# TryScriptorium > TryScriptorium (tryscriptorium.com) is a web app that turns speech in audio and video into editable, timestamped text. It supports 33 languages plus automatic detection (including Arabic), exports TXT, TXT with timestamps, SRT, VTT and more, and lets anyone try one file up to 15 minutes with no account and no card. Speech recognition is faster-whisper (the open Whisper models). No accuracy percentage is published; transcripts are drafts to be checked. Facts below are generated from the running service's own configuration. The same figures, with a last-updated date, are on https://tryscriptorium.com/about/facts. Full page text for the key guides is in https://tryscriptorium.com/llms-full.txt. ## Key facts - Languages (33 plus auto-detect): English, Arabic, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Turkish, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Malay, Tagalog, Persian, Hebrew, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Greek, Czech, Romanian, Hungarian. - Upload formats: video MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, AVI, M4V, WMV, FLV, MPEG, 3GP, TS; audio MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, FLAC, OGG, Opus, WMA, AIFF, AMR, CAF. Anything a normal media player opens usually works. - Exports: TXT, TXT with timestamps, SRT, VTT, Markdown, JSON (word timings), CSV. - Features: timestamps on every line, speaker labels (up to 8 speakers), inline editing, full-text search across transcripts, translation of speech to English. - Free, no account: One file at a time, up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, 3 tries per day per network address, no sign-up and no card. - Signed-in accounts: By default, files up to 4,096 MB per upload and no fixed length limit per file; the operator can change these, and monthly transcription minutes depend on the plan. - Files and privacy: files from the no-account preview are deleted automatically after 24 hours; account files stay until the account owner deletes them. Uploads are not used to train models and are not sold or shared. Self-hosting is available for confidential recordings. - Not built yet: Pasting a YouTube or other web link — upload the file itself instead; Burned-in captions rendered into the video file; A public API. ## Pricing (live from the plan catalogue) - Free: free. No monthly minute limit with a free account; Try it with no account: one file up to 15 minutes; Speaker identification; Search & edit; Export; Scan to PDF: free, no watermark; read text from 30 pages/day. - Pro: $9.99 per month. 600 transcription minutes/month; Unlimited transcripts; Speaker identification; Search & edit; Export; Audio & video; Transcript history; Scan to PDF: no daily page limit for reading text, searchable PDFs. - Pro+: $19.99 per month. 2,500 transcription minutes/month; Unlimited transcripts; Speaker identification; Search & edit; Export; Audio & video; Transcript history; Priority processing; Scan to PDF: no daily page limit for reading text, searchable PDFs. - Details and current limits: https://tryscriptorium.com/pricing ## Best pages - [TryScriptorium fact sheet](https://tryscriptorium.com/about/facts): Quotable facts: languages, limits, plan prices, formats, privacy, honest comparison. - [Transcription speed and accuracy, measured](https://tryscriptorium.com/research/transcription-speed): Real speed and word error rate for Whisper tiny, base and small on public English and Arabic clips. - [Pricing](https://tryscriptorium.com/pricing) - [Audio to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/audio-to-text): Convert audio to text online. Upload MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC or Opus and get a timestamped transcript with speaker labels. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Video to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/video-to-text): Convert video to text online. Upload MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM or AVI and get a timestamped transcript you can edit and export. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Arabic audio and video to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/arabic-transcription): Transcribe Arabic audio or video to editable, timestamped text. Choose Arabic or let it detect the language. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Audio and video to SRT subtitles](https://tryscriptorium.com/audio-to-srt): Make an SRT or VTT subtitle file from an audio or video file. Timestamped lines you can edit before you export. Free up to 15 minutes. - [YouTube transcript](https://tryscriptorium.com/youtube-transcript): Get a transcript of a YouTube video two ways: YouTube's own transcript panel for any public video, or upload your own video file for a better, editable transcript. - [MP3 to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/mp3-to-text): Convert an MP3 file to text online. Get an editable, timestamped transcript. