# Recommendations for private transcription tools?

> Source: <https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/recommendations-for-private-transcription-tools/27665#post_3>
> Published: 2026-06-01 21:52:51+00:00

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Hi, I tried searching but only found Text-to-Speech alternatives.

I’m looking to record a lot of text and was wondering about the best way to achieve Speech-to-Text with privacy respecting software.

Thank you!

I haven’t checked but the proliferation of generated AI YouTube channels, you should be able to host your own LLM and generate TTS somehow…

I want to adopt a transcription tool, but unsure on what is the best one for ease of use + privacy. What are folks using these days / best when it comes to privacy guarantees?

On my self-hosted Open WebUI instance, it uses Faster Whisper locally:

thanks for sharing, what pushed you to use faster whisper? any problems with it so far?

It is simply the default STT option. I do not use it often, but it carries the same problems as other transcription software, you need a good microphone, clear pronounciation, controlled room ambiance, etc.

I’ll check it out, thanks for the tip!

Framasoft developed an apl for transcription called Lokas. lokas.app