Drop the file or paste a link and read the summary free. Below is the exact route for the file you have: by format, by what was recorded, and by the recorder, app or platform it came from.
How it works
Any common audio or video format, up to 10 hours or 5 GB. The box on this page takes files up to 500 MB; larger ones continue on the main upload page.
About two minutes per hour of audio later you have a summary and a preview of the transcript, before paying anything.
A pack from $4 opens the timestamped transcript and the TXT, DOCX, SRT, VTT and JSON exports. Credits never expire.
By file type
Every one of these is read directly; nothing needs converting first.
By kind of recording
The same upload box, with the steps and the pitfalls for that kind of recording.
Links
Checked against what people pasted here in the last 45 days and against our own tests on 4 October 2026. A link works when it plays without signing in.
| Source | What to do | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| YouTube | Paste the link | Public and unlisted videos. See transcribe a YouTube video. |
| Apple Podcasts | Paste the link | The episode's share link. See Apple Podcasts transcript. |
| Podcast RSS feed | Paste the link | The feed address transcribes the newest episode. See podcast transcript from a link. |
| Direct file address | Paste the link | Anything ending in .mp3, .m4a, .wav, .ogg, .mp4 and so on. See audio from a URL. |
| Google Drive | Paste the link | A file shared with 'Anyone with the link'. See Google Drive. |
| Dropbox | Paste the link | A shared file link. See Dropbox. |
| X (Twitter) | Paste the link | Public posts with video. See X video to text. |
| Paste the link | Public Reels and video posts. See Instagram video to text. | |
| TikTok | Paste the link | Public videos. See TikTok to text. |
| Paste the link | Public videos and Live replays. See Facebook video to text. | |
| SoundCloud | Paste the link | Public tracks. See SoundCloud to text. |
| Internet Archive | Paste the link | The direct file link from Download Options. See Internet Archive. |
| Kick | Paste the link | Finished VODs (a pack is asked for first) and clips. See Kick transcript. |
| Twitch | Download, then upload | VOD links often fail to fetch. Download the VOD and upload it; see Twitch VOD to text. |
| Spotify | Download, then upload | Protected audio that no tool can download. Use the same episode's Apple Podcasts link or feed; see Spotify podcast transcript. |
| Zoom | Download, then upload | Recording links need a signed-in session. Download the recording; see Zoom recording. |
| Vimeo | Download, then upload | Download the video from Vimeo and upload it; see Vimeo. |
| Podbean and Omny pages | Download, then upload | Player pages are not audio files. Use the episode's MP3 link; see Podbean and Omny. |
| Panopto, Mediasite, SharePoint | Download, then upload | Behind a campus or company sign-in. Download the file; see Panopto and Mediasite. |
| WhatsApp and other chats | Download, then upload | Messages are not public pages. Save the voice note as a file; see WhatsApp. |
By source
Each page says what that recorder, app or platform really saves, where the file lands, and what goes wrong.
Pricing
Every recording gets a free preview and a summary you can read before paying; a pack opens the full transcript and every export. Packs are one-time purchases with no subscription and no seat fee.
Pick a pack to open secure checkout. Workspace is $19 a month for unlimited transcription (300-hour fair-use mark). Full pricing
1,901 recordings, 830 audio hours, 64 languages detected. An hour of audio came back in 3.7 minutes for half of the recordings and within 19.7 minutes for nine in ten, measured from the moment the file landed to the finished transcript. Refreshed 2026-10-02; method on how we test.
FAQ
Drop the file in the box on this page, or paste a link to it. About two minutes per hour of audio later you have a summary and a preview, free. A pack from $4 opens the full timestamped transcript and the exports.
MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4, MOV, FLAC, OGG, OPUS, AAC, WMA, AMR, WebM, MKV, AVI, AIFF, 3GP, CAF and many more, including Olympus and Philips dictation files (DS2, DSS). Files are read as they are; nothing needs converting first.
Yes, when the link plays without signing in: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, podcast feeds, direct file addresses, shared Google Drive and Dropbox files, and public videos on X, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook. Spotify, Zoom and anything behind a login need the file itself.
Speakers are identified and named in the summary, key quotes and chapters. Every line of the transcript carries its timestamp, so any attribution can be checked against the audio.
The preview and the summary are free. A pack opens the full transcript: $4 for 500 minutes, $8 for 1,000 minutes, $12 for 2,000 minutes, $24 for 5,000 minutes. Packs are one-time, credits never expire, and Workspace is $19 a month if you transcribe every week.
One file can run up to 10 hours or 5 GB. The box on this page takes files up to 500 MB; a larger file continues on the main upload page, which uploads it in parts. Most recordings come back in about two minutes per hour of audio.
Recordings are transcribed on our own servers and are never used for training. You can delete a recording and its transcript at any time.
Free preview, no signup to try. Up to 10 hours or 5 GB in one file.
For the recordings you have now: see our transcription service with prices and turnaround, audio transcription services for interviews and calls and how to transcribe audio to text online.