Free / Open-sourceUnlimited AI transcription of audio and video in 98+ languages
Free / Open-sourceUnlimited AI transcription of audio and video in 98+ languages
Fathom records 5,620,385 monthly visits with +0.2% month-over-month growth and Freemium, Free Trial pricing. SpeechPulse records 6,385 monthly visits with +0.1% growth and Paid pricing.

Offline speech recognition, dictation, and subtitles for Windows and macOS
| Dimension / Metric | ![]() | ![]() |
|---|---|---|
| Official Domain | fathom.video | speechpulse.com |
| Pricing Model | Freemium, Free Trial | Paid |
| Monthly Visits | 5.62M (5,620,385) | 6.39K (6,385) |
| MoM Traffic Delta | +10.87K (+0.2%) | +6 (+0.1%) |
| Primary Market & Share | 🇺🇸 United States (44.8%) | 🇺🇸 United States (60.3%) |
| Direct Visits / mo | 4.07M | 2.57K |
| User Rating | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| Supported Platforms | Website | Website |

AI notetaker that records, transcribes and summarizes meetings — bot-free
Capture meetings with a visible notetaker or completely bot-free, so you can record your way and keep participants comfortable.
Get accurate transcripts, concise summaries and extracted to-dos delivered right after each call.
Search and ask questions across your entire meeting history to surface decisions, commitments and patterns.
Notes, insights and follow-ups flow automatically into Slack, Salesforce, HubSpot, Notion, Asana and other tools.

Offline speech recognition, dictation, and subtitles for Windows and macOS
Dictate into any text field, including browsers, office apps, and code editors, with the recognized text appearing wherever your cursor is.
Run speech recognition on your own machine with no internet connection needed, so voice and text data never leave your computer.
Transcribe audio and video files with automatic speaker diarization and export subtitles as SRT or VTT with accurate timestamps.
Choose auto or manual punctuation, use automatic speech detection, or hold a customizable hotkey for push-to-talk, pausing as needed.
Free / Open-sourceUnlimited AI transcription of audio and video in 98+ languages
Free / Open-sourceUnlimited AI transcription of audio and video in 98+ languages

Provides strong live transcription and collaboration features, but can be more restrictive on free meeting limits.
Provides strong live transcription and collaboration features, but can be more restrictive on free meeting limits.

SpecialistTranscribes meetings live via a browser extension without joining bots, but requires active browser participation.
SpecialistTranscribes meetings live via a browser extension without joining bots, but requires active browser participation.
Offers robust multi-language conversational search and CRM integrations, but lacks Fathom's streamlined free recording tier.
Offers robust multi-language conversational search and CRM integrations, but lacks Fathom's streamlined free recording tier.

Free / Open-sourceAI transcription and meeting notes in 150+ languages
Free / Open-sourceAI transcription and meeting notes in 150+ languages

AI note taker that transcribes, summarizes and visualizes meetings
Free / Open-sourceTurn audio, video and YouTube links into accurate text in seconds
Free / Open-sourceTurn audio, video and YouTube links into accurate text in seconds
Excels at capturing and clipping video calls across platforms, but has a less polished action item workflow.
Excels at capturing and clipping video calls across platforms, but has a less polished action item workflow.

Free / Open-sourceTurn any video or audio into text in seconds
Free / Open-sourceTurn any video or audio into text in seconds
Free / Open-sourceFree open-source dictation that runs speech-to-text on your own machine
Free / Open-sourceFree open-source dictation that runs speech-to-text on your own machine

Generates clean structured notes with reliable action items, but offers fewer third-party integrations than Fathom.
Generates clean structured notes with reliable action items, but offers fewer third-party integrations than Fathom.
Free / Open-sourceJust speak. Write faster, in any app.