Audio, voice & music
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The go-to assisted mastering reference that engineers actually use; one-time purchase.
- · Utility 9.5/10, best of the selection
- · Paid, from €249
- · No known security caveat
The go-to free tool for stem separation.
- · Utility 9/10
- · Free, no limits
- · No known security caveat
Free and private transcription for everyone.
- · Utility 8/10
- · Free, no limits
- · No known security caveat
| Tool | Price | Score | Sec. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultimate Vocal RemoverRisingVoice and instrument separation running locally with multiple models (MDX, Demucs). | Free | 9.6 | Security: nothing to flag |
| Buzz (Whisper)RisingLocal transcription with Whisper, SRT and VTT export, no account or cloud required. | Free | 9.1 | Security: nothing to flag |
| NVIDIA BroadcastNoise suppression, virtual background, auto framing and eye contact via AI on RTX GPU, for video calls. | Free | 8.5 | Security: nothing to flag |
| ACE-Step 1.5RisingFull music generation (vocals, structure, style) running locally, open source. | Free | 8.3 | Security: nothing to flag |
| Adobe Podcast EnhanceCleans a voice recording to make it sound studio-quality, for free. | Freemium | 8.3 | Security: nothing to flag |
| MacWhisperLocal Whisper transcription on Mac, with a polished interface. | Freemium · from 59 € | 8.3 | Security: nothing to flag |
| Applio (RVC)RisingModern interface for RVC voice conversion, training and inference running locally. | Free | 8.2 | Security: one caveat, see the card |
| ElevenLabsUltra-realistic voice synthesis and cloning, plus dubbing and transcription. | Freemium · from 6 € | 8.1 | Security: one caveat, see the card |
| SpectraLayers 12 (Steinberg)Spectral editing with AI-powered separation and restoration, as an ARA plugin or standalone application. | Paid · from 99 € | 8.0 | Security: nothing to flag |
| AuphonicAutomatic audio post-production: levels, noise, normalization for podcasts. | Freemium | 7.8 | Security: nothing to flag |
| RipX DAWAudio workstation that separates and edits every note and every instrument from a mix. | Paid · from 99 € | 7.8 | Security: nothing to flag |
| SunoWatch outGenerates complete songs with vocals and structure from a prompt. | Freemium · from 10 € | 7.8 | Security: serious reservations |
| DescriptVideo and audio editing by modifying the transcribed text, with voice cloning and silence removal. | Freemium · from 16 € | 7.7 | Security: one caveat, see the card |
| ElevenLabs DubbingDubs a video into 30+ languages while preserving the original voice. | Freemium | 7.7 | Security: one caveat, see the card |
| GPT-SoVITSVoice cloning and synthesis from a few seconds of audio, running locally. | Free | 7.7 | Security: one caveat, see the card |
| KrispRemoves background noise from your calls in real time and takes meeting notes. | Freemium | 7.7 | Security: one caveat, see the card |
| NotebookLMTurns your documents into a two-voice podcast, summaries and quizzes, with cited sources. | Freemium · from 21.99 € | 7.7 | Security: one caveat, see the card |
| AIVAAI-assisted music composition, focused on film and game music. | Freemium · from 11 € | 7.5 | Security: one caveat, see the card |
| whisper.cppRisingC/C++ implementation of Whisper, very fast on CPU and Apple Silicon. | Free | 7.4 | Security: nothing to flag |
| F5-TTSRisingSpeech synthesis and voice cloning via flow matching, fast and local. | Free | 7.3 | Security: one caveat, see the card |
| Beatoven.aiBackground music generated for videos and podcasts, royalty-free on a paid plan. | Freemium · from 6 € | 7.2 | Security: one caveat, see the card |
| LALAL.aiSeparates vocals and instruments from a track. | Freemium | 7.2 | Security: one caveat, see the card |
| MoisesTrack separation, pitch and tempo changing for musicians. | Freemium | 7.2 | Security: one caveat, see the card |
| MurfSynthetic voiceovers for videos and e-learning. | Freemium | 7.2 | Security: one caveat, see the card |
| SpeechifyReads any text, page or PDF aloud. | Freemium | 7.2 | Security: one caveat, see the card |
| Stable AudioMusic and sound generation by Stability AI. | Freemium | 7.2 | Security: one caveat, see the card |
| UdioWatch outHigh-quality music generation, now without file export. | Freemium · from 10 € | 7.1 | Security: serious reservations |
| YuERisingGenerate complete songs with lyrics, locally, open source. | Free | 7.1 | Security: one caveat, see the card |
| DeepFilterNetWatch outReal-time noise suppression, lightweight, works even on CPU. | Free | 6.6 | Security: nothing to flag |
| Resemble EnhanceWatch outSpeech denoising and enhancement, open source. | Free | 6.4 | Security: nothing to flag |
| DiffRhythmWatch outGenerate complete tracks in seconds, locally. | Free | 6.1 | Security: one caveat, see the card |
| MusicGen (Meta)Watch outMeta's text-to-music generation model with open weights. | Free | 5.9 | Security: one caveat, see the card |
App : A product you use directly · Tool : A precise action the AI can call · MCP : Standardises the connection between an AI application and systems that expose tools or data · Built-in mode : A feature to switch on inside an assistant you already use (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini): nothing to install · Skill : A reusable method: instructions, procedures, sometimes scripts or templates · Plugin : A set of capabilities installed into an AI application or a host
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Overall score = utility (rated by the editorial team), reliability (GitHub activity, official publisher, reachable site), security (where data goes, permissions, known incidents) and accessibility (install, required level, price), weighted per category. A tool inactive for over six months is flagged and leaves the recommendations. No ranking is sold.
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