What is the longest file WhoScribe can transcribe?
10 hours per file, on every plan.
WhoScribe limits: length, size, formats and languages
One file can be up to 10 hours long. Uploads are up to 1 GB on the free plan and 10 GB on Unlimited. 100 spoken languages, and exports in TXT, SRT, VTT, DOCX and PDF.
Length and size
- Longest file: 10 hours, on every plan, including a single file paid once.
- Largest upload: 1 GB on the free plan and for a single paid file, 10 GB on Unlimited.
- Files at once: 50 on Unlimited.
Links you can paste
Paste a public link from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, SoundCloud and Google Drive and WhoScribe reads the audio itself, so a YouTube video does not need captions. Private videos and pages behind a login cannot be read.
Files you can upload
Common audio and video files: MP3, M4A, WAV, MP4, MOV, WEBM and more, including voice notes from a phone. Video is converted to audio on our side; you do not need to extract it first.
Languages and exports
- 100 spoken languages, with automatic detection or a language you choose.
- Timestamps on every transcript. Speaker labels on paid files and Unlimited; a free account can try them on one file.
- Download as TXT, SRT, VTT, DOCX and PDF, or copy the text.
Free limits
- Without an account: the first 5 minutes of one file a day.
- Free account: the first 15 minutes of each file, 3 files a day.
- The rest of a recording unlocks with one payment ($5 per file, paid once, the same price at any length up to 10 hours) or with Unlimited.
How long files are kept
The audio is deleted 7 days after the transcript is ready (30 days on Unlimited). The transcript stays in your account until you delete it.
FAQ
Questions before you upload
What is the largest file I can upload?
1 GB on the free plan and for a single paid file, 10 GB on Unlimited.
Does a YouTube video need captions?
No. WhoScribe transcribes the audio, so videos without captions work, up to 10 hours.
How many languages does WhoScribe support?
100 spoken languages, detected automatically or chosen by you.
Transcribe a YouTube video
Paste the link. The first 5 minutes are free without an account, 15 with a free account. The whole file is $5, a one-time payment.
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