Got an hour of lecture audio, a Zoom recording, a YouTube video, or a voice memo you need turned into text? Vibe does it for free. Drop the file in, hit transcribe, get the text back. The whole thing runs on your laptop — your audio never leaves the device.
The 30-second version
It’s a free desktop app that does what those “$10/month upload your audio” sites do — but offline. First time you open it, Vibe downloads a small AI brain (the file that does the listen-and-write part — think: a recipe book it reads from) onto your computer. After that, no internet needed.
What it eats
MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4, MOV — basically anything audio or video
Folders of files at once
YouTube links (paste, hit transcribe)
Live mic recording (record-and-transcribe right there)
The 3-click flow
Pick the file
Pick the language
Hit Transcribe
Text appears below. Edit, copy, save as .txt, .srt (subtitle file — for video captions), or .docx.
Clean audio = near-perfect output. Heavy accents or noisy background = still useful, but expect to clean it up. Same as any AI transcription.
Why this beats the cloud sites
| Vibe | Cloud sites |
|---|
| Free forever | $5–$20/month |
| Audio stays on your PC | Audio uploaded to their servers |
| Offline once installed | Needs internet every time |
| Open-source (code is public) | Black box |
