We’ve all been there. You have a one-hour interview recording, a podcast episode, or a lecture video that needs to be turned into text.
You usually have three bad options:
- Type it yourself (and lose your sanity).
- Use free online tools (and risk your data privacy).
- Pay for premium services (and watch your wallet bleed).
It’s time to stop counting minutes.
Meet WicaraAI, a desktop tool we built at Insight Labs to solve this exact problem.
Unlimited. Free. Yours.
WicaraAI isn't a subscription service. It’s a tool you own.
Once you download it, you can transcribe as many files as you want.
- 10-minute video? Done.
- 5-hour meeting recording? Go ahead.
- 100 different audio files? The only limit is your hard drive space.
It is 100% Free. No credit systems, no "Pro" tiers, no hidden fees. You can use it forever.
⚡ Real-Time "Live" Transcription (New!)
Forget waiting for a progress bar to hit 100%.
WicaraAI v1.1 introduces Real-Time Streaming.
Drag your file, click start, and watch the text appear on your screen instantly, sentence by sentence—just like watching a ghost type on your keyboard. It feels magic, and it saves you time because you can start reading immediately.
Choose Your Model:
- Base: Lightning-fast for English and casual use
- Small/Medium: Better accuracy for Indonesian and non-English languages
- Large: Maximum accuracy (slower, but worth it for critical work)
🎬 Any Format, Any File
WicaraAI supports all major audio and video formats:
- 🎥 Video: MP4, MKV, AVI, MOV
- 🎵 Audio: MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC
No need to convert your files first—just drag and drop.
Your Secrets Stay Safe
The scariest part about online transcribers isn't the price—it's the privacy risk. When you upload a sensitive interview to the cloud, you lose control over who sees (or hears) it.
WicaraAI runs completely offline.
It uses your computer's own processing power (CPU/GPU) via the Whisper AI engine. You could pull the ethernet cable out of your PC, and WicaraAI would still work perfectly. Your files never leave your machine.
Now on Windows & macOS
Whether you are a Windows power user or a Mac creative, we've got you covered.
WicaraAI is now available as a native app for:
- 💻 Windows 10/11
- 🍎 macOS (via MacCatalyst)
Formatted for Humans
Raw transcriptions are often ugly—just one giant block of endless text.
WicaraAI is smarter. It listens to the natural flow of speech and automatically breaks the text into paragraphs and sentences.
When you're done:
- 📋 Copy to Clipboard with one click
- 💾 Export to .txt (auto-saved to your Desktop)
The result is readable text, ready to be pasted into your article, script, or documentation immediately.
Get It Now
Why pay for something that your computer can do for free?
Download the latest release from our GitHub below.
Take back control of your transcriptions.
💡 First-time setup: WicaraAI will download FFmpeg (~70MB) on first run to handle multi-format support. After that, it's 100% offline forever.
Built with ❤️ by Insight Labs.
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