Who it's for
People with recordings that shouldn't leave their computer.
Your recording can't be uploaded
A client call. A therapy session. An HR interview. A source who trusted you. Cloud tools need the file on their servers. Ratproof never gets it.
For research interviews and journalists' sources, and coaches' ICF transcripts. Compared with Otter and TurboScribe.
Compared with meeting note-takers: Fireflies, Fathom and Granola. With transcription services: Rev, Trint, Good Tape and Happy Scribe. And with MacWhisper, which also runs on your computer.
Your laptop blocks installs
No admin rights? Ratproof is a web page, so there is nothing to install. Get a note you can send to IT.
You want everything in one place
Every transcript is kept on this computer, and you can search them. How it compares with NotebookLM.
Not the right tool if you need a language other than English, Spanish, Italian or Swedish, or the text back in five minutes. See the numbers.
Questions
Can I transcribe audio without installing anything?
Yes. It is a web page. Open it, drop in a file, and the work happens on your own computer.
Will my IT department see what I transcribe?
They can see that your browser opened the page, like any other site. They cannot see the audio or the text, because neither is ever sent anywhere.
Is there a free transcription tool with no sign-up and no minute cap?
Yes. Cloud tools count minutes because the work costs them money. Here your computer does the work, so there is nothing to count and no account needed.