Lecture transcription
Record the lecture, upload it, get your lecture transcript — a 25-minute recording becomes searchable notes in about 2 minutes.
By Anubhav Jain, Trustample founder · Updated July 2026 · Claims verified against the live product
Free: 60 min per 30 days, files up to 30 min / 50 MB · Paid plans: 10 to 100 hrs, files up to 2 GB. Big video? Upload just its audio track — same transcript, much faster upload.
Encrypted in transit · audio & video auto-delete in 30 days · never used to train AI
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Listening back to lectures at 1× speed is the least efficient study technique there is. A lecture transcript lets you skim an hour in minutes, search for the exact concept before an exam, and paste passages straight into your notes.
The free plan fits student life: 60 minutes of transcription a month, with recordings up to 30 minutes each, costs nothing — and the transcript arrives with timestamps so you can jump back to the professor's exact words when something reads ambiguously.
The study workflow that actually works: transcribe right after class while it's fresh, skim the transcript and fix any garbled terminology inline (that pass is itself revision), then search across the semester when exams come. On paid plans, the AI can condense a lecture into a summary or key-points draft from the transcript — a starting point for your notes, not a replacement for making them.
How it works
- 1Record the lecture on your phone, then upload the file.
- 2The transcript arrives in minutes, punctuated and time-stamped.
- 3Search it, fix terminology inline, export DOCX or PDF for your notes.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Can it turn a lecture recording into a summary or study notes?
The transcript itself is free-tier. On Basic and Pro, AI actions generate a summary or key-takeaways draft grounded in the transcript — see our AI audio summarizer. Honest study advice: the AI draft is a scaffold; the learning happens when you rework it into your own words.
The lecturer has an accent — will it still work?
Modern speech models handle accents well. For lectures delivered in another language entirely, set the spoken language before uploading for the best result.
Is recording lectures allowed?
Policies differ by institution and country — many universities allow personal-use recording, some require permission. Check your institution's policy; by uploading you confirm you have the necessary consent.
How fast is 'fast' for a typical lecture?
A 25-minute recording typically uploads and transcribes in about 2 minutes on a normal connection — quick enough to do right after class.
Can I keep a whole semester of lectures organized?
Yes — every transcript is saved to your dashboard with title search. Rename each one (course + date works well) and any lecture is findable in seconds.
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