How do you convert AMR to MP3? One ffmpeg line or VLC.
Run ffmpeg -i call.amr -ar 16000 -b:a 32k call.mp3, or open VLC, choose Media, Convert/Save, add the AMR and pick an MP3 audio profile (menus vary slightly by version). Packs start at $4 for 300 minutes, and credits never expire.
Converting AMR the simple way
AMR is a phone-call codec. MP3 just makes it readable by more tools.
Where AMR files come from
Android call recorders, older phone voice recorders and some messaging apps save speech as AMR, sometimes inside a .3gp file. A phone left recording through a long call, a meeting or a lecture produces an AMR of several hours that is still tiny.
ffmpeg in one line
ffmpeg -i call.amr -ar 16000 -b:a 32k call.mp3 resamples to 16 kHz and writes a 32 kbps MP3, about 14 MB an hour. The same command reads a .3gp: swap the input name. Ten hours of AMR converts in well under a minute on most computers.
VLC or Audacity
In VLC, Media, then Convert/Save, add the file, choose an MP3 audio profile and a destination. Audacity can import AMR when its FFmpeg support is installed, then export as MP3. Menu names differ between versions, so look for Convert or Export if yours differs.
Upload and read
Drop the MP3 above or go through the upload page. Back come a transcript with timestamps, a brief, chapters, the names and numbers spoken and a chat. Converting does not add quality the AMR never had; it only makes the file easier to open.
AMR recordings, before and after
The file is small. The trouble is that few tools open it.
✗ Stuck as AMR
A call recording that only the phone can play.
- A player that shows unsupported format
- A .3gp that looks like video
- Hours of calls never written down
- Scrubbing for a date or number
- Notes rebuilt from memory
- Recordings piling up on the phone
✓ Converted and transcribed
The same call, as text you can search.
- MP3 at about 14 MB an hour
- Converted in under a minute
- About 10 minutes for 5 hours
- Names, numbers and dates pulled out
- Packs from $4 for 300 minutes
- TXT, DOCX, SRT, VTT and JSON
Sample
A long phone call recorded as AMR, converted to MP3.
Illustrative lines written for this page; not a real call. Timestamps follow the original AMR.
Export
One transcript. Five clean formats.
Every pack exports all five — no format is held back for a higher tier.
Plain text
De-ummed paragraphs. Ready to paste.
SRT captions
Timed to the speech. Every video editor reads this.
WebVTT
HTML5 player + YouTube uploads.
Show notes
Formatted with chapters and pull-quotes.
Machine-readable
Timestamped text for your own tools.
Pricing
Honest pricing, no surprises.
A pack from $4 (300 minutes) opens the full transcript. After that, no subscription and no auto-renew — every tier is a one-time minute pack, and credits never expire. Buy once, use the minutes whenever you need them.
Casual pack
$4/300 min
5 hours of audio — $0.80 an hour. One-time — credits never expire.
- 300 minutes of audio
- All export formats
- AI chat over the whole transcript
- Executive summary & key quote
Best value
$18/3,000 min
50 hours of audio — $0.36 an hour. Credits never expire.
- 3,000 minutes of audio
- Summary, chapters and key quotes
- All export formats
- AI chat over the whole transcript
Bulk pack
$32/6,000 min
100 hours of audio — $0.32 an hour. Credits never expire.
- 6,000 minutes of audio
- Summary, chapters and key quotes
- API access for batch pipelines
- All export formats
FAQ
AMR to MP3, answered.
Do I need to convert AMR at all?
Try the AMR as it is first; most files upload as they are, up to 10 hours or 5 GB. If the upload refuses it, which can happen because browsers do not always recognise AMR, convert it to MP3 and send that copy.
Will the MP3 sound better?
No. Narrowband AMR keeps telephone-band speech only, and converting cannot bring back what was dropped. A bitrate of 32 kbps is enough to hold everything the AMR had; higher only makes the file bigger.
How big are long AMR files?
Narrowband AMR at 12.2 kbps is about 5.5 MB an hour, wideband up to about 11 MB. Ten hours is under 110 MB either way, so size is never the issue; the 10-hour limit per file is.
What does a month of recorded calls cost?
A single 5-hour recording is 300 minutes of the $4 pack. The opening minutes are a free preview.
Is it fine to record calls?
Record only with the consent the law where you and the other person are requires. This page covers converting and transcribing the file you already have.
Languages, exports and privacy?
99 languages are detected automatically. Exports: TXT, DOCX, SRT, VTT and JSON. Recordings are transcribed on our own servers and are never used for training.
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Convert the AMR, keep every word. The opening minutes are a free preview.
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