Sermon transcription, searchable, captioned and shareable.
WhipScribe transcribes sermons and church services from the recording or the YouTube or Facebook replay link, with SRT captions. Packs: $4 for 300 minutes, $18 for 3,000, $32 for 6,000; Workspace $19 a month. Up to 10 hours or 5 GB per file. Measured turnaround: about 2 minutes per audio hour. 99 languages. Checked 2 Nov 2026.
5,656 minutes of sermons recordings already transcribed here · packs from $4, any length · ~2 min per hour of audio · 99+ languages · private, never used for training
- 5,656 minof sermons recordings transcribed by users here, across 87 files
- ~2 minper hour of audio, measured on production
- 99+languages, auto-detected
At a glance
- Field
- Sermons
- Transcribed here
- 5,656 minutes across 87 sermons recordings, out of 404,452 minutes site-wide since April 2026 (measured 10 Nov 2026)
- Turnaround
- About 2 minutes per hour of audio; most files finish in under a minute
- Input
- Any audio or video file, YouTube, podcast or RSS link; up to 10 hours or 5 GB per file
- Output
- A brief with chapters, the names, numbers and dates that were said, and the questions it answers; word timestamps and AI chat. Export TXT, SRT, VTT, DOCX or JSON
- Languages
- 99+, with automatic detection
- Privacy
- Private servers, no third-party AI, never used for training, delete any time
- Price
- Packs from $4 for 300 minutes, credits never expire; every recording starts with a free preview of its opening minutes
- Support
- contact@whipscribe.com or the chat on every page
What sermons and church services cost to transcribe
The sermon recordings transcribed here averaged 65 minutes (87 recordings, 5,656 minutes, measured 10 Nov 2026). Across every recording people transcribed here in the 90 days to 25 Oct 2026, the median was 25 minutes and three in four were under 63 minutes (recording lengths). Each recording uses minutes by its length. Packs are $4 for 300 minutes, $18 for 3,000 and $32 for 6,000, credits never expire, and Workspace is $19 a month for steady volume. Every recording starts with a free preview of its opening minutes.
| Recording | Audio | Credit used at the $4 pack's rate | Cheapest packs that cover it | A human service at Rev's $1.99 a minute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One 35-minute sermon | 35 min | $0.47 | $4 265 min left on the account | about $70 |
| A 75-minute Sunday service | 1 h 15 min | $1 | $4 225 min left on the account | about $149 |
| A year of weekly 40-minute sermons | 34 h 40 min | $27.73 | $18 920 min left on the account | about $4,139 |
| A 5-session conference, 60 minutes each | 5 h | $4 | $4 0 min left on the account | about $597 |
WhipScribe prices from /pricing, checked 2 Nov 2026. Rev's human transcription rate from rev.com/pricing, checked 2026-10-25; WhipScribe is not affiliated with Rev. Larger packs cost less per minute, from $0.80 down to $0.32 an audio hour. More rates: transcription rates compared.
What comes back
- The message as text with timestamps, ready to edit for the website, the bulletin or a small-group study guide.
- SRT and VTT caption files timed to the service video, for YouTube, Facebook or your own player.
- A brief with the main points, the passages and names mentioned, and the questions the sermon answers.
- Services in 99+ languages, and a translation of the finished transcript into any of 99 languages for a second congregation.
Speakers are identified and named in the summary, key quotes and chapters. Transcript lines carry timestamps, not speaker labels.
When to pay a human or certified service instead
- You publish the sermon as a book or printed booklet and every word must be checked by a person; use ours as the draft and proofread, or hire a human service.
- Scripture readings in a language or translation the speaker quotes from memory need to match a specific Bible version word for word; check those passages.
- Captions for a broadcast with legal caption-quality rules.
Human services and their published rates are compared in our human transcription directory.
Questions about sermons and church services
How much does a sermon transcription service cost?
A 35-minute sermon uses $0.47 of credit at the $4 pack's rate. A year of weekly 40-minute sermons is 2,080 minutes, which the $18 pack (3,000 minutes) covers, and credits never expire. A human service at Rev's $1.99 a minute would be about $70 per sermon.
Can I transcribe a sermon from the YouTube or Facebook livestream?
Yes. Paste the public replay link, or upload the recording from the sound desk. The whole service can go in as one file, up to 10 hours.
Can I get captions for the sermon video?
Yes. Download SRT or VTT timed to the speech and upload it alongside the video. See also the sermon captions guide.
Can the transcript go on our church website?
Yes. Export DOCX or TXT, edit the reading and the announcements out, and publish it as a page so the message can be found by searching a phrase.
