Observed arrival · 2026-09-15
FreeTranscribe Keeps the Audio on Your Machine
A browser-based transcription tool that turns audio and video into TXT, SRT, or VTT files without uploading the original recording.
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FreeTranscribe decodes recordings in browser-side chunks and uses WebGPU to run its speech model on the visitor's graphics card. The page lists support for common audio and video formats, exports TXT, SRT, and VTT files with timestamps, and says the initial model download is about 200 MB. Its explanatory material also addresses how to inspect network activity when evaluating the site's no-upload claim.
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