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Audio to text converter.From any URL. In 99 languages.

Drop an MP3, WAV, or M4A — or paste a YouTube, TikTok, or podcast URL. Get your audio transcribed with speaker labels and an AI summary back in minutes.

Drop a file, or pick one

MP3 · WAV · M4A · MP4 · MOV · MKV · OGG · OPUS · FLAC · WEBM — up to 100 MB anonymously

Paste a link, we’ll fetch the audio

YouTube · TikTok · Vimeo · Twitter · SoundCloud · Spotify · 50+ more

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Sign up takes 30 seconds — recording opens right after, in the dashboard.

No card required~90s per 60-min fileSRT · VTT · DOCX · TXTFiles auto-deleted in 24h

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Audio in. Transcript out.

Drop a file, paste a URL, or record live — text appears back with speaker labels and timestamps. Same pipeline whether the source is a file, a URL, or your microphone.

Microphone · liveREC 00:07.41
en-US auto-detected16 kHz mono
~90s
Transcript · streaming2 speakers · 47:08
S1

Thanks for making the time. I want to start with framing — what was the original hypothesis behind the project?

S2

Honestly, maybe forty percent. The shape held — the mechanics underneath had to be rebuilt almost entirely.

S1

What flipped it for you? Was there one customer call, one piece of data

~95% accuracy on clean audioSRT · DOCX · TXT · JSON

↓ This is the dashboard

This is what loads when the job finishes.

Same layout as the real dashboard — Summary, full Transcript, Speakers tab, Exports. Key points and action items extracted automatically. Auto-tags on every job.

Try it on your own file — it's free

Three real options · honest comparison

Built-in dictation, AI speech-to-text, or a human transcriber.

Three legitimate ways to get text from spoken audio in 2026. Each is best for different work. Honest numbers below — no claim that AI matches a professional human transcriber on hard audio.

Option 01

Built-in dictation

Live, free, on-device. Handy for short bursts while you talk.

Accuracy · clear English~85%
Speaker separationNo
TimestampsNo
Languages~30
60-min fileLive only
CostFree
Best forShort voice notes while you walk. Hands-free messaging. Dictating an email at a stoplight.
Option 02

AI speech-to-text

~30× faster than realtime. 100+ languages. Speaker labels. The sweet spot for most work.

Accuracy · clear English95%+
Speaker separationYes (Pro+)
TimestampsPer sentence
Languages100+ auto
60-min file~90 s
Cost · per min$0.03
Best forInterview recordings · meeting notes · podcast transcripts · YouTube subtitles · batch jobs · API automation · field journalism.
Option 03

Human transcriber

Gold-standard accuracy when the audio is hard or the stakes are legal.

Accuracy · clear English98–99%
Speaker separationManual
TimestampsPer turn
LanguagesPer transcriber
60-min file4–8 hours
Cost · per min$1–3
Best forLegal depositions · medical dictation · archival oral history · anything where 95%+ accuracy is non-negotiable.

Built-in dictation figures from public iOS / Android speech API benchmarks. Human transcriber rates from US/UK industry surveys 2024–2025.

Accuracy · real-world numbers

95%+ on clear English. It holds up on real-world recordings too.

Modern transcription reaches 95%+ word accuracy on clear English at 128 kbps and above, comparable to a human transcriber on the same recording. The audio coming in sets the ceiling — cleaner source, cleaner transcript. The breakdown below covers the recordings we actually see in production.

97%+
Clean studio audio

USB or studio microphone in a treated room. Single speaker at conversational distance. The headline number.

95%+
Clear English at 128 kbps+

Podcast masters, interview recordings, well-mic'd meetings. The sweet spot for most professional work.

93%
Real-world podcast

Field-recorded interviews, podcast episodes at 64–128 kbps, multi-speaker recordings. Usable for editorial without a review pass.

91%
Meeting room recording

Ceiling mic, omnidirectional capture, mild reverb, multiple speakers at distance. Plan a rename pass on the speaker chips.

Common questions

7 things people ask about this.

01Which sites can I paste a URL from?+
Over 1,500 platforms including YouTube, TikTok, Instagram (Reels and posts), Twitter / X, Facebook, Vimeo, Twitch, Reddit, Dailymotion, SoundCloud, Bandcamp, Apple Podcasts, and any direct media URL. If a video is publicly viewable, we can almost always transcribe it. Login-required platforms (Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Loom) and DRM-protected content (Spotify) need the file downloaded and uploaded directly.
02What audio file formats are supported?+
MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG, FLAC, OPUS, and WEBM. Maximum file size: 100 MB Free, 2 GB Pro, 5 GB Business. Maximum duration: 30 min Free, 10 h Pro, 10 h Business.
03How accurate is audio-to-text transcription?+
95%+ on clean audio with 1–2 speakers in major languages. On real-world conditions — Zoom calls, mid-quality microphones, mild accents — accuracy stays around 90%. We recommend a human review pass for legal or medical work, or for languages outside the tier-1/tier-2 list.
04How long does it take?+
Around 30× faster than realtime. A 30-min meeting typically completes in 1–2 min, a 1-hour podcast in 2–3 min. Long files split into chunks and process in parallel.
05Are speaker labels (diarization) included?+
Yes, on Pro ($19/mo) and Business ($49/mo) plans. Speaker 1, Speaker 2 labels with manual rename.
06Is my audio data private?+
Source audio is permanently deleted within 24 hours after transcription. Transcripts and summaries stay in your account until you delete them. We do not train models on your data.
07Can I get an API?+
Yes. REST API with webhooks, JWT auth, per-key rate limits. Available on Pro, Business, and Free for evaluation. See /docs/api for endpoint reference.

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