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Meeting to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/meeting-to-text): Turn a Zoom, Google Meet, Teams or phone-call recording into a searchable, speaker-labelled transcript. Free up to 15 minutes. - [WhatsApp voice note to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/whatsapp-voice-note-to-text): Turn a WhatsApp voice message into text. Save the voice note as a file, upload it, read it. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Privacy Policy](https://tryscriptorium.com/privacy) - [Security](https://tryscriptorium.com/security) - [Self-Hosted Transcription](https://tryscriptorium.com/self-hosted-transcription) ## Quick answers - [Transcription questions, answered](https://tryscriptorium.com/answers): Answer-first pages: free transcription with no sign-up, WhatsApp voice notes, YouTube transcripts, SRT subtitles, Arabic. - [Best free transcription tool with no sign-up](https://tryscriptorium.com/answers/free-transcription-no-signup): Direct answer and dated comparison of free transcription tools that work without an account: limits, formats, watermarks. - [How to transcribe a WhatsApp voice note](https://tryscriptorium.com/answers/transcribe-whatsapp-voice-note): WhatsApp's built-in transcripts versus saving the note and uploading it, with steps, limits and privacy. - [How to get a transcript of a YouTube video](https://tryscriptorium.com/answers/get-transcript-of-youtube-video): YouTube's Show transcript panel, why it is missing, and what to do for your own videos. - [How to make SRT subtitles for free](https://tryscriptorium.com/answers/make-srt-subtitles-free): Make an SRT subtitle file from a video or audio file for free, compared with VEED, Kapwing, Riverside and Subtitle Edit. - [Free Otter alternative for Arabic](https://tryscriptorium.com/answers/free-otter-alternative-for-arabic): Otter does not list Arabic; free routes for Arabic audio compared, with our measured Arabic error rate stated plainly. ## Arabic pages (العربية) - [الصفحة الرئيسية (Arabic)](https://tryscriptorium.com/ar) - [حقائق TryScriptorium (Arabic)](https://tryscriptorium.com/ar/haqaiq-scriptorium): Arabic version of the fact sheet. - [قياس سرعة التفريغ ودقته (Arabic)](https://tryscriptorium.com/ar/bahth-surat-altafrigh): Arabic version of the measured speed and accuracy page. - [تحويل الصوت إلى نص (Arabic)](https://tryscriptorium.com/ar/tahwil-alsawt-ila-nas) - [تفريغ الصوت العربي إلى نص (Arabic)](https://tryscriptorium.com/ar/tafrigh-alsawt-alarabi) - [الأسعار (Arabic)](https://tryscriptorium.com/ar/alasaar) - [دليل التفريغ بالعربية (Arabic)](https://tryscriptorium.com/ar/dalil-altafrigh): كل صفحات TryScriptorium ومقالاته بالعربية: تحويل الصوت والفيديو إلى نص، تفريغ المقابلات والمحاضرات، ملفات الترجمة، واللهجات. - [تفريغ اللهجات العربية إلى نص: ما تتوقعه فعلًا (Arabic)](https://tryscriptorium.com/ar/tafrigh-allahjat): تفريغ الصوت بالعربية المصرية أو الخليجية أو الشامية: ما يتوقعه الواقع، ونسبة الخطأ التي قسناها (31.8%) وكيف تحسّن النتيجة. - [ما أفضل أداة تفريغ صوتي مجاني بدون تسجيل؟ (Arabic)](https://tryscriptorium.com/ar/tafrigh-sawti-majjani): أي أدوات تفريغ صوتي تعمل مجانًا بلا حساب، وما حدود كل منها: الدقائق والصيغ والعلامة المائية. مقارنة مؤرّخة وبمصادرها. - [هل يوجد بديل مجاني لـ Otter يدعم العربية؟ (Arabic)](https://tryscriptorium.com/ar/badil-otter-lilarabiyya): صفحة أسعار Otter لا تذكر العربية. مقارنة الطرق المجانية لتفريغ الصوت العربي: TryScriptorium وSonix وHappy Scribe وMaestra وNotta، بمصادرها. - [تفريغ مقابلة صوتية إلى نص (Arabic)](https://tryscriptorium.com/ar/tafrigh-muqabala): حوّل تسجيل مقابلة إلى نص بطوابع زمنية لتقتبس منه بدقة، مجانًا حتى 15 دقيقة وبلا حساب. خطوات وحدود صريحة. - [إنشاء ملف ترجمة SRT لفيديو عربي (Arabic)](https://tryscriptorium.com/ar/tarjama-fidyu-srt): أنشئ ملف ترجمة SRT أو VTT من فيديو عربي: ارفعه وراجع الأسطر ونزّل الملف. مجانًا حتى 15 دقيقة وبلا علامة مائية. - [تحويل ملف MP3 إلى نص (Arabic)](https://tryscriptorium.com/ar/tahwil-mp3-ila-nas): حوّل ملف MP3 إلى نص عربي مكتوب بطوابع زمنية، مجانًا حتى 15 دقيقة وبلا حساب، ثم انسخه أو نزّله بصيغة TXT أو SRT. - [تفريغ خطبة أو درس مسجّل إلى نص (Arabic)](https://tryscriptorium.com/ar/tafrigh-khutba-wa-durus): حوّل تسجيل خطبة أو درس إلى نص عربي بالأوقات كمسودة يراجعها أهل العلم، مجانًا حتى 15 دقيقة وبلا حساب. والآيات لا تؤخذ من الآلة. - [تفريغ مكالمة هاتفية مسجّلة إلى نص (Arabic)](https://tryscriptorium.com/ar/tafrigh-mukalama): حوّل تسجيل مكالمة هاتفية أو صوتية إلى نص بالأوقات، مجانًا حتى 15 دقيقة وبلا حساب. ما تحتاج معرفته عن الجودة والموافقة على التسجيل. - [تفريغ حلقة بودكاست إلى نص (Arabic)](https://tryscriptorium.com/ar/tafrigh-bodkast): حوّل حلقة بودكاست إلى نص بأوقات لملاحظات الحلقة والاقتباسات وإتاحتها لمن لا يسمع، مجانًا حتى 15 دقيقة وبلا حساب. ## Guides - [أفضل مواقع تحويل الصوت إلى نص بالعربية مجاناً في 2026](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/afdal-mawaqi-tahwil-alsawt-ila-nas-bialarabi): مقارنة