Free Speech to Text
Upload audio and get a full transcript with timestamps — free, no sign-up, exportable as text or SRT captions.
Click to upload or drag and drop
MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A, AAC, OGG — up to 50MB
Limited to 2 transcriptions per 5 minutes — only one runs at a time.
Auto language detection
No need to specify what language it's in.
Timestamped
Every segment includes start and end times.
Two export formats
Plain text or SRT captions, your choice.
Set your expectations on wait time
Unlike the other tools on this site, transcription runs on a CPU-based model that processes one file at a time. Longer files can take several minutes to finish — this is the slowest tool here by design, not a bug.
Common uses
Turn a podcast episode or interview into a searchable text transcript, generate SRT captions for a video, or pull quotable text from a voice memo without re-listening to the whole thing.
Have background noise making a recording hard to transcribe cleanly? Run it through the Voice Cleaner first for better transcription accuracy.
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Frequently asked questions
How long does transcription take?
It can take a few minutes for longer files — transcription runs on CPU, processing one file at a time, so it's slower than the other tools on this site.
Can I get captions or subtitles from this?
Yes — the transcript includes timestamps, so you can export it directly as an SRT caption file in addition to plain text.
Do I need to specify the language?
No — language is automatically detected.
Is this really free?
Yes — completely free, no sign-up. Limited to 2 transcriptions per 5 minutes since only one runs at a time.