Audio & video file transcription

Audio to Text — upload a file, get accurate transcript.

No URL to paste? Drop the file itself. Upload any audio or video — MP3, M4A, WAV, MP4, MOV — and we transcribe it with Whisper Large v3 Turbo. Long recordings are split and processed in parallel, so a two-hour interview comes back in minutes, not hours.

Plus & Pro feature Up to 500MB / 6 hours MP3 · M4A · WAV · MP4 · MOV SRT · VTT · TXT · PDF

2.4M

Videos transcribed

41K

Active creators

98.7%

Accuracy benchmark

12s

Median turnaround

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Field interview — recorded on a handheld, exported as a file

Transcript Summary Repurpose

00:00:04 So walk me through the morning it happened — where were you standing?

00:00:11 I'd just come off the night shift. I was by the loading bay when the alarm went.

00:00:19 And nobody had briefed you on the new protocol before that?

00:00:25 No. First I heard of it was three days after. That's the whole problem.

Copied · transcript .srt .vtt .pdf .txt

What you get

Turn any audio to text the right way.

Upload the file, get accurate paragraph text back. Long recordings, quiet speakers, and video files all run through the same pipeline — no URL required.

Any common format

MP3, M4A, WAV, AAC, FLAC, OGG for audio; MP4, MOV, WebM for video. We read the audio track directly — no converting first.

Long files, no timeout

Files up to 500MB and six hours. We split long recordings into overlapping chunks, transcribe them in parallel, and stitch the result back into one clean transcript.

Timestamps on demand

Every line carries a timecode. Toggle them on for editing and SRT export, off for a clean read you can paste anywhere.

How it works

From file to transcript in three steps.

Choose a file, let us transcribe it, then export or translate. Transcription costs 10 credits per audio-hour on Plus and Pro plans.

Choose your file

Drag an audio or video file onto the box above, or click to pick one. MP3, M4A, WAV, MP4, MOV and more — up to 500MB and six hours long.

We transcribe it

Whisper Large v3 Turbo transcribes the audio. Long files are split into overlapping segments and processed in parallel, then stitched back into one continuous transcript. Costs 10 credits per audio-hour.

Export, translate, repurpose

Copy the text, export SRT/VTT/TXT/PDF, translate to 40 languages, or turn it into a blog post or thread — no re-upload.

Beyond the transcript

More than an audio-to-text tool.

Every transcript can be summarized, translated, repurposed, or exported — one upload, many directions out.

AI summaries

A two-sentence TL;DR plus the key takeaway — skim a 90-minute recording before you read a word.

40-language translation

Transcribe once, then translate the text to Spanish, French, Mandarin, Arabic, and 36 more — same file, no re-upload.

Repurpose to 8 formats

Turn a recording into a blog draft, a thread, a LinkedIn post, or a newsletter — the phrasing stays in your voice.

Export anywhere

SRT and VTT for editors and captioning, TXT for notes, PDF for sharing and archiving. One click each.

Who this is for

Built for interviewers and researchers.

Journalists transcribing recorded interviews

Researchers turning field recordings into text

Podcasters captioning episodes they exported

Students transcribing lecture recordings

Teams turning Zoom recordings into minutes

Writers drafting from voice memos

How it works

How to transcribe an audio or video file.

The URL transcriber needs a link. This tool needs the file itself — useful when the recording lives on your disk, not on a platform. Upload it, and Whisper Large v3 Turbo returns accurate paragraph text you can search, edit, translate, or export. Audio-to-text transcription is a Plus and Pro feature and costs 10 credits per audio-hour.

Every common audio and video format

Upload MP3, M4A, WAV, AAC, FLAC, or OGG audio, or MP4, MOV, and WebM video. For video files we pull the audio track and transcribe that — you don't have to extract the audio yourself. Format-specific pages walk through MP3, MP4, M4A, and WAV if you want detail on your file type.

Accurate on real-world recordings

Whisper Large v3 Turbo holds up on the recordings that trip up cheaper tools: overlapping speakers, room echo, phone-quality audio, and heavy accents. Output comes back as readable sentences with punctuation, not a run-on wall of lowercase text.

Long files without the timeout wall

Most browser transcribers choke past a few minutes. We accept files up to 500MB and six hours, split long recordings into overlapping chunks, transcribe them in parallel, and re-stitch the pieces so nothing is dropped at the seams. A two-hour interview finishes in minutes.

Translate the transcript to 40 languages

Transcribe once, then translate the result to Spanish, French, Mandarin, Japanese, Portuguese, Arabic, Hindi, German, and 32 more — no second upload. The prose re-flows per language so each reads naturally rather than word-for-word.

Your files are deleted after processing

Uploads are used to produce your transcript and then removed from our storage automatically — we don't keep your source audio or video. The transcript stays in your history so you can return to it; the original file does not linger on our servers.

How this differs from the URL transcriber

The URL tool is free to start and works when your video lives on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, a podcast feed, and more — paste the link, done. File upload is the answer when there is no link: a recording on your laptop, an export from your recorder, a Zoom file, a voice memo. It's a paid Plus and Pro feature at 10 credits per audio-hour because we run the full transcription ourselves rather than reading an existing caption track.

FAQ

Common questions.

How do I transcribe an audio file to text?

Upload the file into the box above — drag and drop or click to browse. We transcribe the audio with Whisper Large v3 Turbo and return readable text with timestamps you can toggle. Works for MP3, M4A, WAV, MP4, MOV and more. Audio-to-text transcription is a Plus and Pro feature.

Is file transcription free?

No. Uploading and transcribing your own files is a paid Plus and Pro feature — it costs 10 credits per audio-hour of the recording. The free URL-based transcriber is separate and free to start. We run the full transcription on your file, which is why upload is a paid capability.

What file formats can I upload?

Audio: MP3, M4A, WAV, AAC, FLAC, OGG. Video: MP4, MOV, WebM. For video files we read and transcribe the audio track automatically, so you never have to extract the audio yourself.

How big and how long can my file be?

Files up to 500MB and up to six hours long. Longer recordings are split into overlapping segments and transcribed in parallel, then stitched back into one continuous transcript, so length is not a problem.

How accurate is it?

We use Whisper Large v3 Turbo, which handles overlapping speakers, background noise, accents, and phone-quality audio well. Output comes back as punctuated sentences you can read on the first pass rather than fragments you have to clean up.

Does it work on video files too?

Yes. Upload MP4, MOV, or WebM and we extract the audio track and transcribe it — no need to pull the audio out first. This is ideal for Zoom recordings, screen recordings, and downloaded videos.

Are my uploaded files kept?

No. Your source file is used to produce the transcript and then deleted from our storage automatically. The finished transcript stays in your history so you can return to it, but the original audio or video does not linger on our servers.

“Half my recordings never touch YouTube — they come straight off a handheld recorder. Being able to just drop the file in and get clean text back changed my whole workflow.”

Marcus Ellery

Investigative reporter

Drop a file — accurate text in minutes.

Any audio or video file, up to 500MB / 6 hours. A Plus & Pro feature at 10 credits per audio-hour. Start at the /upload/ page.

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