صريحة لمواقع تفريغ الصوت العربي مجانًا: أي الأدوات تدعم العربية فعلًا، وماذا تقول صفحاتها عن اللهجات والحدود المجانية، ومتى تحتاج إلى مراجعة النص بنفسك. - [AI Meeting Notes in 2026: Bots, Privacy, Alternatives](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/ai-meeting-notes-2026-bots-privacy): How AI meeting notes are changing in 2026: built-in platform notes, bot-free capture, consent lawsuits and local options, with sources. - [AI Video Transcription: How It Works](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/ai-video-transcription): What AI transcription actually does, why it is so much better than it was, and the specific situations where it is still unreliable. - [التفريغ الآلي أم البشري: متى تختار كلًّا منهما؟](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/altafrigh-alali-am-albashari-mata-takhtar): الفرق بين التفريغ بالذكاء الاصطناعي والتفريغ بيد إنسان: السرعة والتكلفة والدقة، ومتى تكتفي بمسودة آلية ومتى تحتاج مراجعة بشرية، والحل الوسط. - [Best Free Transcription Software (2026)](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/best-free-transcription-software-2026): Free transcription software for 2026 by use: desktop Whisper apps, built-in phone and Word features, browser tools and meeting recorders, with limits checked. - [How to Choose a Free Transcription Tool](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/best-free-transcription-tools): Rather than a ranked list that goes stale, here is what to actually check before you trust a transcription tool with a recording. - [Best Free TurboScribe Alternatives (2026)](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/best-free-turboscribe-alternatives): Free TurboScribe alternatives compared by what they really limit: file length, sign-up, downloads, privacy and languages, from each vendor's own page. - [ما مدى دقة التفريغ الصوتي بالذكاء الاصطناعي؟](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/diqqat-altafrigh-bialdhakaa-alistinaei): لا رقم واحد يصف الدقة بصدق. ما الذي يجعل التفريغ الآلي جيدًا جدًا أحيانًا وسيئًا في أحيان أخرى، وكيف تراجع أي نص قبل الاعتماد عليه. - [Free Transcription, No Sign-Up: Real Limits](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/free-transcription-no-signup): Which transcription tools work without an account, and what the free tier really limits: minutes, file length, downloads and watermarks. - [هل رفع التسجيلات إلى مواقع التفريغ آمن؟](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/hal-rafa-altasjilat-ila-mawaqi-altafrigh-amin): ماذا يحدث لتسجيلك حين ترفعه إلى موقع تفريغ، وخمسة أسئلة تسألها لأي موقع، وما يفعله TryScriptorium بالملفات، ومتى تشغّله على جهازك. - [How Accurate Is AI Transcription?](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-accurate-is-ai-transcription): Why a single accuracy percentage is meaningless, what actually determines your result, and how to estimate it for your own recordings. - [How to Add Subtitles to Instagram Reels](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-add-subtitles-to-instagram-reels): Two honest routes to Reels captions: Instagram's own tool, or a transcript as the text source in a video editor. What we could not verify. - [How to Add Subtitles to a Video](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-add-subtitles-to-video): Producing a subtitle file from a transcript and adding it to YouTube, a web player or a video editor — and when to burn captions in instead. - [How to Convert Audio to Text](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-convert-audio-to-text): Turning a recording into text: which formats work, how to handle multiple speakers, and the recording habits that decide the result. - [How to Convert an SRT or VTT File to Plain Text](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-convert-srt-to-plain-text): Stripping the numbers and timestamps out of a subtitle file you already have, so you are left with just the words — three ways, depending on what you have. - [How to Download a YouTube Transcript](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-download-youtube-transcript): YouTube shows you a transcript but has no download button on the watch page. Here is how to get the text out, including as a proper subtitle file. - [How to Get a YouTube Video Transcript (2026)](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-get-a-transcript-of-a-youtube-video-2026): A 2026 decision tree for getting a YouTube transcript: the built-in panel, what to do when captions are off, downloading your own video, and uploading the file. - [How to Get a YouTube Transcript](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-get-youtube-transcript): Two reliable routes: YouTube's built-in transcript panel for any public video, and uploading the file for a much better transcript of your own. - [How to Get a More Accurate Transcript from a