How well does it handle Indonesian?
This is one of the engine’s strongest languages — expect clean, publishable text from clear audio.
One of the strongest Southeast Asian languages we transcribe.
Colloquial Jakarta speech mixes in English and slang; the model keeps up, though heavy Javanese code-switching deserves review.
What you get
Speaker labels
Every voice in the recording is separated and labelled — works in Indonesian 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 Indonesian SRT and VTT subtitle files possible.
Search & quote
The transcript is searchable in Indonesian — 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 Indonesian audio here
Podcasts, khutbah recordings, startup meetings.
Transcribe Indonesian by recording type
Indonesian audio to text · Indonesian interview · Indonesian lecture · Indonesian podcast · Indonesian meeting · Indonesian youtube video · Indonesian voicemail
Questions people ask
Do I need to tell it the audio is Indonesian?
No — the language is detected from the first seconds of audio automatically. If a recording mixes Indonesian and English, each part is transcribed in the language actually spoken.
Can I get English text from Indonesian audio?
No. The transcript comes back in the language that was spoken, so Indonesian audio produces Indonesian text. Captions and every export stay in the source language; translation is not something Whipscribe does.
Does it work on Indonesian 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 Indonesian transcript is typically ready in about a minute per half hour of audio.
Related: Audio to text · Subtitle generator · Interview transcription · Bulk transcription