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AiTranscribe for Mac

Offline local speech-to-text transcription tool using advanced AI models.

By Ljove02. Free and open source, MIT licence.

Get it with OpenDMG View source on GitHub

AiTranscribe at a glance

Version
0.2.0
Released
12 April 2026
Download size
693 MB
Works on
Apple silicon and Intel
Licence
MIT
Category
System Tools
Developer
Ljove02
GitHub stars
14

About AiTranscribe

Offline macOS menu bar app for speech-to-text transcription using AI models (NVIDIA Parakeet, Whisper). 100% local & private.

Screenshots

AiTranscribe screenshot 1

How to install AiTranscribe on a Mac

  1. Get OpenDMG. It is a free app store for open source Mac apps. Download OpenDMG.
  2. Search for AiTranscribe and press Get. OpenDMG downloads version 0.2.0 from Ljove02's own GitHub release.
  3. Open it. The download is checked against its SHA-256 fingerprint and its signature is checked on your Mac before it lands in Applications.

Updates to AiTranscribe show up in OpenDMG and install with one button. No account is needed.

Prefer to do it by hand? The developer's file is on GitHub: AiTranscribe_v0.2.0.dmg (693 MB).

What is new in AiTranscribe 0.2.0

## v0.2.0 — The Big One

<img width="3154" height="1205" alt="DesignRoad" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/55d65e3b-a1d4-47ea-8d9d-7174222e05cf" />

This is the largest update since launch. Every screen has been redesigned, AI-powered summaries are here, and the app now updates itself. Over **13,000 lines of new code** across 46 files.

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## Showcase

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a5f44cdb-234e-43ad-b4c2-4f566bf4b369

### New Recording Indicator

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/543446b2-f50c-416b-acde-471ee3c46c13

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## AI-Powered Summaries

Summarize any transcription or session recording using on-device LLMs — completely offline, completely private.

- **MLX-powered inference** — Runs natively on Apple Silicon via [MLX](https://github.com/ml-explore/mlx). No cloud, no API keys, no data leaves your Mac
- **Gemma 4 models** — Choose between Gemma 4 E2B (4-bit, ~3.6GB, recommended) and Gemma 4 E4B (4-bit, ~5.2GB) for higher quality
- **4 built-in presets** — General Summary, Meeting Notes, Action Items, and Technical — each with tailored system prompts
- **Configurable output length** — Short, medium, long, or custom word target
- **Streaming generation** — Watch the summary generate token-by-token in real time
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