Does it work with the .opus files WhatsApp saves?
Yes. WhatsApp stores voice notes as .opus or .ogg on Android and on the web, and as .m4a when exported from an iPhone. All three upload as they are — there is nothing to convert first.
WhatsApp voice message to text
Save the voice note from WhatsApp, drop it here, and read what was said — with a timestamp on every line and the language detected for you.
- The .opus, .ogg and .m4a files WhatsApp exports
- Language detected automatically
- Copy the text or translate it
Getting the voice note out of WhatsApp
On Android, press and hold the voice message, tap Share and save it to Files — it arrives as an .opus file named like AUD-…-WA….opus. On iPhone, press and hold, choose Forward, tap the share icon and pick Save to Files; you get an .m4a. On WhatsApp Web or the desktop app, open the message menu and choose Download. Upload that file here. A long rambling message becomes something you can skim in seconds, and a voice note in a language you do not speak can be translated once the transcript is done.
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 pageThe voice note mixes two languages. What should I pick?
Choose Detect automatically. It works out the language from the audio. If the speaker switches language halfway through, the part in the less dominant language is where mistakes are most likely, so read that part against the audio.
Can I get it in English if the message is in another language?
Yes. Transcribe it in the language it was spoken in, then translate the finished transcript. The timestamps stay attached, so you can still jump to the moment a sentence was said.
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 5 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.