I have been searching for a simple, audio file to text software that was accurate, actually worked (for some reason, of the 10 I tried, only one was able to upload my m4a files!). I was about to purchase an expensive online subscription service, though I may only need like 6 hours of transcription a month, but figured for 5 dollars, no free trial was totally worth it. MY GOD this is amazing. So simple, no fluff, but ACCURATE and FAST and OFFLINE! Wow! I’m a medical student using this to transcribe lectures to make AI gen concept maps/practice questions and this is perfect! It transcribes the fancy medical jargon perfectly. I’ve only done one lecture but it “plasmapheresis” and “IgG” were spelled correctly. My professor speaks clearly so time will tell if it continues to blow my mind, but thought I would share. For those looking for some fancy bulleted full sentence/punctuation easy to read file - this may not be it (but c’mon- you can figure that out given all the free AI tech out there), but for those wanting accurate text transcription from an audio file- please just stop wasting time like I did- literally downloaded 7 different apps with free trials, a few online versions - all expensive - cheapest with accuracy was 120/yr - or a disappointment). Thank you creators for making this a one time fee, offline, simple, accurate, and just so easy to use. I could cry from gratitude.

“Added after transcription: the rain storm almost completely obliterated the last half of the auditory saves, so corrections were needed. I couldn’t quite make everything out but it is a tribute to the program’s author that any of this even exists.”I was driving in a rainstorm that could not be avoided and had started a verbal dictation before the rainstorm started. The phone was held on a magnetic mount and I pulled over till the worst passed. I continued dictating so as not to lose the flow. The rain noise in the “auditory saves” on listening clearly exceeds the words in volume but somehow the program got enough to allow me to correct the speech to text it transcribed. Not error free but under the circumstances, ABSOLUTELY magic.

I have written few reviews previously. I have now downloaded and used Whisper Notes on my iPhone, iPad and MacBook. I have done trial dictations on all 3. Surely the day will come when it makes a mistake but that day has not come for me yet. I can see that I may one day say, “ I can’t imagine what I ever did without it.” I think this may change education in ways I wish I had seen, in my younger years. And that it does this, is able to do this, in airplane mode, is both a triumph and a necessary feature in today’s privacy starved world. I hope you understand how much I appreciate what you have done for me and for so many others who have yet to discover this treasure. Thank you.

While the accuracy of this app is impressive, it does not address my immediate needs. I use VoiceOver and voice control simultaneously and need live transcription to allow for immediate edits before copying the text to be used in other apps. The accuracy when using voice control is pretty pathetic often requiring words to be spelled out letter by letter to avoid capitalization errors and vulgarity from being inserted when it wasn't spoken even though I am in a very quiet place. I will let several of my friends know about this app. It is pretty rare these days to find an app without subscriptions which is greatly appreciated for those of us on a very limited disability income.