#5 in Voice & SpeechUpdated 2026-08

Vibe

by Vibe Transcribe · Local-first audio and video transcription

27.8 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Vibe is a local-first app for transcribing audio and video. It works on files, URLs and recordings, and processes them on the user's own machine rather than on a server. It also produces AI summaries and supports multiple languages. The page offers version 3.0.23 as a macOS download and links to the GitHub repository.

Best for: People transcribing audio or video on their own machine rather than uploading it to a service.
Pricing: The captured page shows no prices; it offers a download and a 'Support Vibe' link, with no plan or licence terms stated.
Runs on: macOS

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Local-first processing; audio and video stay on the machine
Handles files, URLs and recordings
Multilingual support and AI summaries
Public GitHub repository linked from the site

Trade-offs

Only a macOS download is offered; no Windows or Linux build shown
No pricing, licence or support terms stated on the page
No detail on transcription accuracy, models used or file limits

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 0 out of 100
API quality: 0 out of 100
Documentation: 0 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 29 out of 100
Customer sentiment: 80 out of 100
Changelog: 100 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 60 out of 100
Operational trust: 0 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 60 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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