Accurate speech to text
This audio to text transcription runs OpenAI’s Whisper model locally: strong accuracy on interviews, voice notes, lectures and podcasts, with punctuation and timestamps.
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Audio to Text
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Turn an MP3, WAV or M4A into text with timestamps, and download it as TXT or subtitles.
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Turn any recording into accurate text in minutes. Upload an MP3, WAV or M4A and get a clean transcript you can copy or download as TXT or SRT subtitles, free, with no sign-up and nothing uploaded to a server.
- Transcribe an interview
- Voice recording to transcript
- MP3 to text
- Speech to text for notes
- Podcast transcription
- Convert a voice memo to text
Private
Audio is transcribed on your device, never uploaded
Free
No account, no minutes cap, no watermark
Accurate
Whisper AI with timestamps and 10+ languages
Three steps
How it works
Upload your audio
Drag in or choose any audio file: MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG. It stays on your computer; nothing is sent anywhere.
Pick the language
Leave it on Auto-detect or lock a language so short or non-English clips transcribe correctly instead of being translated.
Transcribe & download
The AI model loads once on first use, then converts your speech to text on your machine. Copy it, or download TXT or SRT.
Built for creators
Why people choose it
100% private
Your recording is transcribed on your own device. Nothing is uploaded and no account is required, so voice recording transcription of confidential interviews stays private.
SRT subtitles or plain text
Download a clean TXT transcript for notes and articles, or an SRT subtitle file with timestamps you can drop straight into a video editor.
10+ languages
Transcribe audio to text in English, Spanish, German, French, Hungarian, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Polish and Russian, with auto-detection when you are unsure.
No length paywall
Because it runs on your machine there is no per-minute charge and no monthly quota. Convert short voice memos or long recordings to text without hitting a wall.
Nothing to install
It is a web page, not an app. Open it, drop in a file and transcribe. This speech to text converter works in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari on desktop.
Convert audio to text without uploading a thing
Whether you need to transcribe audio to text for an interview, turn a voice recording to a transcript, or just get a quick speech to text draft of a voice memo, this tool does it in your browser. Upload the file, and an on-device Whisper model produces accurate audio to text transcription with timestamps, no upload, no queue, no account.
That local approach matters for privacy. Journalists, researchers, doctors and lawyers often can’t send a recording to a cloud service. Here the audio never leaves your computer, so you can convert audio to text for sensitive material with confidence.
From MP3 to text, or MP3 to subtitles
The tool reads common formats, so going from MP3 to text is a single step, with no conversion first. When you’re done you can copy the transcript, download a plain TXT for notes and articles, or export SRT subtitles with timestamps for a video editor or YouTube.
Pick a language before you start and short or non-English clips transcribe in the right tongue instead of being auto-translated, a common failure of quick voice to text tools that this one avoids.
What people transcribe with it
Students turn lectures into study notes. Podcasters generate show transcripts and captions. Reporters do voice recording transcription of field interviews. Support teams turn call recordings into searchable text. If you have a recording and need the words, this free transcribe audio to text tool gets you there in a few clicks.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert an audio file to text for free?
Upload your audio file above, choose the language (or leave it on Auto-detect), and click Transcribe. The AI transcribes it in your browser and you can copy the text or download it as TXT or SRT, completely free, with no sign-up.
How accurate is the speech to text transcription?
It uses the Whisper model, which is highly accurate on clear speech. Background noise, heavy accents or overlapping speakers can reduce accuracy, but for interviews, lectures and voice notes the audio to text transcription performs very well.
Is my audio uploaded to a server?
No. The transcription runs locally on your device using an on-device AI model. Your audio never leaves your computer and no account is needed, so voice recording transcription of private material stays private.
What audio formats can I transcribe to text?
Common formats work: MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, OGG, FLAC and more. If your browser can play it, this audio to text tool can usually decode and transcribe it, including MP3 to text.
Can I get subtitles (SRT) from my audio?
Yes. After transcription you can download an SRT subtitle file with timestamps, or a plain TXT transcript. The SRT drops straight into most video editors.
Which languages does the transcription support?
English plus Spanish, German, French, Hungarian, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Polish and Russian. Pick a language to avoid mis-detection on short clips, or use Auto-detect.
Is there a time limit on the recording?
There is no artificial per-minute cap or paywall, because the work happens on your own machine. Longer recordings simply take longer to convert to text, depending on your computer’s speed.
Why does the first transcription take longer?
On the first run your browser downloads the AI transcription model once (the "Preparing model" step). After that it is cached on your device and every future speech to text job starts instantly.
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