Voice Memo to Text: Transcribe iPhone and Android Voice Memos
Upload a voice memo or saved voicemail and get it back as text you can search, edit and paste
No account? The first 30 minutes of any file are free. Create a free account for premium on your first file.
Share the memo from your phone to Files or your computer, then upload it here. iPhone Voice Memos save as M4A, and Android recorders save as M4A, AMR, 3GP or MP3: all of them work. You get the text on screen in the same session, ready to copy.
Why turn voice memos into text here
Phone formats accepted
M4A, AMR, 3GP, CAF, MP3, WAV, OGG and OPUS upload as they are, with no conversion step on your side.
Long memos too
A ramble on a walk or a lecture recorded on your phone goes through as one file, with timestamps all the way through.
Clean notes from a ramble
The voice memo AI template rewrites the memo as clean prose and pulls out to-dos, decisions and a one-line summary.
Search later
With an account, every memo you transcribe is saved in your dashboard, so the idea you recorded last month is a search away.
How it works
Get the file off your phone
iPhone: open Voice Memos, tap the memo, Share, then Save to Files. Android: share the recording or copy it from the Recordings folder.
Upload it here
Drop the file on this page. The language is detected for you.
Copy or export
Read and fix the text, then copy it or download it.
Voice memos to text: a practical guide
Where your phone keeps voice memos
| Phone or app | How to get the file | Format |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone Voice Memos | Tap the memo, Share, Save to Files or AirDrop | M4A |
| iPhone voicemail | Phone app, Voicemail, tap the message, Share | M4A or similar |
| Samsung Voice Recorder | Share the recording, or copy it from the Recordings folder | M4A |
| Other Android recorders | Share, or find it in the Recordings or Music folder | M4A, AMR, 3GP or MP3 |
From a ramble to usable notes
A raw memo transcript keeps every pause word and restart, which is what you want when you need the exact wording. When you want notes instead, the voice memo AI template rewrites the same content as clean prose in your own voice, without adding anything you did not say, and lists the to-dos, decisions and questions you raised.
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.
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Tips for memos that transcribe well
- Hold the phone a hand's width from your mouth, with the microphone end toward you.
- Wind and traffic are the hardest noises to remove. Turn your back to the wind or step inside.
- Say names and unusual words a little slower. You can also add them to your custom vocabulary in Settings.
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
In the Voice Memos app, tap the memo, then the share button, and choose Save to Files or AirDrop it to your computer. Open this page and upload the M4A file. On iPhone you can upload straight from Files in Safari.
M4A (iPhone and most Android phones), AMR and 3GP (older Android recorders and some call recorders), CAF, MP3, WAV, AAC, OGG and OPUS. Video files work as well.
Yes, once you have it as a file. On iPhone, open the voicemail in the Phone app, tap share and save it to Files. Many carriers and visual voicemail apps also let you export or email the audio. Then upload it here.
The first 30 minutes of any file are transcribed free with no signup. Most voice memos are shorter than that, so you see the whole memo. 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.
Yes. Apply the voice memo template to the transcript and you get clean prose, to-dos, decisions and open questions. 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.
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