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Summarize this recording.

WhipScribe transcribes the recording first, then writes an overview, the takeaways, chapters, and key quotes with the timestamp each one sits at. You can also chat over the transcript and ask your own questions of it. Upload the file, paste a public link, or record in the browser; the first transcript is free at any length.

A summary needs a transcript under it

Nothing useful gets summarized from audio alone. WhipScribe transcribes the recording — one file up to 5 GB and up to 12 hours, in 99 languages detected automatically — and the summary is written from that text.

That order matters for you, not just for the machine: when a line in the summary looks wrong, you can go to the quote and the timestamp it came from and read the surrounding words.

What the summary is made of

An overview that says what the recording was. The takeaways, as points rather than prose. Chapters, so a long recording has a shape you can skim. And key quotes, each one carrying the timestamp it sits at.

Quotes stay in the language of the recording. A Spanish interview yields Spanish quotes.

Ask it your own questions

The generated summary answers the obvious questions. The ones specific to your work usually are not obvious, so there is a chat over the transcript: ask what was said about pricing, or where a decision was made, and it answers from the recording.

Every transcript and its summary stay in a searchable Library, so you can come back to a recording weeks later.

Getting the text out

Export as TXT, SRT, VTT, DOCX or JSON. The transcript is yours to move into whatever you write in.

Transcripts are never used to train AI.

What it costs

The first transcript is free at any length, no card and no account needed to start. The second is $0.99, once per email address.

After that: $8 / 1,000 minutes, $12 / 2,000 minutes, $24 / 5,000 minutes, one-time, no subscription, and the minutes do not expire. Workspace is $19/month for unlimited transcription on the web app.

How to do it

  1. Upload the recording, paste a public link to it, or record in the browser.
  2. Wait for the transcript — usually about two minutes per hour of audio.
  3. Open the overview and takeaways, then skim the chapters.
  4. Check a claim against the key quote and the timestamp it sits at.
  5. Ask the chat anything the summary did not cover.
  6. Export as TXT, SRT, VTT, DOCX or JSON.

Related questions

Can it summarize without giving me the transcript?

The transcript always comes with it. That is deliberate: a summary you cannot check against the words is hard to trust, and the key quotes carry the timestamp they came from so you can verify any line.

Does the summary say who said what?

No. WhipScribe does not label speakers or separate speakers in the transcript, so the summary does not attribute lines to named people. It summarizes what was said, not who said it.

How long can the recording be?

One file up to 5 GB and up to 12 hours. Longer recordings are split before processing and you do not split anything yourself. Processing usually runs about two minutes of wall clock per hour of audio.

What language will the summary be in?

The recording's language is detected automatically out of 99, and quotes are held to the language that was spoken. You do not choose a language before uploading.

Can I summarize something I only have a link to?

Yes. Paste a link to any public audio or video and WhipScribe fetches it. You can also import from Google Drive, including a whole folder at once.

Is there a free way to try this?

Yes. The first transcript is free at any length, with its summary, and needs no card and no account to start.

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