Interview transcription · journalism & research

Transcribe interview audio — speaker labels, quote pull, citation timestamps.

Drop a field recording, a Zoom MP4, or paste a URL. Multi-speaker transcript with timestamps every 30 seconds, one-click quote extraction, DOCX export. Built for journalists, oral historians, qualitative researchers. Packs from $4, credits never expire · instant preview with no signup · free account adds 60 minutes.

Multi-speaker diarisation Timestamps every 30s Quote extraction in one click DOCX for editors

How it works

Interview in, citation-ready transcript out.

Built for the journalism + research workflow — speaker fidelity, citation timestamps, and the formats your editor or thesis advisor expects.

1

Drop the file or paste a URL

Field-recorder WAV, phone-recorded M4A, Zoom MP4, or a hosted URL. Up to 2 GB per file in the browser; larger files via API.

2

Speaker-labelled transcript

Automatic diarisation labels every voice. Rename Speaker 1 to Reporter and Speaker 2 to Source after the transcript loads — names persist across exports.

3

Pull quotes, export DOCX

One click for a quote list — strongest statements, attributed, timestamped. One click for a DOCX hand-off ready for your editor or thesis chapter.

What you can do with the transcript

The post-interview hours, compressed.

Every interview transcript opens with an AI sidebar tuned for long-form Q&A.

Quote extraction

Pull-quote candidates surfaced automatically — attributed to a speaker, timestamped, ready for a deck card or a story headline.

Citation-grade timestamps

Word-level timestamps on every line. Hover any sentence for the exact second; click to jump back to the audio.

Theme & topic search

Ask “every time the source mentions funding” or “list all named individuals.” The AI answers with quoted timestamps.

Hand-off in any format

DOCX for an editor, TXT for a quick draft, JSON for a research database. SRT/VTT if you're cutting an explainer video around the audio.

Pricing

Packs from $4, credits never expire · instant preview with no signup · free account adds 60 minutes.

A 30-minute interview is free. A 1-hour profile interview runs about $2. A 3-hour roundtable is $6. Prorated to the second; no monthly subscription; credits never expire.

60 min free with your account 36¢/hr on the Pro pack No signup to try Credits never expire

FAQ

Interview transcription, answered.

How do I transcribe an interview?

Drop the audio or video file above, or paste a URL. Multi-speaker transcript with timestamps returns in about a minute per 30 minutes of audio. Preview with no signup; a free account (60 minutes included) unlocks the full text.

Does it separate the interviewer from the interviewee?

Yes. Automatic diarisation labels every voice; rename Speaker 1 to Reporter and Speaker 2 to Source after the transcript loads. Three-plus voices handled the same way.

Can I get timestamps every 30 seconds?

Yes. Whipscribe stamps every 30 seconds by default for skimmability, with word-level timestamps on every line for citation precision.

Will it pull quotes for an article?

Yes. One click after the transcript loads produces a quote list with speaker attribution and timestamps.

Is my source audio protected?

Yes. Open-source Whisper on private infrastructure. Audio is never sent to OpenAI, Google, or any third-party transcription service, and we never train models on your audio. TLS 1.3 in transit, AES-256 at rest.

What file formats does it accept?

MP3, M4A, WAV, FLAC, MP4, MOV, MKV. Field-recorder WAV from Zoom H1n/H6 works directly.

DOCX for my editor?

Yes. DOCX with speaker labels and timestamps included on every pack. TXT, SRT, VTT, JSON also included.

Drop your interview. Quotes in a minute.

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