Buzz
An open-source desktop route to offline speech transcription and timed subtitle files.
An open-source transcription starting point
Consider it when inspectable software and subtitle export matter more than a commercial transcript workspace.
Keep in mind: Check supported hardware and model setup in the current project documentation.
Inside the app
Official product images
What you can do
- Offline audio/video transcription documented
- TXT, SRT and VTT export documented
Good for
- Users comfortable checking model and backend settings
- Cross-platform transcription research
Consider alternatives for
- Users assuming every current Mac build supports Intel
- Full movie editing
Limitations & considerations
- Newer Mac builds require Apple Silicon; the project identifies 1.4.5 as the last Intel-compatible release.
- Model/backend choices affect setup and output. The cited live-recording problems are a user’s Windows account, not a reproduced current Mac defect.
Use it for
Guides & comparisons
Sources & review notes Updated Oct 18, 2026
Reviewed by iApp4Me Editorial Team. Recommendations use the linked documentation and attributed accounts; device observations are identified separately.
- Buzz official repository
Project README documents offline transcription, supported exports and current Mac architecture restrictions.
What reviewers and users say
Our summaries of linked accounts—not our own experience or a vote-based ranking. Older versions and different platforms are labeled. Sources reviewed October 18, 2026.
Tom Fichtner
2026 voice-memo transcription article · Windows workflow
Fichtner favors recording a voice memo and then importing the file. He reports missing beginnings or endings with live recording and trouble with recursive folder watching.
Read in context: Not our test and not a Mac result. Check release and recording conditions before treating those reported problems as current universal defects.
How to read disagreement
Different opinions can reflect different jobs, versions, devices or paid plans. We do not call a few comments “the consensus.” A consequential factual conflict that remains after checking those differences is a candidate for a focused hands-on test. A preference for one interface over another usually is not.
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