noScribe
Free, open-source desktop app for transcribing interviews locally, with speaker recognition
In our rankings
Scores on the offline transcription apps criteria
Evaluated Nov 5, 2026- What leaves your computer ×3 5
5/5 means: As 4, plus the models ship with the download or the project documents a full no-internet setup
Runs completely locally with no cloud features documented, and the installer ships with the AI models, so no download is needed after install.
3 quotes - Speaker labels and review ×3 5
5/5 means: Speaker identification and an editor for correcting the text against the audio
Distinguishes speakers and includes an editor for aligning audio and text while correcting the transcript.
2 quotes - Export formats ×2 3
3/5 means: Three formats, including at least one subtitle format
Three formats: HTML (opens in Microsoft Word), plain text and WebVTT subtitles.
1 quote - GPU support and platforms ×2 2
2/5 means: One GPU family, such as NVIDIA only
Runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, but the only GPU acceleration documented is NVIDIA CUDA.
2 quotes
Evidence (10 quotes)
- 1
“It runs completely locally on your computer, protecting the confidentiality of your interviews. No cloud, no worries”
github.com/kaixxx/noScribe · checked - 2
“Since the download also includes the AI models, the installer is quite large (about 3 GB).”
noscribe.de/en · checked - 3
“noScribe is free and open source (GPL-3.0), available for Windows, MacOS and Linux”
github.com/kaixxx/noScribe · checked - 4
“It can distinguish between different speakers and understands around 60 languages”
github.com/kaixxx/noScribe · checked - 5
“For this, a dedicated editor is included that lets you align audio and text easily.”
noscribe.de/en · checked - 6
“By default it creates an HTML file that can be opened directly in MS Word, with line numbers and formatting. It can also produce plain text or a subtitle file in WebVTT format.”
noscribe.de/en · checked - 7
“An NVIDIA graphics card (CUDA) can significantly speed up transcription.”
noscribe.de/en · checked - 8
“One hour of interview takes about 1-3 hours of transcription time, on older machines even longer.”
noscribe.de/en · checked - 9
“pauses or overlapping speech can be marked and you can insert timestamps”
noscribe.de/en · checked - 10
“An app to produce high quality transcripts of interviews for qualitative social research or journalistic use”
github.com/kaixxx/noScribe · checked