Convert audio to text free with AI. Upload a podcast, interview, voice memo, lecture, meeting or song and get an accurate transcript in seconds — then copy it or export subtitles as SRT, VTT or TXT. It auto-detects 90+ languages and can even translate foreign-language audio to English. No signup, no watermark.
It’s powered by OpenAI’s Whisper large-v3, the same top-tier speech model behind many paid transcription services — here it’s free.
AI Transcription — Audio to Text
Turn any audio or video into accurate text with AI. Upload a podcast, interview, voice memo, lecture or song and get a clean transcript in seconds — then copy it or export subtitles as SRT, VTT or TXT. Auto-detects 90+ languages, and can even translate to English. Free, no signup.
How it works & privacy: your file is sent over an encrypted connection to our AI server (Whisper large-v3), transcribed, and deleted right after — nothing is stored. Free: 3 transcriptions/day. Speaker labels (who said what) are coming soon. Cleaning up a noisy recording first? Run it through the AI Audio Enhancer.
How to transcribe audio to text
- Choose a mode. Transcribe keeps the spoken language; Translate to English converts any language to English text.
- Upload your file (MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG, FLAC or MP4, up to 50 MB).
- Let the AI work — it usually takes 10–40 seconds.
- Copy or export. Copy the transcript, or download it as TXT, SRT or VTT subtitles with timestamps.
Subtitles with accurate timestamps
Every transcript comes with segment timestamps, so you can export ready-to-use SRT and VTT subtitle files for YouTube, video editors, courses and social clips — millisecond-accurate and captions-ready. Prefer plain text? Download a clean TXT or copy it straight to your clipboard.
90+ languages, and translation
The model automatically detects the spoken language across 90+ languages, from English, Spanish and French to Arabic, Hindi, Japanese and more. Switch to Translate to English and it will transcribe foreign-language audio directly into English text — handy for interviews, research and captioning international content.
Great for creators and studios
Transcribe podcast episodes for show notes and SEO, caption music videos and reels, log interview footage, pull lyrics from a vocal, or turn a voice memo into notes. Recording is noisy or echoey? Clean it first with the AI Audio Enhancer, or isolate a vocal to transcribe lyrics with the AI Stem Splitter.
Free, no signup, private
Transcription is free for 3 files a day with no signup and no watermark. Your file is sent over an encrypted connection, transcribed, and deleted right after — we don’t store it.
Frequently asked questions
Is this audio-to-text tool free?
Yes — it’s free for 3 transcriptions per day, with no signup and no watermark. You can copy the text or download TXT, SRT and VTT files.
Can it make subtitles (SRT / VTT)?
Yes. Each transcript includes timestamps, so you can export SRT or VTT subtitle files ready for YouTube, video editors and social platforms, plus a plain TXT transcript.
What languages does it support?
It auto-detects 90+ languages. You can also switch to Translate to English to convert foreign-language audio into English text.
How accurate is it?
Very — it runs OpenAI’s Whisper large-v3 model, which delivers high accuracy with proper punctuation on clear speech. Clean audio transcribes best, so enhance noisy recordings first for even better results.
Can I transcribe video?
Yes — upload an MP4 (or M4A) and the audio track is transcribed. For other video formats, export the audio first.
Does it identify speakers (who said what)?
Not yet — speaker labels (diarization) are on the roadmap. For now you get a clean, timestamped transcript of everything spoken.
Does my audio get uploaded?
Yes — transcription runs on our AI server, so your file is sent over an encrypted connection, processed, and deleted right after. We don’t keep it.