trnscrb

Transcribe PDFs, images, and audio from your Mac menu bar.

Drop selected files into a small menu bar panel. Choose Local mode where Apple processing is available, or Cloud mode with your own Mistral API key. Markdown lands in the folder you choose.

Download for macOS 26+Privacy Policy →

bash

brew tap jwa91/tap
brew install --cask trnscrb

What does trnscrb do?

trnscrb converts selected PDFs, images, and audio files to Markdown from the macOS menu bar. Output is saved to the folder you choose.

How does Cloud mode work?

Cloud mode is optional. When you choose it, trnscrb sends the selected file or extracted content to Mistral for transcription or OCR using your own Mistral API key.

Mistral API keys →Mistral privacy policy →

What about S3 mirroring?

S3 mirroring is optional. If enabled, trnscrb uploads original files to the S3-compatible endpoint and bucket you configure. trnscrb does not provide storage; you control the endpoint, bucket, access key, and secret key.

What about privacy?

Local mode processes selected files on your Mac when local processing is available. Cloud mode can upload selected files or content to Mistral. S3 mirroring uploads original files only to storage you configure.

Read the Privacy Policy →

Need help?

If the menu bar icon is missing, launch trnscrb from Applications and check the menu bar. If saving, Cloud mode, or S3 mirroring fails, recheck the selected output folder, Mistral key, network connection, and S3 credentials.

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