CasualTranscriber
Apple Silicon version latest seen at v3.0.3 · Reported by 2 Macs in the community.
All sighted native versions (2):
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CasualTranscriber is a lightweight audio transcription utility for macOS that converts spoken voice into written text. It integrates with macOS's built-in speech recognition engine and supports multiple languages, making it useful for researchers, journalists, students, and anyone who needs to quickly transcribe interviews, lectures, or voice notes without relying on cloud-based services. The app uses the system's native dictation framework, so it works entirely on your Mac without sending audio elsewhere. It is a companion tool to CasualConc, a text analysis and corpus linguistics application, but can be used independently.
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1 suggestionA native Apple Silicon build of CasualTranscriber has been confirmed running on real Macs in the Rosetta Check community. Anyone still running an older Intel-only build under Rosetta should update to the latest version to get native performance on M-series Macs. The app integrates with macOS's system speech recognition, so you'll benefit from any improvements in Apple's recognition engine as well. Check the developer's official download page or contact them for the latest native build.
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