Free of charge
Offline Transcription.
Locally on your Mac.
v0.1.0 · DMG · Notarized by Askantis
Requires macOS 12+ and Apple Silicon
- Fully offline after setup
- No telemetry
- Made in Switzerland
Coming soon: Askantis Swiss model
Our own model is in progress
We are currently building our own Swiss German transcription model. It is coming soon.
Drop your audio
- Open an existing recording
- Or capture live from the mic
- Drop files onto the app
Transcribe locally
- Speakers labeled automatically
- Chapters on the timeline
- Noise cleaning on your Mac
Edit and export
- Fix words in place
- Rename speakers
- Export to your working folder
Scribely
Features
Privacy first transcription with the details that matter in real meetings.
Offline and private
Models download once. After that, audio never leaves your Mac.
Speakers and names
Automatic diarization, with names picked up from the conversation.
Chapters on the timeline
Structure long recordings into searchable sections, locally.
Noise cleaning
Spectral gating filters fans, wind, and background chatter before ASR.
File or live mic
Transcribe existing files or capture and transcribe in real time.
Edit and export
Rename speakers, fix words, then export finished transcripts.
Mac today. Windows if you ask.
Scribely ships for Apple Silicon first. If enough of you need Windows, we will build it. Tell us you are waiting.
By signing up you cast a vote for a Windows version of the app.
See it in action
From empty drop zone to live mic, editing, and offline privacy cues.
Drop audio to start
Live mic mode
Edit speakers and text
Offline by design
Questions
What Mac do I need?+
Apple Silicon (M1 or later) and macOS 12 Monterey or newer. Intel Macs are not supported.
How big is the first launch download?+
The app DMG is about 341 MB. Speech and optional chapter models download on first launch (multiple GB) and then stay on your machine.
Which languages work today?+
Multilingual Whisper covers Swiss German, High German, English, French, and Italian. A dedicated Askantis Swiss German model is in progress. That is what the fundraiser supports.
Does my audio leave my Mac?+
No. After models are downloaded, transcription runs fully offline. There is no telemetry.
What are donations used for?+
Clean commercial licensing of Swiss German speech corpora and training Askantis's own model, so we can ship a sovereign, commercially clean path without research only data constraints.
Is there a Windows version?+
Not yet. Mac ships first. If demand is clear, we will prioritize Windows. Use the signup above to cast your vote.
Where are older versions?+
Versioned DMGs stay on Azure. The main download button always points at the latest Scribely.dmg.
Get Scribely on your Mac
Offline transcription with speakers and chapters. Nothing leaves your machine.
v0.1.0 · DMG · Notarized by Askantis
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