How long can a sermon recording be?
Up to 10 hours per file or link, so a full service with worship and announcements fits in one transcript.
Transcribe sermons and Bible studies into text
Paste the YouTube link of a sermon or upload the recording, and get the full text with timestamps. Then turn it into notes, a summary or a post for your church website.
- Sermons, services and Bible studies up to 10 hours
- Paste a YouTube link or upload audio or video
- Timestamps on every line, export to DOCX or PDF
- $5 unlocks one whole sermon, no subscription
- Follow a channel and get an email when a new sermon is posted
A sermon series, one message at a time
Churches and ministries publish sermons as long videos, often an hour or two including worship, and many have no usable captions. WhoScribe transcribes the audio itself, so captions are not needed, and returns one continuous transcript of the whole service. From there you can export a DOCX for a study guide, ask the built-in chat for the main points and the scripture passages mentioned, or generate chapters for the video description. If you follow a series week by week, follow the channel from a transcript and you get one email when a new long video is posted. One sermon costs $5 to unlock in full, a 3-file pack covers a short series, and Pro at $20 a month is unlimited for ministries that transcribe every week.
How it works
Three steps to your first transcript
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Drop in your file
Audio or video of any length; the free plan transcribes the first 15 minutes of each file. MP3, MP4, M4A, WAV, MOV and a dozen more.
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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.
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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
Try it on this pageCan I transcribe a sermon from YouTube?
Yes. Paste the video link; captions are not required because the audio is transcribed. For sites that block direct links, download the video and upload the file instead.
How much does it cost?
One payment of $5 unlocks one whole recording, whatever its length, with no subscription. A 3-file pack and an unlimited monthly plan are also available.
Which languages work?
More than 90 spoken languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, French and Haitian Creole. Choose the language before you start if the sermon switches between languages.
Can I get sermon notes or a summary?
Yes. Every transcript has a chat and one-click summary, study notes and chapters, based on the text of the sermon.
Can I try it first?
Yes. The recording is transcribed before you pay. The first 5 minutes are readable with no account and the first 15 minutes with a free account.
Price, limits and formats
| YouTube and other links | Paste a YouTube link: the audio itself is transcribed, so videos without captions work, up to 10 hours per video. Links from TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, SoundCloud, Google Drive work too. |
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| One file, no subscription | $5 unlocks the whole file, whatever its length up to 10 hours. One payment, nothing renews. |
| Try before paying | No account: the first 5 minutes of each file, 1 file a day. Free account: the first 15 minutes of each file, 3 files a day, 90 minutes a month. |
| Unlimited plan | $15 a month or $90 a year: files up to 10 hours and 10 GB, 50 files at once. (campaign price until October 31) |
| Export formats | Unlimited plan and any unlocked file: TXT, SRT, VTT, DOCX and PDF. Free plan: TXT. |
Start with one file
No account, no card. See the transcript before you decide anything.