Transcribe a lecture
Turn a long recording into text you can search, review, translate, and revisit by time.
- Maximum 30 minute duration, basic accuracy
- Maximum 3 uploads a day when signed in
Start to finish
What you get
Export video with subtitlesPreview and adjust your subtitles, then export one free watermarked clip of up to five minutes.
Translate your transcriptionUse included Basic translations or Pro models with credit.
Downloads & ActionsDownload SRT, VTT or TXT subtitle files, or open the transcription in the player.
Transcript editorProCorrect the transcript line by line while every subtitle file stays in sync.
Ask this videoGet answers without scrubbing through the file. Free uploads include a limited number of questions.
Highest accuracyProThe best transcription models available, not the fastest ones — so there is less to fix afterwards.
Searchable transcriptSearch every word, filter by speaker, and jump straight to the moment anything was said.
Media PlayerWatch your file with the subtitles over it, switch between translated tracks, and set their size, spacing and background.
Video ImporterPaste a URL and we fetch the media for you from 1,100+ sites.
Know who is speakingProSpeaker labels on every line, with names added automatically.
Whole batches at onceProDrop in many files and let them transcribe in parallel.
API accessProConnect your own software with an API key.
$0.99/ hour
Pay only for the hours you actually process, and every hour runs on the best transcription models available.
- No subscription
- Start with $0.99
- Credit never expires
A lecture transcript lets you search for a term in seconds and return to the matching moment in the recording. Upload audio or video from a class, training session, presentation, conference talk, workshop, or public lecture. Review names, references, formulas, and specialist vocabulary, then download a readable transcript to use alongside your notes or a timed subtitle file. Translation can keep the original wording beside another language for review.
How to do it
- Upload the lecture recording as audio or video.
- Choose the highest available quality for distant microphones, echo, or background noise.
- Search the transcript and review specialist terms against the recording.
- Download TXT to use alongside your notes, or choose a timed subtitle file to keep the recording connection.
Questions
How should I handle an echoey room?
Choose the highest available quality and review unclear passages. A microphone closer to the speaker improves future recordings more than any later processing step.
Can I jump back to the matching part of the lecture?
Yes. The transcript keeps timing, and SRT, VTT, and ASS downloads preserve the connection between each line and the recording.
Can I translate the lecture transcript?
Yes. Keep the original and translated text together while reviewing terminology, names, quotations, and references.
What should I check before using the transcript?
Review names, dates, formulas, citations, and specialized vocabulary. Compare consequential details with the recording or the speaker’s source material.
Free use, prices, and limits
These numbers are the ones the uploader on this page actually enforces.
- Starting out
- No account or payment details are needed for the first free upload. A free account lets you upload again immediately, then every 30 minutes, up to 3 uploads per 24 hours.
- Free transcriptions
- 1 per 24 hours without an account · up to 3 per 24 hours with a free account, one every 30 minutes
- Free file length
- Up to 30 minutes per file without an account · up to 30 minutes with a free account
- Free file size
- Up to 1 GB per upload
- Pro price
- $0.99 per hour of audio or video, paid as you go with no subscription. The first purchase starts at $0.99; later top-ups start at $5.00.
- Pro file limits
- No duration limit. Files up to 10 GB.
- Downloads
- Transcript and subtitle files (TXT, SRT, VTT with every transcription, ASS with the paid option), or a downloadable video with the subtitles included
- Languages
- Transcription in 100 languages with automatic detection · translation into 120 languages
- Speaker identification
- Available with the paid Highest accuracy option. Detected speakers can be renamed in the transcript.