A Superwhisper alternative for video
Superwhisper is voice to text: you speak and it writes, in any app. Scribiz reads a video link or a file and returns what was said, what was on screen, a summary and chapters.
Compared as of October 2026. Not affiliated with Superwhisper.
Superwhisper vs Scribiz
| Topic | Superwhisper | Scribiz |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | SuperwhisperVoice to text in any app. It also records meetings and transcribes files | ScribizWhat is in a video, from a link or a file |
| Starts from | SuperwhisperYour microphone, a meeting, or an audio or video file | ScribizA video link, or an audio or video file |
| You get | SuperwhisperPolished text, pasted into the app you are using | ScribizTranscript, on-screen text, summary, chapters |
| Runs on | SuperwhisperMac, Windows, iOS and Android | ScribizThe web, a Mac app, a command-line tool, an API and an MCP server |
| Free | SuperwhisperVoice to text in any app and meeting recording. Pro features for the first 3,000 words | ScribizNo account. 30 caption lookups and 10 Listen or Watch minutes a day, videos up to 15 minutes |
| Paid | SuperwhisperPro is $8.49 a month. File transcription is listed under Pro | ScribizPro is on sale, Mac Lifetime is not yet |
Where Superwhisper is better
- Dictation. Hold a key, speak, and the text lands in Slack, Gmail or any app you type in. Scribiz does not take dictation.
- Offline. Superwhisper says it works offline. Scribiz sends the audio to a model in the cloud.
- More platforms. Mac, Windows, iOS and Android. Scribiz has no Windows or phone app.
- Control over the writing. Modes that set tone and format, a vocabulary of your own words, and a choice of language models.
Pick Superwhisper if you want to write with your voice, offline, on any of your devices.
What Scribiz does differently
- It starts from a video. Superwhisper starts from your microphone. Scribiz starts from a video or a recording that already exists.
- Links, not only files. Paste a YouTube, TikTok or Instagram link. Captions are used when they are good, and otherwise Scribiz listens.
- It reads the screen. Each scene comes back with the text that appeared on screen, next to a summary and chapters.
- Built for agents. Claude, Cursor or Codex can read a video link over MCP. There is also an API and a command-line tool. About the MCP server
Pick Scribiz if the words are already in a video or a recording and you want them out, with the screen, a summary and chapters.
Prices, as of October 2026
Superwhisper lists a free plan, a Pro plan billed monthly, yearly or once for life, and a 30 day refund. Prices change, so check its own site. Superwhisper pricing
Scribiz Pro is on sale and Mac Lifetime is not on sale yet. The free tool works today, and our pricing page has the prices. See Scribiz pricing
