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We've compiled a list of 12 free and paid alternatives to pmTrans. The primary competitors include Scripto, Transcriva. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between pmTrans and TranscriberAG, oTranscribe, Transcribe. Also you can look at other similar options here: About.


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pmTrans Platforms

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pmTrans Overview

pmTrans (The Poor's Man Transcriber) is an open source tool for manual interview transcriptions and provides a multitude of ways to control the playback of audio files.

Main Features
- Support for mp3 and wav files.
- It will rewind the audio two seconds every time you pause and resume the audio. The rewind length is configurable.
- Configurable short rewind with ctrl+7 (5 segs default)
- Configurable long rewind with ctrl+8 (10 segs default)
- Audio loops: rewind 3 seconds every 10 seconds. The frequency and rewind length of the audio loops is configurable.
- Insert timestamps anywhere in the transcription text
- Configurable shortcuts for:
Pause/play
Short rewind
Long rewind
Activate/deactivate audio loops
Insert timestamps
Speed up playback
Slow down playback.
- Mini-mode: control the audio playback from other text editors like MS Word or Libreoffice Writer
- Speed up or slow down the audio playback rate.
- Works on Linux, Mac, and Windows machines.
- Requires no installation. Just download and use!

pmTrans Features

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