WhipScribe turns a Podchaser episode page link into a timestamped transcript. Packs: $4 for 500 minutes, $12 for 2,000, $24 for 5,000; Workspace $19 a month. Up to 10 hours or 5 GB per file. Measured turnaround: about 2 minutes per audio hour. 99 languages. Checked 25 Oct 2026.
How it works
Podchaser episode pages are public, and Whipscribe recognises their links.
Open the episode on podchaser.com and copy the address. It ends in /episodes/, the episode title and a number.
Whipscribe fetches the episode's audio from the link. The transcript preview opens without an account.
Speakers are named in the summary, key quotes and chapters, and every word carries a timestamp. Export TXT, DOCX, SRT, VTT or JSON.
| Link you paste | What gets transcribed |
|---|---|
podchaser.com/podcasts/show-name-123456/episodes/episode-title-123456789 | That episode |
A direct .mp3 link to the episode | That file |
| The show's RSS feed link | The newest episode |
If a link is refused, you see a message straight away and nothing is queued. Paste the episode's MP3 link or the show's RSS feed instead, or download the episode and drop the file in the box. The box takes files up to 500 MB; larger files continue on the upload page. Paste the episode page, not the show page or a list.
What researchers and podcasters do with it
Guest research, press monitoring and interview prep all go faster with text you can search.
Read what a guest said on other shows before you book or interview them, and jump to the timestamp for the exact moment.
Search a transcript for your brand, a client or a topic, and copy the passage with its timestamp; the key quotes name who said it, so the quote is attributed correctly.
Transcripts stay in your account's library, so a set of episodes on one subject becomes a collection you can search together.
Paste links to episodes you guested on and keep the text for your press page, with SRT or VTT captions for clips, once the host is happy for you to use them.
Podchaser's own transcripts
Podchaser shows transcripts on episode pages for a large number of English-language podcasts, and includes transcript search on its paid plans. If the episode you need already has one there, you may not need anything more.
Whipscribe helps when an episode has no transcript, when you want word-level timestamps, or when you want a DOCX, caption or JSON file in a library of your own.
Most shows you find on Podchaser belong to someone else. Transcribing a public episode for notes, study or research is common; before publishing the transcript or long quotes, ask the podcaster and credit the show. This is not legal advice.
More reading: how to transcribe a podcast, what makes a good podcast transcript, and how to choose between podcast transcription services.
What it costs
Forty episodes of 70 minutes each is 2,800 minutes. Two $12 packs give 4,000 minutes for $24, with 1,200 left over. One $24 pack of 5,000 minutes costs the same and leaves 2,200 minutes left for the next project.
Packs from $4, credits never expire. Full details on the pricing page.
FAQ
Yes, for many English-language shows, on the episode page, with transcript search on its paid plans. Where an episode has none, or you want export files, paste the link into Whipscribe.
Copy the episode page address from podchaser.com and paste it into the box on this page. A preview appears straight away with no signup; a pack from $4 opens the full transcript.
The episode page: podchaser.com/podcasts/show-name-123456/episodes/episode-title-123456789. For other links, paste the episode's MP3 link or the show's RSS feed.
You see a message straight away and nothing is queued. Paste the episode's MP3 link or the show's RSS feed, or download the episode and upload the file.
Transcribing a public episode for research or prep is a common use, and short quotes with credit are how most people cite a show. To publish a full transcript or long passages, ask the podcaster first. This is not legal advice.
Your transcripts are kept in your account's searchable library, and your audio and transcripts are never used to train AI models. A link only reaches episodes that are already public.
Instant preview, no signup, no card. A free account keeps your transcripts in one library.
For the recordings and videos it produces: see video transcription services with SRT and VTT exports and transcription services from $4.