Shorty alternatives
Tools that do what Shorty does, found by what they say they do rather than by shelf. Among the equally alike, the most used come first. Each line says how it differs from Shorty.
Read 2026-10-21 · Shorty itself: Free plan · From $4.99/mo
With a free plan or free to use: HappyScribe, Transkriptor, YouTubeGetTranscript, LilysAI, Transkripe, MindMap AI, convert.express, Transcriptmate.
- #1
HappyScribeVoice
Transcribes audio and video files and live calls into text in 150 languages, with speaker names, subtitles and summaries.
Costs moreMore widely used
2.7MFrom $17/mo2017 - #2
TranskriptorVoice
Transcribes audio and video files and online meetings into text in many languages, with summaries and export to common document formats.
Costs moreMore widely used
7.1kActiveFrom $9.99/mo - #3
YouTubeGetTranscriptVoice
Pulls captions or speech-recognized text from YouTube videos with timestamps, then exports SRT, VTT, TXT or JSON.
Also: Data extraction, TranslationMore widely used
20 - #4
LilysAIKnowledge
Summarizes YouTube videos, audio, PDFs, articles and web pages into structured notes with timestamps and key points.
CheaperMore widely used
4.1kActiveFrom $3.99/mo - #5
TranskripeMarketing
Turns a public YouTube URL into a transcript, taking captions first or transcribing audio with AI, then generating summaries and notes from it.
More widely used
607ActiveFrom ≈ $4.47/mo - #6
NoteGPTKnowledge
Summarizes lectures, videos, and documents; generates notes, slides, and audio content for learning and research.
Costs moreAlso: Writing
1.3MActiveFrom $9.99/mo - #7
MindMap AIDocuments
Generates mind maps from text, PDFs, videos, audio, and webpages with AI-assisted editing and chat.
Also: AnalyticsMore widely used
38.9kActiveFrom $4.99/user/mo2024 - #8
convert.expressVoice
Transcribes audio and video files to text in 65 languages using AI models.
More widely used
9ActiveFrom ≈ $0.02 per use2026 - #9
TranscriptmateVoice
Transcribes audio and video files to text with speaker identification and generates content like blog posts and social clips.
Costs moreMore widely used
344ActiveFrom $30/mo - #10
WhisperTranscribe.ai -Voice
Transcribes audio and video files to text in 134 languages with speaker identification and subtitle generation.
Costs moreMore widely used
340ActiveFrom $9.99/mo
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