Urdu audio to text: transcribe Urdu audio and video
Upload Urdu (اردو) audio or video, or paste a link. The language is already set to Urdu. You get a transcript with speaker labels and timestamps that you can edit, export and translate.
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Which kinds of Urdu it covers
- Pakistani Urdu
- Indian Urdu (Hyderabad, Lucknow, Delhi)
- Diaspora speakers
One Urdu setting covers these speakers. Hindi has its own option and is written in Devanagari.
How Urdu transcripts are written
Transcripts are written in Urdu script, right to left.
In our test on read sentences, both the free preview and the signed-in transcript used Urdu script. The account transcript wrote numbers as words (آٹھ سو), while the free preview used digits (800). Sentence marks were sparse in both, so add them while you edit.
What people transcribe in Urdu
Lectures and religious talks
Bayan and lectures become text you can share with students.
News and YouTube
Urdu news and videos come back with timestamps and SRT captions.
Business calls
Calls can be summarized in Urdu and translated to English.
Tip for Urdu recordings
Choose Urdu, not Hindi, when you want the transcript in Urdu script. The spoken languages are close, the scripts are not.
Translate a Urdu 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 Urdu:
- Urdu English
- Urdu Hindi
- Urdu Arabic
- Urdu Persian
- Urdu Punjabi
- Urdu Chinese
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
Will the transcript be in Urdu script or Devanagari?
Urdu script, when you choose Urdu. Choose Hindi for Devanagari.
Are numbers written as digits?
It can differ between the free preview and a signed-in account. In our test the account transcript wrote numbers as words and the free preview used digits.
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 Urdu transcription free?
Yes. Urdu 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 Urdu 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 Urdu 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.).