Buzz Captions

Buzz Captions is a desktop application that brings professional-grade speech recognition to your personal computer without requiring cloud uploads or internet connectivity. Built on OpenAI's Whisper technology, it enables you to transcribe audio and video files while maintaining complete privacy over your sensitive content. The application supports importing media in multiple formats and exporting transcripts as CSV, SRT, TXT, or VTT files—ideal for content creators, researchers, and accessibility professionals. The tool excels at multilingual transcription, converting audio from any supported language into English text or maintaining the original language. Live transcription through your computer's microphone adds flexibility for real-time meeting notes, interviews, and live event documentation. The application intelligently adapts to your system's processing power, offering different Whisper model sizes to balance accuracy and speed based on your hardware capabilities. Available across Windows, Linux, and macOS, Buzz Captions provides consistent functionality regardless of your operating system. The macOS version includes native integrations like transcript search, audio playback controls, and inline editing capabilities that respect the platform's design conventions. As a free, open-source project hosted on GitHub, it combines accessibility with transparency, allowing users to inspect code and contribute improvements.