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noScribe vs MacWhisper: catalog facts
noScribe	MacWhisper
Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…	Freemium Sold through Gumroad; check the store page for the current free and paid options.
Windows, macOS, Linux	macOS
Transcription and speaker diarisation run locally, so interview recordings and other sensitive audio never get uploaded…	Transcription runs locally on the Mac Choice of Whisper, Qwen and Parakeet models
Local transcription is slow without a capable GPU, and the output still needs a human pass before it…	macOS only Closed source
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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