Private and offline transcription
The LiteScribe desktop app has a Local Mode that transcribes on your own CPU or GPU and runs AI notes on-device, so no audio leaves your machine and no outside provider sees your transcript. No upload, no third-party AI, for sensitive and offline work. Available on Windows, macOS, and Linux, unlimited on Pro and Business, with 1,200 minutes a month on Starter.
Privacy and offline guides
How on-device transcription works, what stays on your machine, and where the network is still involved, stated honestly.
Transcribe audio and video without an internet connection. The LiteScribe desktop app runs speech-to-text and AI notes on your own CPU or GPU in Local Mode, so no audio ever leaves your machine.
Keep sensitive recordings off the cloud. In the LiteScribe desktop app Local Mode, your audio is transcribed on your own machine and never uploaded, with on-device AI for notes.
Run speech-to-text and AI entirely on your hardware. The LiteScribe desktop Local Mode uses on-device models for transcription and notes on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Transcribe a recording without sending the file anywhere. The LiteScribe desktop Local Mode processes your audio on your own machine, so the recording itself is never uploaded.
Reduce your exposure by keeping recordings on your own machine. The LiteScribe desktop Local Mode transcribes on-device, so confidential audio is not uploaded to a third party.
Keep recordings on your own machine to support data-residency and GDPR requirements. The LiteScribe desktop Local Mode transcribes on-device, so no audio leaves your computer.
Take AI meeting notes from Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, and Webex without sending a bot into the call. The LiteScribe desktop app records system audio and your microphone, so no extra participant appears in the attendee list.
Record a meeting with no bot in the call, then let LiteScribe transcribe it and write the summary and action items on your own computer. In Local Mode, no audio is uploaded and no outside AI company sees the conversation.
Local Mode keeps your recording on your device while it transcribes and writes notes on your own hardware, and no outside provider ever sees the transcript. The app reconnects periodically to validate your plan, and that check carries none of your content. The transcript itself syncs to your own LiteScribe account until you switch that off. The web and mobile apps use the cloud, so use the desktop app when privacy matters.
Keep your recordings on your machine
Download the desktop app and turn on Local Mode. No credit card required.