VerbatimStudio
Privacy First
Your data never leaves.
Every recording, transcription, and document is processed locally. No cloud uploads. No third-party servers. HIPAA-ready out of the box.
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Real-time. Speaker-aware.
Record from any source with live speech-to-text. Automatic speaker diarization identifies who said what — edit names and merge speakers on the fly.
Find anything instantly.
Semantic search across all your transcripts, documents, and recordings. OCR extracts text from images, PDFs, and spreadsheets — everything becomes searchable.
Ask Max anything.
Ask Max to search your content, generate documents, extract action items, and answer questions — all from one conversation. 15+ built-in tools. Works fully offline with a local LLM.
Your AI, out loud.
Full-duplex voice conversation with Max. Ask questions, request summaries, and get answers spoken back — with streaming text-to-speech and echo suppression. Works completely offline.
Annotate everything.
Add inline notes anchored to transcript timestamps, document pages, or image regions. Keep context next to the source — no separate notebook needed.
Read any document.
On-device vision models extract text from scanned PDFs, photos, handwritten notes, and spreadsheets. Everything becomes searchable and available to Max.
Comparison
How Verbatim compares.
Most transcription tools require cloud uploads and monthly subscriptions. Verbatim runs entirely on your hardware — for free.
| Feature | Verbatim Studio | Otter.ai | Descript | Rev | Whisper.cpp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fully offline / local processing | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ |
| No account or subscription required | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Built-in AI assistant with tools | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Voice chat with AI | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| Speaker diarization | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| OCR & document processing | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| Semantic search | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Entity extraction | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| Self-hosted / on-premise option | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Open source | AGPL-3.0 | — | — | — | MIT |
| Multi-user / teams | Enterprise | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Browser extension | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| Filler word detection | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Audio noise reduction | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Custom dictionary | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Transcript translation | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Calendar integration | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Post-transcription automation | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — |
| GPU acceleration (Metal + CUDA) | ✓ | N/A | N/A | N/A | ✓ |
| Price | Free | $16.99/mo | $24/mo | $29.99/mo | Free |
Pricing and features as of April 2026. Competitor features based on publicly available information.
Free for everyone.
Pro for teams.
The open-source edition is fully featured for individual use.
Open Source
Free, forever
- Live transcription
- Speaker identification
- OCR & document processing
- Semantic search
- AI assistant with 15+ tools
- Voice chat with Max
- Web search & URL extraction
- Project workspaces
- Entity extraction
- Filler word detection & analysis
- Audio noise reduction & normalization
- Custom transcription dictionary
- Transcript translation (25+ languages)
- Google Calendar integration
- Post-transcription automation
- Local SQLite database
- Fully offline
Enterprise
Built for teams
- Everything in Open Source
- Multi-user & teams
- SSO & JWT authentication
- API keys & webhooks
- Audit logging
- PostgreSQL database
- S3 / Azure Blob storage
- Docker deployment
- LLM provider integration
Enterprise
Everything you need to scale.
Deploy on your own infrastructure. Keep full control of your data.
Team Management
Create teams, manage members, role-based access control
Authentication
JWT-based auth with refresh tokens, SSO integration
API Keys
Scoped keys for programmatic access and CI integration
Webhooks
Real-time event subscriptions for your integrations
Audit Logging
Full audit trail for compliance and security reviews
LLM Integration
OpenAI, Anthropic, or any compatible provider
PostgreSQL
Production-grade database with full ACID compliance
Cloud Storage
S3, Azure Blob, or local disk — your choice
Get Started
Download and go.
Grab the app for your platform. The transcription model downloads automatically on first launch — no setup, no accounts, no cloud.
Looking for multi-user, teams, and Docker deployment?
See EnterpriseStart transcribing today.
Free and open source for individuals. Enterprise for teams.