Transcribe long audio with timestamps on one clock, hour after hour.
Long audio transcribes here with a timestamp on every line, on one clock that runs from the first second to the last of a file up to 10 hours or 5 GB, and the chapters carry their start times too. A 4-hour recording takes about 8 minutes, the first 20 minutes are free, and a $6 pack of 500 minutes covers the rest of it.
Timestamps on long files
Hour six reads 06:00:00, not 00:00:00 of part four.
One clock, no resets
Because the file goes up whole, the transcript's clock matches the recording's own. A line at 06:12:40 is six hours, twelve minutes and forty seconds into the file you uploaded, so a reference you write today still finds the moment in the original next year. Shared with a colleague, the same time points to the same words on their copy too.
Chapters with start times
Long recordings are split into chapters where the topic changes, and each chapter shows when it begins. That is the fastest way to reach the second half of a hearing, the third speaker at a conference, or the question period of a long talk.
Timing in the exports
SRT and VTT carry a start and end time for each cue, ready for a video player or an editor. JSON keeps the timing for scripts and spreadsheets. TXT and DOCX suit reading and editing. All five come from the same run, so the times agree between them.
Quotes you can check
A quote is only as good as your ability to find it in the audio. With a time beside every line, checking a remark means jumping to that minute and listening, which is how journalists, researchers and lawyers verify long recordings before they cite them. For legal work this is an AI transcript for working from, not a certified court transcript, not a substitute for a court reporter, and not legal advice.
Timestamps on long audio elsewhere
Long files are where timestamps usually go wrong.
✗ What long recordings tend to get
Limits force splits, and splits break the clock.
- Times that restart in every part
- Offsets you add by hand to each quote
- Plain text with no times at all
- Captions only, with no readable transcript
- Chapters missing on files over an hour
- Free tiers that stop well before the end
✓ Timestamps here
The clock belongs to your recording, from start to finish.
- A timestamp on every line
- One clock across files up to 10 hours
- Chapters with start times
- SRT and VTT with cue timing
- Speakers named in the summary, quotes and chapters
- About 2 minutes per hour of audio
Sample
Late in a long recording, the times keep running.
Illustrative sample, written for this page rather than taken from a real meeting. It shows lines from deep inside an eight-hour public meeting, each with its time from the start of the file.
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 $6 (500 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
$6/500 min
8 hours of audio — $0.72 an hour. One-time — credits never expire.
- 500 minutes of audio
- All export formats
- Unlimited AI chat per transcript
- Executive summary & key quote
Best value
$12/2,000 min
33 hours of audio — $0.36 an hour. Credits never expire.
- 2,000 minutes of audio
- Priority queue
- All export formats
- Unlimited AI chat per transcript
Bulk pack
$24/5,000 min
83 hours of audio — $0.29 an hour. Credits never expire.
- 5,000 minutes of audio
- Priority queue
- API access for batch pipelines
- All export formats
FAQ
Timestamps on long audio, answered.
Can I transcribe long audio with timestamps on every line?
Yes. Every line of the transcript carries its timestamp, measured from the start of the file, and chapters show their start times. The clock does not reset, even ten hours in.
How long does a long file with timestamps take?
Timestamps cost nothing extra in time: processing runs at about 2 minutes per audio hour, so a 4-hour file takes about 8 minutes and a 9-hour one about 18.
How much is a 4-hour file with timestamps?
240 minutes. The first 20 minutes are free and the rest comes out of the $6 pack of 500 minutes. Several long files a month are cheaper on the $12 pack of 2,000 minutes, at $0.36 per audio hour.
My file is too big. Will splitting ruin the timestamps?
Splitting restarts the clock in each part, which is why it is best avoided. One file can run up to 10 hours or 5 GB; before the first pack, uploads go up to 2 GB. Past 10 hours you need two files, and the second starts at zero.
Do timestamps work in every language?
Yes. 99 languages are detected automatically, and the timing works the same in each one, including recordings that switch between English and Tagalog.
Which exports keep the timing, and is my audio private?
SRT and VTT carry the timing for each cue, and JSON keeps it for scripts; TXT and DOCX come from the same run. Recordings are transcribed on our own servers and are never used for training.
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