Parlatype

Spec sheet

Purpose

Parlatype is a minimal audio player for manual speech transcription, designed for the GNOME desktop environment.Read 11 Oct 2026 · parlatype.xyz

Audience

The maker says it is intended for journalists, students, scientists, and anyone who needs to transcribe audio files.Read 11 Oct 2026 · parlatype.xyz

Free plan

YesRead 23 Sep 2026 · parlatype.xyz

API access

NoRead 23 Sep 2026 · parlatype.xyz

Audio formats

Using GStreamer, Parlatype supports almost any local audio file with the required plugins, but streaming media is unsupported.Read 11 Oct 2026 · parlatype.xyz

Controls

The multimedia keyboard Play button can control Parlatype without focus, and foot pedals can be assigned to that button.Read 11 Oct 2026 · parlatype.xyz

Latest listed release

The maker’s news page lists Parlatype 4.3 as released on July 1, 2025.Read 11 Oct 2026 · parlatype.xyz

LibreOffice

A LibreOffice extension links a media file to a document, supports jumping to timestamps, and offers macros that can be assigned to key bindings.Read 11 Oct 2026 · parlatype.xyz

Linux distribution packages

The installation page lists Flatpak, Arch Linux, Debian, openSUSE, and Ubuntu installation options, with source installation for other distributions.Read 11 Oct 2026 · parlatype.xyz

Pause rewind

Playback can rewind a configurable number of seconds when paused, or have rewind disabled.Read 11 Oct 2026 · parlatype.xyz

Playback speed

Playback speed is adjustable without changing pitch.Read 11 Oct 2026 · parlatype.xyz

Speaker identification

NoRead 23 Sep 2026 · parlatype.xyz

Speech recognition

Automatic speech recognition is hidden by default, requires language model data, may be omitted by distributions, and the maker says its results are not overwhelming.Read 11 Oct 2026 · parlatype.xyz

Support status

The homepage describes Parlatype as “kinda unmaintained,” and the maker says speech recognition support is no longer available.Read 11 Oct 2026 · parlatype.xyz

Timestamps

Parlatype can produce timestamps for insertion into a transcription and jump to a timestamped position.Read 11 Oct 2026 · parlatype.xyz

Waveform

Its waveform helps users navigate audio, see what comes next, and spot silence.Read 11 Oct 2026 · parlatype.xyz

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Transcription Software#35 of 467.6
• AI transcription tools#38 of 467.3