# Aiko

> On-device audio transcription app for iPhone and Mac using Whisper.

Aiko is a privacy-first, on-device audio transcription app for Apple devices that transcribes voice recordings, meetings, interviews, and audio files entirely on your device without sending audio to cloud servers. It uses OpenAI's Whisper model running locally to deliver state-of-the-art transcription accuracy across 100+ languages with complete privacy. Privacy-conscious professionals, journalists, researchers, and anyone handling sensitive audio recordings use Aiko to get accurate transcriptions of confidential conversations without trusting cloud services with their audio data.

## Quick facts

- Categories: Speech to Text, Transcriber
- Pricing: Freemium (free plan + paid tiers)
- Free plan: Yes
- Official site: https://sindresorhus.com/aiko
- Last checked: 2026-10-22

## Key features

- On-device speech-to-text for Apple
- Transcribes audio and video files
- No data sent to cloud
- Speaker identification
- Export to multiple formats
- Privacy-first transcription

## Use cases

- Transcribing meetings privately
- Converting recordings to text offline
- Journalists and researchers transcribing interviews
- Privacy-conscious audio transcription

## Links

- Nextool.ai page: https://nextool.ai/tools/aiko-ai/
- Alternatives: https://nextool.ai/alternatives/aiko-ai/

Source: Nextool.ai (https://nextool.ai/tools/aiko-ai/). Pricing and features change; confirm on the provider's site before relying on them.