Turn interviews, lectures and recordings into text you can review alongside the source. Transcription runs locally on your Mac.
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Polyglot 1.11 · Prepared sample project
Open Create and import the final audio or video recording. Generate the original subtitles without selecting a translation language. Source-language detection is automatic across 25 European languages. Check overlapping voices, names and specialist terms carefully.
Search the transcript and play from a cue to hear the original context. Edit wording in the same workspace without changing the timestamps. Save your project locally and return to it when you have time to review.
Export or copy a readable transcript, with optional timestamps for finding a quote in the recording. Use SRT or VTT when your next step needs timed subtitles. TXT is plain text; it does not add speaker diarization, summaries or a formatted Word document.
Yes. Supported MP3, M4A, WAV and other macOS-readable audio files use the same workflow.
It does not promise automatic speaker diarization. Review speaker changes yourself and add wording appropriate to your delivery requirements.
Supported accessible videos can be downloaded first using Import from link. Private, protected and still-live videos are not supported.
Polyglot for Mac
Subtitles, translations, transcripts and video. Right on your Mac.
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