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About Aiko
Aiko converts speech in audio and video files into text using OpenAI's Whisper model running locally on your device. Nothing is uploaded, which makes it suitable for sensitive recordings such as meetings, interviews and lectures.
It supports audio in about 100 languages, though quality varies by language. The app includes Shortcuts support and is a Universal Purchase across macOS, iOS and visionOS. It is a separate app from the developer's Dato and Lungo.
Strengths
- Transcription runs entirely on the device
- Supports around 100 languages
- Shortcuts support for automation
- One purchase covers Mac, iPhone, iPad and Vision Pro
Limitations
- Apple platforms only
- Accuracy is lower for some languages
Details
- Pricing
- PaidSold on the App Store as a Universal Purchase, with a trial available.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- Sindre Sorhus
- Platforms
- macOS, iOS
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Private transcription of recordings on a Mac or iPhone
- Categories
- Local AI tools, AI voice, AI meeting notes
- Last verified
- Added
- Sources
Alternatives to Aiko
Compare allSoftware that can replace Aiko for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
MacWhisper
A Mac app that transcribes audio and video files to text on your own machine.
MacWhisper also transcribes locally but runs only on macOS, uses a freemium model, and adds a choice of Whisper, Qwen and Parakeet models plus speaker recognition.
Buzz
Turn speech recordings into text with a desktop transcription app.
Buzz is a free MIT-licensed desktop transcription app for Windows, macOS and Linux, with microphone transcription and subtitle exports, but it has no iPhone or iPad version.
Vibe
Transcribe audio and video files on your own computer.
Vibe transcribes files locally on Windows, macOS and Linux for free under MIT, adds batch jobs and subtitle formats, and its optional cloud summarization sends requests to an external provider.
noScribe
Transcribes recorded audio to text on your own computer, with speaker separation.
noScribe is free GPL-3.0 software for Windows, macOS and Linux that adds local speaker separation, though transcription is slow without a capable GPU and there is no mobile app.
whisper.cpp
C/C++ port of OpenAI's Whisper for fast offline speech-to-text on your own hardware.
whisper.cpp is a free MIT-licensed command-line port of Whisper for Windows, macOS and Linux, with no graphical interface and models downloaded separately.
Whisper
An open-source speech recognition model from OpenAI for transcribing and translating audio on your own machine.
Whisper is OpenAI's free open-source model run through the command line or Python, so moving means losing a graphical app and managing models on your own machine.
aTrain
Transcribe recorded interviews on your own computer.
aTrain is a free AGPL-3.0 interview transcription tool for Windows and Linux with local speaker detection, but it does not run on Mac or iPhone.
Aiko as an alternative
Listings that name Aiko as an alternative.
Voicenotes
An AI notetaker that records meetings and voice notes, then produces summaries and action items.
Aiko transcribes on-device with Whisper on Mac, iPhone, iPad and Vision Pro for a single purchase, keeping audio off the cloud but offering no summaries.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
Superwhisper
A voice dictation app that turns speech into text in any app, using offline or cloud recognition.
VoiceInk
A native macOS dictation app that transcribes speech to text offline with local AI models.
Spokenly
A dictation app for Mac, Windows, Linux and iPhone that uses local Whisper or cloud models.
WhisperX
A speech recognition tool that adds word-level timestamps and speaker diarization to Whisper transcription.
HappyScribe
An AI transcription, subtitle and meeting notes service supporting more than 150 languages.
Notta
An AI note taker that transcribes and summarizes meetings, interviews, lectures and uploaded recordings.
