--- title: I ditched Otter.ai for a self-hosted app that... description: Speakr is a Docker-based self-hosted transcription tool that serves as a free alternative to Otter.ai. It automatically transcribes audio recordings,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i-ditched-otter-ai-for-a-self-hosted-app-that-transcribes-every-meeting-and-stores-it-all-in-one-sea-ymoqaghvo twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: I ditched Otter.ai for a self-hosted app that transcribes every meeting and stores it all in one searchable place | daily.dev og:description: Speakr is a Docker-based self-hosted transcription tool that serves as a free alternative to Otter.ai. It automatically transcribes audio recordings,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-ditched-otter-ai-for-a-self-hosted-app-that-transcribes-every-meeting-and-stores-it-all-in-one-sea-ymoqaghvo og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/yMoqaGHVo.png og:image:alt: I ditched Otter.ai for a self-hosted app that transcribes every meeting and stores it all in one searchable place og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I ditched Otter.ai for a self-hosted app that transcribes every meeting and stores it all in one searchable place **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Speakr is a Docker-based self-hosted transcription tool that serves as a free alternative to Otter.ai. It automatically transcribes audio recordings, identifies speakers, and stores everything in a searchable archive. Transcripts are synchronized with original audio for easy verification. It supports local LLMs via WhisperX or cloud APIs like OpenAI, and includes an AI chatbot for querying transcripts. The tool doubles as a personal audio archive and dictation tool. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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