What people transcribe
Meetings & lectures
Turn recordings into searchable notes you can skim in seconds.
Podcasts & interviews
Get a full transcript for show notes, quotes and captions.
Videos
Upload the video file directly — the audio track is transcribed automatically.
Voice memos
Convert quick phone recordings into clean text.
How it works
- Upload the file. Audio or video, straight from your device.
- Wait a moment. Whisper transcribes the speech — a few minutes for long recordings.
- Copy your text. Use it for notes, captions, articles or translations.
Free — honestly
Transcription is free with no account. If you need the text cleaned up, summarized or translated afterwards, paste it into the free AI chat. The tools page also has a free media converter.
FAQ
Is the transcription really free?Yes — upload an audio or video file and get the text back at no cost, with no account required.
What file types work?Common audio formats (MP3, WAV, M4A and more) and video files — the audio track is extracted and transcribed automatically.
How accurate is it?It runs on Whisper, one of the most accurate open speech-recognition models available, and handles accents and background noise well.
What about long recordings?Longer files take longer to process, but they are transcribed in full — lectures, meetings, podcasts and interviews all work.