UX research · sessions to text

Transcribe usability test sessions and user interviews.

Upload a session recording and get text with speaker labels and word-level timestamps, ready for tagging findings and quoting participants. Files over 500 MB continue on the upload page. Packs from $4 at any length · instant preview, no signup · packs from $4 for 500 minutes, credits never expire.

Speaker labels included Word-level timestamps TXT, DOCX, SRT, VTT, JSON, MD Up to 10 hours or 5 GB per file

How it works

Session recording in, taggable text out.

Works with the recordings your testing and call tools already produce.

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Upload the session

Screen recordings with audio and call recordings: MP3, MP4, M4A, WAV, WebM, FLAC, OGG and MOV. Up to 10 hours or 5 GB per file; the box above takes 500 MB and larger files continue on the upload page.

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Get speakers and timestamps

Moderator and participant arrive as separate speaker turns, and every word carries a timestamp that points back to the moment in the recording.

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Tag and synthesise

Export DOCX or TXT for your analysis doc, MD for a research wiki, or JSON if you script your own tagging.

For research teams

Findings you can trace back to the moment.

Tag observations with a time

When a participant hesitates at checkout or says a label makes no sense, the timestamp goes into your finding, so anyone can replay the moment behind the insight.

Quote participants accurately

Pull the participant's words verbatim for a readout, and play the clip first to confirm tone and meaning before it lands in a slide.

Search across a study

Transcripts stay in a searchable library. Search a feature name or a pain point to find every session where it came up.

Think-aloud without the rewatch

Reading an hour-long think-aloud session takes far less time than watching it, and the video is still there for the moments that need it.

Running a study

Consent and participant privacy.

General research practice, not legal advice.

Ask before you record

Tell participants the session is recorded and transcribed, what it is for and who will see it, and get their agreement in the consent form before the session starts.

Keep identities out of findings

Refer to participants by code (P1, P2) in synthesis and readouts, and keep the key linking codes to people somewhere separate and restricted.

Watch what is on screen

Screen shares can show email addresses, account details or messages. Consider whether the video needs uploading at all, or whether an audio-only file is enough for the transcript.

Know your retention rules

Decide how long recordings and transcripts are kept after the study ends, and follow your organisation's research data policy.

Pricing

What a round of research costs.

A pack from $4 opens the full transcript; longer files need credits. Anyone can preview instantly with no signup. After that, one-time packs cost $8 for 1,000 minutes, $12 for 2,000 minutes or $24 for 5,000 minutes, about $0.29 to $0.48 per audio hour. Credits never expire and there is no subscription.

A study of 12 one-hour sessions is 720 minutes, which fits in one $8 pack of 1,000 minutes: about $5.76 at that pack's rate. A larger round of 30 one-hour interviews is 1,800 minutes, covered by one $12 pack of 2,000 minutes: about $10.80.

$8 for 1,000 min $12 for 2,000 min $24 for 5,000 min Credits never expire

Full details on the pricing page.

FAQ

Usability test transcription, answered.

How do I transcribe a usability test recording?

Upload the session recording to the box on this page. You get a transcript with speaker labels and word-level timestamps. Anyone can preview instantly with no signup; a pack from $4 opens the full transcript.

Can I upload screen recordings?

Yes. Video files such as MP4, MOV and WebM are accepted alongside audio, and the transcript comes from the recording's sound.

Will the moderator and participant be separated?

Yes. Each voice gets a speaker label, so moderator prompts and participant answers read as separate turns.

Does it work for user interviews too?

Yes. Any recorded research conversation works the same way: discovery interviews, think-aloud tests, diary study check-ins and stakeholder interviews.

Which format should I export for tagging?

DOCX or TXT for most research docs, MD for wikis and JSON if you process transcripts with your own scripts. SRT and VTT add captions to a highlight video.

What file types and sizes can I upload?

MP3, MP4, M4A, WAV, WebM, FLAC, OGG and MOV, up to 10 hours or 5 GB per file. The box on this page takes files up to 500 MB; larger files continue on the upload page.

How much does a study cost?

Packs from $4 for 500 minutes; one-time packs cost $8 for 1,000 minutes, $12 for 2,000 minutes or $24 for 5,000 minutes, about $0.29 to $0.48 per audio hour, and credits never expire. Twelve one-hour sessions fit in one $8 pack.

Should participants know the session is transcribed?

As general good practice, yes: say it is recorded and transcribed, how it will be used and who will see it, and include that in your consent form. This is not legal advice.

Upload the session. Tag the findings.

Instant preview, no signup, no card. A free account keeps your transcripts in one searchable library.