Transcribe Audio to Text: Upload a File, Get a Transcript
Upload a recording and get a finished transcript back in minutes
To transcribe audio, upload your file below — MP3, WAV, M4A, or any common audio or video format. The first 10 minutes are transcribed free, with no account needed. Signed-in users get our premium AI engine with speaker labels and timestamps; copying your transcript is always free, and TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT, and VTT file downloads come with paid plans or the 7-day free trial.
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- Cancel, no contract
- Free
- 10 min to start
Why use Transcribe Audio?
Minutes, Not Hours
Typing a transcript by hand takes 8 to 10 hours per audio hour. Upload your recording and the AI returns a finished, timestamped draft in minutes.
Speaker Labels Included
Every signed-in account — free or paid — gets our premium engine with automatic speaker diarization, so interviews and meetings read like a script.
99 Languages
Transcribe recordings in English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, and dozens more — the premium engine covers 99 languages.
Every Export You Need
Copy free in one click — TXT, DOCX, and PDF documents or SRT and VTT subtitles download with paid plans and the 7-day trial.
How it works
Upload Your Recording
Drag and drop your audio or video file — MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC, MP4, and more. No format conversion needed first.
AI Transcribes It
The AI engine transcribes the speech, adds timestamps, and labels each speaker automatically.
Review and Export
Fix any words in the transcript editor, then copy the text free — TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT, and VTT file downloads come with paid plans and the 7-day trial.
Transcribe Audio vs typing it out by hand
Why upload-and-go beats manual transcription every time.
| Capability | CATT | Manual transcription |
|---|---|---|
| Time to first draft | Minutes per file | 8 to 10 hours per audio hour |
| Accuracy | 99% on clean audio | Depends on the typist |
| Speaker labels | Automatic | Tagged by hand |
| Languages | 99+ supported | Whatever you speak |
| Exports | TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT, VTT | Whatever you build by hand |
| Cost | Free for the first 10 minutes | Your time, every time |
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Simple pricing
10 free minutes to start, no card needed. Paid plans start at $9.99.
Free
- 10 free minutes to start (one time, up to 3 files a day)
- Speaker detection
- Full transcripts you can copy anytime
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Frequently asked questions
Upload the file on this page — no account needed. The first 10 minutes of any recording are transcribed free as a preview. A free account adds 10 transcription minutes on the premium engine, given once rather than refilled, and paid plans process full files with no per-recording cap.
A short recording usually finishes in about a minute, and a 1-hour interview typically takes a few minutes — compared with the 8 to 10 hours it takes to type an audio hour by hand.
All common audio formats — MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC, AAC, OGG, WMA — plus video files like MP4, MOV, and WebM. Video uploads have their audio track extracted automatically.
Yes. Signed-in transcriptions run on our premium engine with automatic speaker diarization: each speaker gets a label, so interviews, meetings, and podcasts read like a script.
Up to 99% on clear audio in supported languages. Background noise, crosstalk, and heavy accents reduce accuracy — you can fix any misheard words in the editor before exporting.
Yes. Paid plans have no per-recording cap, so a 3-hour lecture or a full-day workshop processes in a single upload. Free previews cover the first 10 minutes of a file.
Your files are uploaded over HTTPS and are only visible to your account. You stay in control of retention — delete any recording and its transcript from your dashboard whenever you want.
They run on the same engine. This page is the fastest path when you have a recording and want it transcribed; the Audio to Text converter goes deeper on file formats, and Speech to Text covers live dictation from your microphone.