Transcripts for research that respects privacy.
Research interviews, focus groups, seminars, lectures — transcribed on private Whisper. 99 languages, per-word timestamps, no third-party ML training on your data.
176 minutes of academia recordings already transcribed here · first transcript free, any length · ~2 min per hour of audio · 99 languages · speaker labels on every file · private, never used for training
- 176 minof academia recordings transcribed by users here, across 15 files
- ~2 minper hour of audio, measured on production
- 99languages, speaker labels on every one
At a glance
- Field
- Academia
- Transcribed here
- 176 minutes across 15 academia recordings, out of 146,086 minutes site-wide since April 2026
- Turnaround
- About 2 minutes per hour of audio; most files under a minute
- Input
- Any audio or video file, YouTube, podcast or RSS link; up to 10 hours or 5 GB
- Output
- Speaker labels, word timestamps, summary, AI chat; TXT, SRT, VTT, DOCX, JSON
- Languages
- 99, with automatic detection
- Privacy
- Private servers, no third-party AI, never used for training, delete any time
- Price
- First transcript free at any length; second $0.99; then credit packs from $8 for 1,000 minutes, never expire
Built for Academia
What qualitative researchers actually need.
Private-by-default processing
Open-source Whisper on private infrastructure. Audio and transcripts never sent to OpenAI, Google, or any third-party transcription service. We do not train models on your uploads. Delete files at any time.
Citeable timestamps
Per-word and per-segment times ship in every export. Cite by timestamp in your paper, and a reader can jump back to the exact second of the recording.
Multi-participant speaker labels
Focus groups, committee meetings, panel seminars — per-turn speaker labels. Rename once; the transcript updates everywhere.
99 languages for fieldwork
Arabic, Hindi, Mandarin, Swahili, Portuguese, Russian — 99 via Whisper. Transcribe in source language; optional English translation side-by-side for analysis.
How it works
Drop it, read it, export it.
Drop or paste
A file, a YouTube link, a podcast link or an RSS feed. Up to 10 hours or 5 GB.
Read in a minute
Speaker labels, timestamps, a summary and AI chat over the transcript. Click any line to hear it.
Export
TXT, SRT, VTT, DOCX or JSON. Every file stays in your library, deletable any time.
Questions
FAQs for academic researchers.
Is Whipscribe IRB-friendly?
It depends on your protocol. Private Whisper, no third-party sharing, no model training on uploads. If your IRB requires a BAA or specific data-processing agreement, email contact@neugence.ai before uploading.
Can I cite a specific timestamp?
Yes. Every transcript ships with per-word timestamps across TXT, DOCX, SRT, VTT, and JSON exports.
Does it handle 3-hour lectures or long focus groups?
Yes — up to 10 hours or 5 GB per file (3 hours before you buy credits). One upload, one job.
Skim the recording. Keep the privacy.
Your first transcript is free at any length; leave an email to open it. Packs from $8 for 1,000 minutes after that; credits never expire.