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KDL Transcription

Give it the recording of a meeting or an interview. You get the text, with the time of each sentence. The Pro edition adds a summary, the decisions taken and who has to do what. Everything is computed on your computer: the recording is not sent anywhere.

Buy · €39.00Free version
A 3-minute meeting (in French) transcribed in the Pro edition: timestamped text with speakers, and the summary and decisions on the right.A 3-minute meeting (in French) transcribed in the Pro edition: timestamped text with speakers, and the summary and decisions on the right.

What it does

  • Audio and video files: MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4, MKV, WebM, OGG, FLAC, MOV
  • Record straight from the microphone
  • Timestamped text: click to replay a sentence, double-click to fix it
  • Search in the text
  • TXT and SRT (subtitles) export
  • Language of the recording detected automatically, or chosen
  • Models downloaded once, then everything works offline

Free or Pro

Free versionPro version
Timestamped transcript (audio, video or microphone)YesYes
TXT and SRT export, copy, searchYesYes
“Accurate” model (slower, fewer mistakes)—Yes
Summary, decisions and tasks (who, when)—Yes
Speakers you can name—Yes
Word and PDF minutes—Yes
Word list: your names and acronyms—Yes
Several files in a row (up to 200)—Yes
Licence for 3 computers (Windows, macOS, Linux)—Yes
€39.00once, up to 3 computers
Buy

Screenshots

The home screen: drop an audio or video file, or pick one.The home screen: drop an audio or video file, or pick one.
Past transcripts, kept on the computer.Past transcripts, kept on the computer.
Microphone recording, with a reminder to ask everyone present for their consent.Microphone recording, with a reminder to ask everyone present for their consent.

Download

Free version. If you buy a Pro key, it activates in this same app.

Version 1.0.1

WindowsYour system

Windows 10 and 11.exe installer · 225.3 MB

MacYour system

Mac with Intel processorModels before 2021 · 195.8 MB

LinuxYour system

Ubuntu, Debian, Mint.deb package · 177.1 MBFedora, openSUSE.rpm package · 157.9 MBArch, Manjaropacman package · 162.3 MBOther distributionsAppImage, no installation · 230.6 MB.tar.gz archiveNo installation · 219.6 MB

The Windows files are not code-signed yet: the first time you run them, Windows SmartScreen may show a warning. What to do if Windows or Mac blocks the install

SHA-256 checksums
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Questions

Do my recordings go online?
No. The transcript and the minutes are computed on your computer. The software only connects to download the models the first time (from Hugging Face), to look for an update or to activate a Pro licence.
How long does it take?
On a 2017 office PC (Intel Core i5-6500, no graphics card), a 3-minute meeting is transcribed in under a minute with the fast model, and in two and a half minutes with the accurate model. The minutes take about two more minutes.
How much disk space does it need?
About 500 MB for the fast model. Pro adds 1.6 GB for the accurate model and 2.5 GB for the minutes.
Does it recognise who is speaking?
Not on its own. In Pro, you name the speakers and assign the sentences; the minutes use them to say who does what.
Is the Pro edition a subscription?
No. You buy it once, €39, for up to 3 computers.