How well does it handle Punjabi?
Supported end-to-end; treat the output as a fast first draft and plan a review pass — it still beats typing from scratch.
Gurmukhi-script output for Indian Punjabi recordings.
Pakistani Punjabi (Shahmukhi orthography) is weaker — treat output as a draft there. Kirtan and katha recordings transcribe well when the audio is clean.
What you get
Speaker labels
Every voice in the recording is separated and labelled — works in Punjabi 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 Punjabi SRT and VTT subtitle files possible.
Search & quote
The transcript is searchable in Punjabi — 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 Punjabi audio here
Katha, kirtan archives, interviews, family tape.
Transcribe Punjabi by recording type
Punjabi audio to text · Punjabi interview · Punjabi lecture · Punjabi podcast · Punjabi meeting · Punjabi youtube video · Punjabi voicemail · Punjabi court hearing · Punjabi movie & film subtitles
Questions people ask
Do I need to tell it the audio is Punjabi?
No — the language is detected from the first seconds of audio automatically. If a recording mixes Punjabi and English, each part is transcribed in the language actually spoken.
Can I get English text from Punjabi audio?
No. The transcript comes back in the language that was spoken, so Punjabi audio produces Punjabi text. Captions and every export stay in the source language; translation is not something Whipscribe does.
Does it work on Punjabi 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 Punjabi transcript is typically ready in about a minute per half hour of audio.
Related: Audio to text · Subtitle generator · Interview transcription · Bulk transcription