Transcribe audio to text with Whisper on your PC

Updated: 2026-07-05

Why local Whisper

Whisper is a top open-source transcription engine. faster-whisper makes it viable on desktop PCs.

Cloud services charge per minute and store audio. Dicto runs on your machine.

Supported formats

Audio: MP3, WAV, M4A. Video: MP4, MKV (FFmpeg included).

Dicto workflow

  1. Install Dicto
  2. Drop file or folder
  3. Pick model: tiny → medium
  4. Auto or fixed language
  5. Export TXT, SRT, VTT or DOCX

Privacy

Internal meetings, healthcare, legal — transcription shouldn't leave disk. Dicto delivers.

Download Dicto free for Windows 10/11.