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Audio to text you can edit and reuse

Convert audio to text when you need the words in a document, not just a recording. Upload the file, run the conversion, and get plain text you can copy into notes, an article draft or a subtitle file — with timing kept when it is available.

Your result appears here

Timestamps come from the captions or the audio itself — never guessed.

Audio to text that lands in your document

Most of the work happens after the conversion: editing, quoting, summarising for someone else. The result here is ordinary text. Copy it in one click or download a .txt file, and paste it into whatever you write in — a doc, an email, a CMS or a notes app.

Illustration: audio turning into an editable text document

Pick the shape of the text

When the conversion returns timing you can choose how to take it away: plain text for reading and editing, timestamped text for reference, or SRT and VTT if the words are going back onto a video as captions. The same transcript, four useful shapes.

Illustration: one transcript exported as text, timestamps and subtitles

Nothing runs until you say so

The upload previews locally so you can check it is the right recording. Converting is the step that uses credits: it is part of the Pro plan at 4 credits per minute of audio, rounded up. If the conversion fails, the reserved credits are released.

Illustration: a local preview with a shield before processing

Recording in, editable text out

Choose the file, convert it once, and take the text where you need it.

How to convert audio to text

Step 1
Upload your audio
Drag in the recording or choose it from your device — MP3, M4A, WAV, AAC, FLAC or OGG.
Step 2
Check the preview
Listen to the start to make sure you picked the right file, then sign in to continue.
Step 3
Convert to text
Run the conversion. It costs 4 credits per minute of audio, rounded up to the whole minute, on the Pro plan.
Step 4
Edit, copy or download
Copy the text into your document, or download TXT — and SRT or VTT when timing came back.

Text first

The output is plain, editable text.

Built for documents, not just playback.

One-click copy

Copy the whole transcript at once.

Paste it straight into notes or a draft.

TXT, SRT and VTT

Download the format the next tool expects.

Timestamped text when you need a reference copy.

Works with common audio

MP3, M4A, WAV, AAC, FLAC and OGG.

Upload the original recording as it is.

Preview locally

The file plays in your browser before processing.

You decide when the conversion runs.

Honest pricing

4 credits per minute of audio on Pro.

Failed conversions release their credits.

Convert audio to text

Getting better text from audio

Small things that save editing time later.

Illustration: a waveform becoming punctuated text — Clear speech gives cleaner text.

Illustration: a recording with settings beside it — Split very long recordings by topic.

Illustration: text branching into notes and captions — Reuse one transcript in several places.

Illustration: a finished transcript with a download arrow — Keep a .txt copy with the original file.

What this tool gives you

What you get	A real preview or structured result produced by the embedded tool, with a download or export action when available.
On this page	The tool itself, step-by-step guidance, honest examples, and related tools — all on this same page.
Best for	Audio to text you can edit and reuse when you want a direct browser workflow without leaving the page.

Where audio-to-text helps

Illustration: a voice recording becoming a written draft

Article drafts

Talk through an idea, convert it, and edit the text into a first draft.

Illustration: meeting audio turning into notes

Meeting notes

Turn a recorded meeting into text you can skim and share with people who missed it.

Study notes

Convert a lecture or seminar recording into text you can highlight and revise from.

Captions

Download SRT or VTT and use it as the starting point for captions on your video.

Quotes for social posts
Find the strongest line in a recording and copy it word for word.
Accessible versions
Offer a text version of audio content, then review names and formatting before publishing.

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Simple, honest pricing

Copying and exporting a transcript you already have is free. New transcripts use credits — pick a plan when you need more.

Free: $0 — 5 credits on sign-up
ProPopular: $9.99/mo — 600 credits

See all plans

Get your audio into words

Upload the recording, convert it once, and keep the text in the format your next step needs.