Transcription tools
Every tool below uses the same accurate AI transcription with inline editing and five export formats — pick the one that matches your file or your task.
The format pages (MP3, MP4, WAV, M4A, FLAC, OGG, MPEG, AVI) exist to answer the question every uploader has: does my file work as-is? The answer is almost always yes — speech is read directly from audio and video containers alike, so converting a file before transcribing it is nearly always a wasted step. Each page covers its format's real quirks: where iPhone voice memos live, why a browser can't preview an AVI it can still transcribe, what WhatsApp voice notes actually are.
The task pages (podcast, interview, lecture, meeting, dictation, AI summarizer) start from the job instead: turning an episode into show notes, a lecture into study notes, a meeting into minutes, or a long recording into a summary you can verify line by line. Same engine underneath — 16 languages, speaker labels on paid plans, word-level timestamps — different guidance on top.
MP3 to Text
Upload an MP3 and get an accurate, editable transcript in seconds — free to start, no credit card.
MP4 to Text
Drop in a video — we pull out the speech and hand you an editable transcript with timestamps.
WAV to Text
Lossless audio deserves an accurate transcript — upload your WAV and read it as text in seconds.
M4A to Text
Upload the .m4a straight from your phone or Mac — no converting to MP3 first — and get clean, editable text in seconds. Free to start.
Audio to Text
A free-to-start audio transcriber for any format, any language — one accurate, editable transcript.
Voice to Text
Voice notes, memos and recordings in — clean, editable text out. Works with files from any phone, recorder or chat app.
Subtitle Generator
Upload a recording, get correctly timed captions — edit the text first, then export SRT or VTT that drops into YouTube, Premiere or CapCut.
MOV to Text
The format every iPhone video and Mac screen recording arrives in — uploaded as-is, transcribed in minutes.
Video to Text
A video transcriber for lectures, interviews, webinars and screen recordings — extract every spoken word as searchable, editable text.
Podcast Transcription
Transcribe a podcast episode in minutes — show notes, quotes, SEO pages and captions from one upload.
Interview Transcription
From recorded conversation to quotable, time-stamped text — with privacy your sources can trust.
Lecture Transcription
Record the lecture, upload it, get your lecture transcript — a 25-minute recording becomes searchable notes in about 2 minutes.
Meeting Transcription
Stop taking notes and start participating — upload the recording and get the minutes written for you.
MP3 to SRT
Time-coded captions from any audio file — edit first, export clean SRT or VTT.
AI Audio Summarizer
Upload a podcast, meeting or lecture — get a transcript and an AI summary grounded in it, so every claim can be checked against what was actually said.
OGG to Text
The format your voice notes arrive in — WhatsApp, Telegram, game and Linux recordings — transcribed without converting anything first.
FLAC to Text
Lossless recordings — field interviews, oral history, studio sessions — transcribed directly, no conversion step.
MPEG to Text
The DVD-and-camcorder-era format — digitized home videos, old lectures, archived broadcasts — transcribed straight from the file.
AVI to Text
Camcorder files, old screen recordings, digitized archives — the speech inside your AVIs, extracted as editable text.
Dictation to Text
Speak it, get it written — record your dictation in the browser or upload a memo you already recorded, and get clean, punctuated text you can edit.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Are these separate tools or one product?
One engine, presented by job: every tool uses the same AI transcription, synced editor and five export formats. The pages differ in the guidance — each covers the quirks of its format or task, like whether M4A needs converting (it doesn't) or which Zoom file uploads fastest.
Which file formats can be transcribed?
All common audio and video: MP3, WAV, M4A/AAC, FLAC, OGG/Opus, MP4, MOV, MKV, WEBM, AVI, MPEG and more. Speech is read directly from video files — no audio extraction step. Every format page states this because it surprises people: you never need to convert first.
Is there really a free tier?
Yes — 60 minutes of transcription a month, files up to 30 minutes each, TXT export, no credit card, renewing every 30 days. Paid plans add longer files, DOCX/PDF/SRT/VTT exports and AI features (summaries, chat, translation).
How fast is transcription?
A one-hour recording transcribes in roughly 2–5 minutes; short clips finish in seconds. Jobs run in the background with automatic retries, so you can upload several files and let the dashboard collect the results.
Not sure which to pick? Just drop your file on the homepage — every format lands in the same place.