Icelandic audio to text: transcribe Icelandic audio and video
Upload Icelandic (Íslenska) audio or video, or paste a link. The language is already set to Icelandic. You get a transcript with speaker labels and timestamps that you can edit, export and translate.
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Free for files up to 30 min • No credit card • Full-length files from $8.33/mo billed yearly
Which kinds of Icelandic it covers
- Standard Icelandic
- Northern and Southern accents
One Icelandic setting covers these speakers.
How Icelandic transcripts are written
Transcripts use Icelandic spelling with þ, ð, æ, ö and accented vowels.
In our test on read sentences, the transcript kept ð, æ and accented vowels (Gerðviknötturinn, því). Case endings are where most small corrections were.
What people transcribe in Icelandic
Interviews and media
Icelandic interviews come back with speaker labels and timestamps.
Meetings
Work meetings become minutes with a summary in Icelandic.
Subtitles
Export SRT for Icelandic videos and translate them to English or Danish.
Tip for Icelandic recordings
Icelandic case endings change with grammar and can be hard to hear. Read endings on nouns and adjectives when you review.
Translate a Icelandic transcript
Open a finished transcript in your dashboard, choose Translate and pick a target language from a list of 99+. You get the translated lines with their timestamps, and you can copy them or download TXT or SRT.
Translation needs an account. It is included on paid plans and the Weekly Pass, and with the first file on a free account.
Common choices from Icelandic:
- Icelandic English
- Icelandic Danish
- Icelandic Norwegian
- Icelandic Swedish
- Icelandic German
- Icelandic Polish
Want it in one step? Translate Audio and Translate Video transcribe and translate together, and Translate Subtitles works on an SRT or VTT file.
FAQ
Are þ and ð kept?
Yes. Icelandic transcripts are written with þ, ð, æ and ö.
Can I translate Icelandic to English?
Yes. Use Translate on a finished transcript in your dashboard.
Is there a sample transcript on this page?
Not yet. We only publish samples made from audio we can confirm is in the public domain. We tested this language with our own test recordings, on both the free preview and a signed-in account, before adding the page.
Is the Icelandic transcription free?
Yes. Icelandic files run on our premium engine with speaker labels, up to 2 hours a month on a free account. You can transcribe up to 30 Icelandic files a day, up to 30 minutes each, for free, and your first file can run up to an hour. Reading, copying, the full editor and TXT downloads stay free. Action items, email drafts, AI summaries and DOCX, PDF, SRT, VTT and JSON downloads come with your first file, the Weekly Pass ($9.99 for 20 hours over 7 days) and paid plans. Full-length files from $8.33/mo billed yearly.
What Icelandic file formats are supported?
All common audio and video: MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC, AAC, OGG, MP4, MOV, WebM, AVI, MKV. Upload directly or paste a URL (YouTube, Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.).