Interview transcription

Upload the recording and read the interview back minutes later — each speaker named, every line timestamped, ready to quote.

  • Speaker labels you rename once
  • A timestamp on every line for fact-checking
  • DOCX and PDF for the desk

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Written for people who have to stand behind the quote

A transcript is only useful if you can defend it. Speaker recognition tags each line with who said it, and you rename “Speaker 1” to the person’s actual name once. Clicking a line plays the audio at that second, so verifying a quote is a click rather than a scrub through an hour of tape.

How it works

Three steps to your first transcript

  1. Drop in your file

    Audio or video of any length; the free plan transcribes the first 30 minutes of each file. MP3, MP4, M4A, WAV, MOV and a dozen more.

  2. Pick the language

    Leave the language on automatic or set it for better accuracy. Turn on speaker recognition if you need to know who said what.

  3. Read, edit, export

    The transcript opens with clickable timestamps — read it and fix a name straight away. A free account keeps it and exports it as TXT; DOCX, PDF, SRT and VTT come with the unlimited plan.

FAQ

Questions before you upload

Transcribe a file

What if the two of them talk over each other?

Normal turn-taking and short interruptions are handled well. Sustained crosstalk is where accuracy drops — for any tool, and for any person listening. The editor lets you split or relabel the lines that get merged.

Is a phone recording good enough?

In a quiet room, yes. A phone on the table between two people transcribes well; the same phone in a café competes with everything else in the room. Recording closer to the speaker helps more than any setting does.

Can I publish the interview in another language?

Yes. Transcribe in the language it was spoken in, then translate the finished transcript. Speaker labels and timestamps survive the translation, so the translated version stays quotable.

Working in another language?

All of this works in 62 languages. These are the ones asked for most, each with its own page.

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