Multilingual Transcription: Audio in 99+ Languages, and Mixed-Language Recordings
Transcribe recordings in any of 99+ languages, translate the text, and handle recordings that switch language
No account? The first 30 minutes of any file are free. Create a free account for premium on your first file.
Upload a recording in any of 99+ languages: the language is detected automatically, or you choose it. Each file is transcribed in one main language. If speakers switch languages, choose the language spoken most and review the other passages, or split the recording by language. Then translate the transcript if you need it in another language.
Working across languages
99+ languages
From English, Spanish and Arabic to Hindi, Swahili and Japanese, detected automatically or chosen by you.
Translate the transcript
Turn a finished transcript into any of 99 languages and keep the original.
Subtitles in two languages
Export SRT in the spoken language, then translate the subtitles for a second audience.
Language pages
Notes on dialects, scripts and punctuation for the most used languages.
How it works
Upload and set the language
Leave Auto-detect on, or choose the language spoken most.
Review the switches
Listen to passages in a second language and fix them.
Translate or export
Translate the transcript, or export it as it is.
Multilingual and mixed-language recordings
Three kinds of multilingual recordings
| Recording | What to do |
|---|---|
| One language, not English | Choose that language, or leave Auto-detect on |
| Long sections in different languages | Split the recording by section and transcribe each part in its language |
| Speakers switching mid-sentence | Choose the language spoken most and review the switched passages |
Translate after you transcribe
Translation works on the finished transcript, so you keep the original words and get a version in the language your readers need. Subtitles can be translated too, keeping their timing.
The AI summary, action items, AI templates, AI chat and translation work on your first file with a free account, and on every file with a paid plan, the Weekly Pass or a minutes top-up.
Language guides
Spanish transcriptionHindi transcriptionArabic transcriptionFrench transcriptionFixing code-switching in transcriptsMultilingual meeting transcription
What it costs
| You have | What you get |
|---|---|
| No account | The first 30 minutes of any file transcribed, readable on screen |
| A free account | Up to 30 files a day, up to 30 minutes each, TXT download on every file; your first file runs up to 60 minutes with every export format |
| Weekly Pass | $9.99 for 20 hours over 7 days, full-length files and every export format |
| Pro | $14.99/month or $99.99/year, full-length files, every export format and the AI tools |
Simple pricing
Free for files up to 30 minutes, no card needed. Paid plans start at $14.99.
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Frequently asked questions
Each file is transcribed in one main language. Passages in a second language may come out in that language, be rendered in the main one, or be missed, so review them. For long sections in different languages, split the recording with the audio trimmer and transcribe each part with its own language.
Pick the language when you know it: it is the most reliable setting. Use Auto-detect when you do not know the language or have many files in different languages. For a mixed recording, pick the language spoken most.
99+ languages for transcription, including English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Arabic, Hindi, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Turkish, Swahili and Hausa. Translation covers 99 languages.
Yes. Transcribe in the spoken language, then translate the transcript into English or any of 99 languages. The AI summary, action items, AI templates, AI chat and translation work on your first file with a free account, and on every file with a paid plan, the Weekly Pass or a minutes top-up.
The first 30 minutes of any file are transcribed free with no signup. A free account transcribes up to 30 files a day, up to 30 minutes each, and your first file can run up to 60 minutes.
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