Ermine

Ermine is a browser based audio recorder and transcription tool that runs entirely on the user's own device. A visitor opens the page, allows microphone access, and the speech is transcribed locally with no audio sent to a server. When the session ends, the audio recording and the transcript can both be downloaded. The tool suits anyone who wants quick dictation or note taking with a strong privacy posture, such as people handling sensitive conversations, interviews or personal memos. Because processing is client side, the first visit requires loading a transcription model of roughly 50 MB, which is cached by the browser so later sessions start much faster. The vendor states that the model currently supports English transcription only. The page offers a single workflow of loading the model, starting to transcribe, and downloading the results, and it does not require an account. The vendor does not publish any pricing and no plans or paid tiers are described on the site. The listing sits in the video category, but the product handles audio and text, so a category such as AI audio or productivity tools would describe it more accurately.