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Estonian speech to text on your Mac
NoteOwl turns Estonian speech to text on your Mac. Dictate into any app, record a meeting or import a recording, and it writes Estonian with õ, ä, ö and ü, using on-device AI models that work offline after a one-time download.
Below is a real sample: a short Estonian work call about an online shop’s Christmas campaign, and NoteOwl’s transcript of it, unedited. Dictation is free and unlimited; meetings and imported recordings are part of NoteOwl Pro.
Estonian in NoteOwl
- Plan
- Dictation free and unlimited; meetings and imports in NoteOwl Pro
- Dictation and meetings
- Settings → Auto-Context → Spoken language: Auto-detect
- Imported recordings
- Language detected automatically
- On the sample
- 94.3% of the characters matched
- Where it runs
- On your Mac; offline after the one-time model download
A real sample
What does NoteOwl’s Estonian transcript look like?
Here’s a sample recording, and NoteOwl’s transcript of it, unedited. On this sample NoteOwl matched 94.3% of the characters (punctuation and spacing aside).
The recording · 0:51
A short work call between Kadri and Andres. NoteOwl detected the language by itself.
NoteOwl’s transcript
In English
kasumärä. Nous teeme nii. Alates 50 eurost on tarne tasuta. Hästi. Siis uuend on reedeks Tarnetingimused ja kodulehe
In English: (our) profit disappears. Agreed, let’s do that. From 50 euros, delivery is free. Good. Then by Friday I’ll update the delivery terms and the website’s
kampaania teate. Suureb ärane. Mina kirjutan uudis kirja valmis ja saadan selle sulle enne välja saat mist lugeda. Sobib. Kas meil on
In English: campaign notice. Excellent. I’ll finish writing the newsletter and send it to you to read before it goes out. Works for me. Do we
pakkimisel ka lisaabi vaja? Võibolla detsembri keskel kui tellimusi on kõige rohkem. Arutame seda järgmisel näd alal. Selge, aitäh, räägime
In English: need extra help with packing? Maybe in mid-December, when there are the most orders. Let’s discuss it next week. Got it, thanks, talk
reedel.
In English: on Friday.
How does NoteOwl write Estonian?
With õ, ä, ö and ü, and most of the meaning intact, though long compounds are sometimes split. In the sample, jõulukampaaniaga, üleval, kõige and järgmisel were right, while uudiskirja came out as “uudis kirja” and väljasaatmist as “välja saat mist”.
Numbers were mixed. The same amount was said twice: the first time, “viiekümnest eurost” came out as “5. eurost”, the second time correctly, in digits, as “50 eurost”. The date “esimesel detsembril” came out in words, as “esimeselt desembril”.
Short words also ran together: “Tere, Andres” became “Tereandres”, and “kasum ära” became “kasumärä”. Nõus lost its õ to become “Nous”, and suurepärane was split into “Suureb ärane”.
How do you dictate in Estonian on a Mac?
Tap fn in any app, speak Estonian and tap fn again: the words type at your cursor. In Settings → Auto-Context → Spoken language, choose Auto-detect, because Estonian isn’t one of the languages that menu can pin.
The setting starts on your Mac’s own language, so on a Mac set to English, switch it to Auto-detect before you dictate or record a meeting in Estonian. Recordings you import are always detected automatically, the way NoteOwl recognised the sample above.
Where is Estonian spoken, and what do people record in it?
Estonian is the first language of about 1.1 million people, nearly all of them in Estonia, and one of the European Union’s official languages. NoteOwl lists it as one language, without regional variants.
At work that means the koosolek and its protokoll, calls with customers, and interviews. The sample is a small online shop, an e-pood, deciding from what order value its Christmas delivery is free, read in standard Estonian.
How do you get the best Estonian transcripts?
Check figures and long compound words first, since that is where the sample slipped, and teach NoteOwl the words you use every day with custom vocabulary.
A Vocabulary rule, part of NoteOwl Pro, can join a split compound for good: under “When I say…” type the form NoteOwl writes, such as uudis kirja, and under “Replace with…” the one you want, uudiskirja. Estonian has many case forms, so each one you use needs its own rule.
Is Estonian speech to text free in NoteOwl?
Yes, for dictation. Speaking Estonian into any app is free and unlimited, forever, like voice notes. Meetings, imported recordings, summaries, Chat and custom vocabulary are part of NoteOwl Pro.
NoteOwl Pro is $79 once for one Mac, with a 7-day free trial in the app and no card. Everything runs on your Mac, with the same on-device AI models on both plans.
- Dictation in Estonian, into any app
- FreeUnlimited
- ProUnlimited
- Voice notes
- FreeUnlimited
- ProUnlimited
- Estonian meetings, with no bot joining
- FreeNo
- ProYes
- Imported Estonian recordings
- FreeNo
- ProYes
- Summaries, action items and Chat
- FreeNo
- ProYes
- Custom vocabulary
- FreeNo
- ProYes
- Read and export your own transcripts
- FreeYes
- ProYes
| Free | Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Dictation in Estonian, into any app | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Voice notes | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Estonian meetings, with no bot joining | No | Yes |
| Imported Estonian recordings | No | Yes |
| Summaries, action items and Chat | No | Yes |
| Custom vocabulary | No | Yes |
| Read and export your own transcripts | Yes | Yes |
FAQ
Questions about Estonian transcription
Can NoteOwl transcribe Estonian offline?
Yes. NoteOwl turns Estonian speech into text on your Mac with on-device AI models, so after the one-time model download it works with no internet connection. Your recordings and transcripts stay on your Mac.
How accurate is NoteOwl in Estonian?
On the sample on this page, NoteOwl matched 94.3% of the characters, punctuation and spacing aside. Most of the meaning came through; the slips were mostly long compound words split in two and one misheard amount, so read figures before you share a transcript.
Do I have to tell NoteOwl I’m speaking Estonian?
Not for imported recordings: NoteOwl detects their language by itself. For dictation and meetings, set Settings → Auto-Context → Spoken language to Auto-detect, since Estonian isn’t one of the languages that menu can pin.
Is Estonian dictation free in NoteOwl?
Yes. Dictating Estonian into any app is free and unlimited, forever. Meetings, imported recordings, summaries, Chat and custom vocabulary are part of NoteOwl Pro, $79 once for one Mac, with a 7-day free trial in the app.
Can NoteOwl transcribe Estonian meetings?
Yes, with NoteOwl Pro. It records your microphone and your Mac’s audio, with no bot joining the call, and transcribes the Estonian on your Mac. Set Spoken language to Auto-detect before the meeting.
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- Free dictation into any appFree, unlimited speech to text in every app on your Mac: tap fn, talk, and the words type at your cursor; one tap polishes them in the right tone for that app
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Free tools
- Estonian audio to textTranscribe a Estonian recording free in your browser, with the language set to Estonian; text, SRT, VTT or Word; nothing is stored
- Estonian subtitle generatorMake Estonian subtitles from a video or recording free in your browser, with the language set to Estonian; SRT, VTT or text; nothing is stored
- Translate subtitles to EstonianTranslate SRT or VTT subtitles into Estonian free in your browser: every cue keeps its number and times; nothing is stored
Transcribe Estonian on your Mac
Free to download. Runs entirely on your Mac.
macOS 26 or later · Apple Silicon (M1 or newer) · 16 GB memory minimum, 24 GB recommended
About NoteOwl
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