Read next: Sermon to text and captions, step by step
Transcription for other professional work
- Market research and user interviewsA 60-minute interview uses $0.80 of credit
- Focus groupsA 90-minute group uses $1.20 of credit
- Research and thesis interviewsA 45-minute interview uses $0.60 of credit
- HR and recruiting interviewsA 1-hour investigation interview uses $0.80 of credit
- Depositions and court hearings (drafts)A 3-hour deposition uses $2.40 of credit
- Journalism interviewsA 45-minute interview uses $0.60 of credit
- Council and public meetingsA 90-minute meeting uses $1.20 of credit
- Transcription rates, comparedAn hour of audio uses $0.80 of credit
Quick answers
The five questions people ask before the first upload.
- What does WhipScribe do for sermons recordings?
- Turn recorded sermons and services into text your congregation can read — searchable archives, accessibility captions, devotionals for your website, and 99+ languages. Private transcription, and affordable for any ministry.
- How much does it cost?
- Every recording starts with a free preview of its opening minutes; a pack from $4 (300 minutes) transcribes the rest and opens every export. Credit packs: $4 = 300 min · $18 = 3,000 min · $32 = 6,000 min; credits never expire and there is no seat fee. Workspace is $19 a month for unlimited transcription (300-hour fair-use mark; 100 GB of storage included, then $3 per extra 100 GB a month).
- How long does a transcript take?
- A one-hour recording is usually ready in about two minutes; most files finish in under a minute. Files up to 10 hours or 5 GB per file.
- Is it private?
- Yes. Transcribed on our own servers; audio is never sent to a third-party AI service. Never used to train, fine-tune or evaluate any model. Delete a recording and its transcript at any time; account deletion removes every record tied to the email.
- Which languages and files does it accept?
- 99+ languages, detected automatically; the transcript comes back in the recording's language. WhipScribe translates a finished transcript into any of 99 languages with the same timestamps, so SRT and VTT stay aligned. Input: any audio or video file (MP3, MP4, M4A, WAV, FLAC, OGG, WEBM, MOV, GSM and more), a YouTube, podcast, RSS, Google Drive, Twitch or Kick link, or a microphone recording. Export: TXT, DOCX, SRT, VTT, JSON.
Built for Sermons
What matters when transcribing sermons recordings?
A searchable sermon library
Every Sunday becomes searchable text. A member (or your staff) can find the message on a topic, a passage, or a phrase and jump to the exact moment in the recording — years of teaching, one search box.
Accessibility for every member
Captions and a posted transcript welcome deaf and hard-of-hearing members and anyone watching with the sound low. Download the SRT/VTT for your video, or post the transcript beside the recording.
99+ languages for your congregation
Preach in one language and reach members who speak another. Transcribe in the source language, or export an English translation track. Timing is preserved for captions either way.
Devotionals & blog posts, faster
A transcript is the raw material for a weekly devotional, a blog post, or study notes — turn one sermon into content that brings people to your website and keeps the message going all week.
How it works
How do I transcribe a sermons recording?
Drop or paste
A file, a YouTube link, a podcast link or an RSS feed. Up to 10 hours or 5 GB per file.
Read in a minute
Timestamps, a summary and AI chat over the transcript. Click any line to hear it.
Get the brief, not just the text
The Intelligence tab reads the recording back to you: a short brief, chapters, the names and numbers that were said, and the questions it answers. Export TXT, SRT, VTT, DOCX or JSON whenever you want it elsewhere.
Intelligence
What comes back from a sermons recording?
Sunday service — the long reading and the sermon
Brief overview
One passage, three applications, with the third given the most time and the least structure.
- The reading runs to 08:40; the sermon proper starts at 09:00.
- Three applications, at 21:00, 34:40 and 49:10 — the last runs twice as long.
- Two announcements are made from the front and are easy to miss in the recording.
Questions this recording answers
- Where does the sermon actually start?
- 09:00, straight after the reading ends at 08:40.
- What were the announcements?
- Two, both at 02:10 — easy to miss because they come before the service settles.
Chapters
- Welcome and notices
- The reading
- First application
- The third, at length
Names, numbers and dates
Example output, written to show the shape. Your own recording produces its own brief, in the language it was recorded in.
Questions
What else do people ask about sermons transcription?
Can I transcribe a full service?
Yes. Upload the recording or paste a video URL — you get a timestamped, searchable transcript plus SRT/VTT captions. A 45-minute sermon transcribes in under a minute.
How are names and scripture handled?
Accurate on ordinary speech; uncommon names and verse references sometimes need a quick fix in the editor, then re-export. Much faster than typing from scratch.
Does it help hard-of-hearing members?
Yes. Download SRT/VTT captions for your video, or post the transcript beside the recording so anyone can read along.
Give every sermon a second life.
Packs from $4 for 300 minutes, credits never expire; every recording starts with a free preview of its opening minutes.