Transcribe Swahili audio & video to text
Free online Swahili (Kiswahili) transcription with native script output. Premium-grade AI transcription with proper Swahili characters, speaker detection, and an AI summary tailored to your content. 200 million Swahili speakers worldwide, native script supported.
Free for files up to 30 min • No credit card • Full-length files from $8.33/mo billed yearly
How well does it transcribe Swahili?
Covers East African Swahili, including Kenyan and Tanzanian varieties.
What you get with every Swahili transcript
Native Swahili accuracy
Our AI is trained on Swahili from many regions, not just the dominant accent.
Speaker detection
Tell speakers apart automatically in any conversation, interview, or meeting.
Summary in Swahili
Action items, decisions, and email-ready summary written in Swahili, not translated from English.
All export formats
TXT, SRT, VTT, JSON. For video subtitles, blog posts, podcasts, or research.
FAQ
Which kinds of Swahili does it cover?
Covers East African Swahili, including Kenyan and Tanzanian varieties.
Is the Swahili transcription free?
Yes. Every Swahili file runs on our premium engine with speaker labels. You can transcribe up to 30 Swahili 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.
How long does Swahili transcription take?
Most files are ready in minutes. A 1-hour Swahili recording typically transcribes in 2 to 4 minutes, with speaker labels and a full summary on the premium engine.
What Swahili 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.).
Other languages we transcribe
Plus 70+ more languages. Upload your audio. We detect the language automatically.