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Voice to text.From any recording. In 99 languages.

Upload an iPhone voice memo, an Android recording, a WhatsApp voice note — or record live in the browser. Get your voice transcribed to searchable text in minutes.

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

Paste a link, we’ll fetch the audio

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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

↓ From voice note to text

Voice memo in. Searchable text out.

Drop an iPhone voice memo, a WhatsApp voice note, a Telegram voice message, or hit record live in your browser. Mobile codecs compress voice aggressively — we handle the format quirks server-side with ffmpeg.

WhatsApp voice · .opusREC 01:42.06
en-US auto-detectedOpus 24 kbps mono
~90s
Transcript · streaming1 speaker · 01:42
S1

Hey, quick voice note — wanted to capture this before I forget. The thing about voice memos is everyone's recording from a different platform.

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iPhone uses M4A. WhatsApp uses Opus. Telegram uses Ogg. Android does AMR or M4A depending on the keyboard app. Same voice, four different codecs.

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Don't worry about the format — drop it in, transcribe runs the same way. The accuracy ceiling is the mobile bitrate, not the

92%+ accuracy on mobile codecsTXT · DOCX · SRT · per-message

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Same view, regardless of recording source.

iPhone M4A, WhatsApp Opus, Telegram Ogg, Android M4A — all four land in the same dashboard with the same Summary / Transcript / Speakers / Exports tabs. Mobile recording quirks (compression, low bitrate, narrowband) handled at the audio-extraction layer.

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Three ways to convert voice to text · honest comparison

Siri / Google dictation, AI voice-to-text, or manual typing.

Three real ways to get text from a voice recording in 2026. Live dictation gets you through one sentence at a time. AI tools batch a 20-minute voice memo in 30 seconds. Manual typing is what everyone falls back to when the other two fail.

Option 01

Siri / Google live dictation

Press and hold the keyboard mic icon. Words appear as you speak. No history, no editing buffer, no file upload.

Accuracy · clear voice~88%
Works on uploaded filesNo
Long-form (>2 min)Breaks mid-flow
PunctuationManual ('comma')
Languages~30
CostFree / built-in
Best forHands-free messaging while walking. One-sentence dictation into a notes app. Short voice search in a maps app.
Option 02

AI voice-to-text

Drop a voice memo, paste a recording link, or record live. ~30× realtime. Punctuation, paragraph breaks, AI summary, mobile codecs handled.

Accuracy · clear voice95%+
Works on uploaded filesYes (10h max)
Long-form (>2 min)Native support
PunctuationAutomatic
Languages100+ auto
Cost · per min$0.03
Best forVoice memos from iPhone / WhatsApp / Telegram · interview voice recordings · journalist field recordings · podcast solo episodes · audio diary / journaling workflows.
Option 03

Manual typing

Listen, pause, type. Slowest. Highest accuracy if the audio is hard or the speaker code-switches frequently.

Accuracy · clear voice98–99%
Works on uploaded filesYes
Long-formYes, but slow
PunctuationManual
60-min file3–5 hours typing
Cost · per minYour time
Best forHard audio where AI tools fall below 85% · code-switching speakers · audio with heavy redaction / verbatim transcription requirements.

Siri/Google figures from public iOS / Android speech API benchmarks. Manual typing speed from US/UK transcriber productivity surveys.

Mobile voice formats · what's actually in your file

Every messaging app uses a different voice codec.

Four formats cover ~95% of voice memos. All four are accepted directly — we extract the audio with ffmpeg server-side, you never convert manually. Accuracy ceiling varies by codec / bitrate, not by app.

FormatExtensionBitrateNotes
iPhone Voice Memos.m4a · AAC64 kbpsApple's default. Decent quality for monologue voice notes. Drag-drop from the macOS Voice Memos app works directly. Accuracy ceiling ~95% on clean recording.
WhatsApp voice notes.opus · Ogg container24 kbpsAggressive compression for messaging-grade audio. Lossy by design — accuracy ceiling ~92% even on clean voice. Forward to email or download via WhatsApp web, then upload.
Telegram voice messages.oga / .ogg · Opus32 kbpsSlightly higher bitrate than WhatsApp. Accuracy ceiling ~93%. Save the message file from Telegram desktop, drop directly into the upload card.
Android voice recorder.m4a / .amr32–128 kbpsVaries by manufacturer — Samsung defaults to M4A 128 kbps, older Android uses AMR 12 kbps. Pixel Recorder app exports clean M4A and reaches 95%+ accuracy.

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

8 things people ask about this.

01What does voice-to-text mean?+
Voice to text is the conversion of spoken voice into written text by an AI model. The terms voice-to-text, speech-to-text, voice recognition, and automatic speech recognition (ASR) are used interchangeably. Modern voice-to-text reaches 95%+ word accuracy on clear voice recordings in major languages.
02How do I convert voice to text on iPhone?+
iPhone Voice Memos saves recordings as M4A files. Open the Voice Memos app, tap the recording, tap the share button, and send the M4A to transcription.solutions (email-to-self, AirDrop to Mac, or open the URL in mobile Safari and upload directly). The first 30 minutes per month are free, no card required.
03How do I convert voice to text on Android?+
Android Voice Recorder typically saves as M4A or MP3. Open the file, share it to Chrome or the browser, drop it onto transcription.solutions. Or upload directly from the recording app's share menu.
04Is voice-to-text accurate?+
On clear voice recordings — single speaker, decent microphone, quiet environment — voice-to-text reaches 95%+ word accuracy in major languages. On phone-quality voice (8 kHz), noisy environments, or strong accents, accuracy drops to 85–90%. For legal or medical dictation, a human review pass on top of AI output is the recommended standard.
05Can I record voice live in the browser?+
Yes. Click the record button on transcription.solutions and your microphone captures directly in the page. When you stop, the audio uploads and transcribes server-side. Works on Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge — desktop and mobile.
06Can voice-to-text handle WhatsApp voice messages?+
Yes. Export the WhatsApp voice message (forward to email or download via WhatsApp Web), then upload the .opus or .ogg file. Voice-to-text handles WhatsApp's OPUS format directly without conversion.
07Is voice-to-text free?+
Transcription.solutions includes 30 minutes per month of free voice-to-text — no credit card required. Pro is $19/month (600 minutes); Business is $49/month (2,500 minutes). Free renews every month indefinitely.
08What's the difference between voice-to-text and speech-to-text?+
They are synonyms. "Voice to text" is more common in consumer contexts (phone voice notes, dictation apps); "speech to text" is the more technical term used for longer recordings and professional tools. The AI does the same thing in both cases.

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