with a translation model that runs on your own computer. No account, no API key, and nothing uploaded. Progress-tracked and resumable.

20 Languages Runs Locally No API Key
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Burn Subtitles into Video

Permanently embed subtitles into MP4. Customize font, size, color, and position. Dual-subtitle mode shows original and translation simultaneously.

Dual Subtitles Font & Color Top / Mid / Bottom
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Voiceovers

Generate spoken audio for a translated subtitle track, preview each line, and regenerate any line on its own. Timing is fitted automatically. Voiceovers require an internet connection.

Per-line Preview Auto-fit Timing Many Voices
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Batch Processing

Queue many videos through transcription, translation and burn-in in one run. Set the options once and leave it — a failed video never stops the batch, and retrying resumes from the stage that failed.

Unattended Runs Resumable Retry Per-video Progress
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Private by Design

Transcription runs entirely on your CPU. Your files never leave your machine. No account. No data collection.

No Cloud Upload No Account Private by Design
Privacy by design

Your files stay
on your machine.

Transcription and translation run on your own machine, and your media files are never uploaded. Internet access is used only when you choose to download a model or create an optional voiceover. No account is required.

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Files uploaded to cloud
60+
Languages supported
5
Export formats
19
Translation languages
App screenshots

See the local transcription workflow

Add videos, review timed captions beside the player, translate offline, and export subtitles or finished videos from one Windows app.

Two videos in the TranscribeKit library with real video thumbnails and ready status

Video library

See video previews, duration, and transcription status at a glance.

Video player with overlaid captions and editable timestamped transcript segments

Transcript editor

Check captions over the video and edit each timed segment alongside it.

Side by side subtitle translation into Chinese running offline

Offline translation

Translate captions side by side into 20 languages, entirely on your own computer.

Subtitle export formats and burn-in settings with a rendered preview frame

Export and burn-in

Export SRT, VTT, TXT, JSON and TSV, or burn captions into the video with a live preview.

Batch job setup dialog with transcribe, translate and burn stages and an output folder

Batch setup

Select many videos, set transcribe, translate and burn-in once, then start the run.

Batch progress list showing per-video stage status across a queue of videos

Batch progress

Watch each video move through its stages. A failure is retried on its own, resuming where it stopped.

Speech model list showing available downloads and the installed base.en model

Speech models

Download the Whisper model that suits your machine once and keep it on disk.

Offline translation model management and engine status in settings

Translation engine

Pick a translation model size, watch the engine status, and free memory when done.

Export formats

Five formats.
One workflow.

Compatible with every video editor, streaming platform, and productivity tool.

SRT Video players & editors
VTT Web & streaming platforms
TXT Plain text transcript
JSON Developers & automation
TSV Spreadsheets & data analysis
Whisper models

Pick your precision

Download once, stored locally. Choose based on your hardware and how fast you need results.

Tiny
~39 MB · Fastest

Ultra-fast, minimal resource usage. Great for quick drafts or low-RAM devices.

Base
~141 MB · Very fast

Good balance of speed and accuracy. Ideal for everyday podcasts and meetings.

Small
~461 MB · Fast

High accuracy for most use cases. Recommended starting point for most users.

Medium
~1.5 GB · Moderate

Near-professional accuracy. Excellent for interviews, lectures, and accented speech.

Large
~2.9 GB · Slower

Maximum accuracy. Best for professional work where every word matters.

Turbo
~1.6 GB · Fast

Large-level quality at faster speed. The best all-around choice for most workflows.

Translation

Translate into 20 languages

Powered by a translation model on your own computer — download it once, then translate with no account and no connection.

🇨🇳 Chinese (Simplified) 🇹🇼 Chinese (Traditional) 🇺🇸 English 🇯🇵 Japanese 🇰🇷 Korean 🇫🇷 French 🇩🇪 German 🇪🇸 Spanish 🇮🇹 Italian 🇵🇹 Portuguese 🇷🇺 Russian 🇸🇦 Arabic 🇮🇳 Hindi 🇹🇭 Thai 🇻🇳 Vietnamese 🇮🇩 Indonesian 🇳🇱 Dutch 🇵🇱 Polish 🇸🇪 Swedish
Guides

Learn the workflow

Tutorial · 5 min

How to Batch Transcribe and Subtitle Many Videos at Once

Queue a whole set of videos through transcribe, translate and burn-in. Set it once and walk away.
Tutorial · 9 min

How to Add Subtitles to a Video: A Complete Walkthrough

Transcribe, correct what matters, choose between a subtitle file and burned-in captions, and deliver.
Tutorial · 8 min

How to Translate Subtitles Without an API Key

Translate captions into 20 languages with a model on your own computer — no account, no per-word bill.
Guide · 8 min

Which Whisper Model Should You Use?

Six models from 75 MB to 2.9 GB compared, plus a two-minute test that settles it for your own audio.
Guide · 7 min

Why Offline Transcription Matters for Confidential Recordings

What cloud privacy statements actually promise, and the step most people forget after transcribing locally.
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Windows transcription app

Start transcribing
today.

Available on Windows 10 and later · No sign-up required · Local transcription workflow

↓  Download on Microsoft Store