On-device translation

Text in a language you did not speak.

Set an output language other than the one that was spoken. The file is transcribed, then translated into any of 29 languages, on your device. Dictation works the same way: give a slot an output language and the translation types itself.

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Text in a language — the app in action
How it works

Three steps, no upload.

The file is read from your own drive and the result is written back there.

1

Drop a file in

Open Transcribe a file and drag an audio or video file into the window.

2

Set the output language

On the Output card, set Output language to the language you want back.

3

Read it back translated

The file is transcribed, then translated, both on your own computer.

Coverage

29 languages, labelled honestly.

Subtitles and transcripts translate into any of 29 languages, and dictation recognises 90+. Each picker marks the weaker pairs as beta or reduced accuracy, so the label is on screen at the moment you choose.

  • 29 languages for subtitles and transcripts
  • 90+ languages recognised for dictation
  • Weaker pairs marked beta or reduced accuracy in the picker

Output card › Output language

Coming to Windows, following the Mac release

Language picker with one pair marked beta
29 languages,labelled honestly.
On your machine

Transcribed, then translated, right here.

Both steps run on your own computer, so neither the audio nor the text goes to a server. Translation engines are downloaded when a language needs one, and the app picks what your machine can run. English output needs no engine at all.

  • No audio and no text goes to a server
  • Engines download only when a language needs one
  • English output needs no engine

Models › Translation engines

Coming to Windows, following the Mac release

Translation engines list with one engine downloading
Transcribed, thentranslated, right here.
Dictation

Speak one language, type another.

Give a slot an output language and dictation in that slot arrives translated, in whatever app you are typing in. The overlay names the pair while you record, for example EN to TR.

  • Works in any app: mail, chat, documents, forms
  • The overlay names the pair while you record
  • Pro and the 30-day trial; the free version types what was spoken

Slots › pick a slot › Output language

Coming to Windows, following the Mac release

Recording overlay showing the pair EN to TR while text lands in a mail window
Speak one language,type another.
Free and Pro

Start free. Add Pro when you need it.

The free version is free forever: unlimited dictation in 90+ languages, one language slot and files up to 3 minutes, with no account and no card. Pro and the 30-day trial add files of any length, subtitles, translation into 29 languages and five language slots.

Free

£0.00 forever

No account, no card. Yours to keep.

Download for MacmacOS 14+ · Apple Silicon Download for WindowsWindows 10 / 11

Includes a 30-day free trial of Pro — every feature unlocked, no credit card.

Unlimited dictation. No credits, no caps.

Translation into 29 languagesNot includedOn your deviceIn the cloud, charged per minute
Speak one language, type anotherNot includedIn any appRarely offered
Subtitles from audio and video filesNot includedAny lengthUsually an extra, charged per minute
All 90+ languagesIncludedIncludedOften limited

Features

On your own machine. The file is transcribed first, then translated, both on your computer, and neither the audio nor the text goes to a server. Translation engines are downloaded when a language needs one, and English output needs no engine at all.

Dictation recognises 90+ languages. Subtitles and translation cover 29 of them, and each picker marks the weaker pairs as beta or reduced accuracy so you know what to expect before you start. Vocabulary support also covers 29 languages.

It is a label in the picker. Subtitles and translation cover 29 languages, and the pairs that perform less well are marked beta or reduced accuracy in the language picker itself, so the label is visible at the moment you choose. The marked pairs work; expect to read the result before you publish it.

Translation engines are downloaded when a language needs one, and the app picks what your machine can run. English output needs no engine at all. The free version never downloads them. The list sits under Models, then Translation engines.

The free version (free forever, no account and no card) transcribes files up to 3 minutes with a smaller model and dictates in one language slot; it does not make subtitles or translate. Pro and the 30-day trial make subtitles for files of any length with the Best model, translate subtitles and transcripts into 29 languages on your own computer, and carry five language slots, each with its own output language.

Get the app

Put it on the machine you already have.

The free version covers unlimited dictation in 90+ languages, one language slot and files up to 3 minutes, free forever. Pro and the 30-day trial add files of any length, subtitles, translation into 29 languages and five slots.

No account · No card · Everything runs on your computer