How well does it handle Icelandic?
Accuracy is strong on clear audio; give names and technical terms a quick scan.
Standard Icelandic with þ, ð, æ and accented vowels preserved.
Inflected names and compounds come out correctly on clear audio; fast colloquial speech deserves a scan.
What you get
Speaker labels
Every voice in the recording is separated and labelled — works in Icelandic the same as in English, because speaker labels follow voices, not words.
Word-level timestamps
Each word is timed to the audio, which is what makes accurate Icelandic SRT and VTT subtitle files possible.
Search & quote
The transcript is searchable in Icelandic — jump to the exact second something was said and copy it with its timestamp.
Every export
TXT, SRT, VTT, DOCX and JSON on every pack — no format paywall.
Who transcribes Icelandic audio here
Interviews, parliament (Alþingi) recordings, podcasts and lectures.
Transcribe Icelandic by recording type
Icelandic audio to text · Icelandic interview · Icelandic lecture · Icelandic podcast · Icelandic meeting
Questions people ask
Do I need to tell it the audio is Icelandic?
No — the language is detected from the first seconds of audio automatically. If a recording mixes Icelandic and English, each part is transcribed in the language actually spoken.
Can I get English text from Icelandic audio?
No. The transcript comes back in the language that was spoken, so Icelandic audio produces Icelandic text. Captions and every export stay in the source language; translation is not something Whipscribe does.
Does it work on Icelandic video, not just audio?
Yes — upload MP4/MOV/WebM or paste a link; the audio track is extracted automatically and transcribed the same way.
How much does it cost?
A pack from $4 (500 minutes) opens the full transcript. Preview any transcript instantly with no signup; a pack from $4 opens the full transcript, no account needed. After that, one-time credit packs: $8 for 1,000 minutes, $12 for 2,000 minutes or $24 for 5,000 minutes, and credits never expire.
Is this live captioning?
No — Whipscribe transcribes recordings, not live speech. Upload a file that already exists and the Icelandic transcript is typically ready in about a minute per half hour of audio.
Related: Audio to text · Subtitle generator · Interview transcription · Bulk transcription