Recording](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-improve-transcription-accuracy): What actually changes the result of automatic transcription, in order of how much it matters, and what no setting can fix. - [How to Keep Meeting Recordings Private](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-keep-meeting-recordings-private): Five decisions that keep recorded meetings private: consent, storage, access, retention, and when to transcribe on your own hardware. - [How to Label Speakers in a Transcript](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-label-speakers-in-a-transcript): How automatic speaker labelling actually works, why it sometimes miscounts or swaps speakers, and how to get labels you can trust once a transcript is back. - [How to Make Meeting Minutes From a Recording](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-make-meeting-minutes-from-a-recording): A practical way to turn a meeting recording into useful minutes: make a transcript, verify decisions and actions, then write the short record people need. - [How to Make SRT Subtitles from a Video](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-make-srt-subtitles-from-a-video): Getting an SRT subtitle file out of a video you already have: transcribe, fix, export, then load it into your editor or player. - [How to Make VTT (WebVTT) Captions for a Web Video](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-make-vtt-captions): What a .vtt file is, how it differs from SRT, how to make one from a recording, and how to attach it to an HTML video. - [How to Record and Transcribe at the Same Time](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-record-and-transcribe-at-the-same-time): Getting a transcript without a separate recording step: capturing audio and transcribing it from the same place, and when to use a real recorder instead. - [How to Search Across All Your Transcripts](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-search-your-transcripts): What full-text search over a transcript library actually matches, what it misses, and how to phrase a query so it finds the moment you remember. - [How to Transcribe a Focus Group](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-a-focus-group): A practical focus-group transcription workflow: record with consent, identify speakers, review overlapping talk, and prepare text you can actually analyse. - [How to Transcribe a Google Meet Recording](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-a-google-meet-recording): Google Meet only records on some plans, and the file goes to Drive. How to find it, and how to get a transcript you can edit and export. - [How to Transcribe a Lecture](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-a-lecture): Turning recorded lectures into searchable, revisable text — including the permission question and why transcribing as you go beats a panic before exams. - [How to Transcribe a Long Recording Without Losing Track of It](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-a-long-recording): Practical advice for hour-plus recordings: choosing a model, using auto-generated chapters, and reviewing a long transcript in pieces. - [How to Transcribe a Meeting](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-a-meeting): Getting a written record of a recorded call: what your meeting tool already does, what to do when it does not, and the consent question. - [How to Transcribe a Meeting for Free, and What Free Gets You](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-a-meeting-for-free): The free options for turning a recorded meeting into text, what each one limits, and when the free route is enough. - [How to Transcribe a Phone or Conference Call Recording](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-a-phone-call-recording): Turning a recorded phone call into text: getting the recording as a file, why phone audio transcribes a little worse than a room recording, and what to do about it. - [How to Transcribe a Podcast](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-a-podcast): Why every episode should have a transcript, how to produce one efficiently, and how to turn it into show notes, captions and a searchable archive. - [How to Transcribe a Sales Call](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-a-sales-call): Turning recorded sales calls into searchable text for coaching and CRM notes — the consent step teams skip, and what to pull out once you have a transcript. - [How to Transcribe a Microsoft Teams Meeting](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-a-teams-meeting): Where a Teams recording is stored, how to get the file out of OneDrive or SharePoint, and how to turn it into a transcript you can edit and export. - [How to Transcribe a Voice Memo](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-a-voice-memo): Turn a voice memo into editable text without re-recording it: find the original file, upload it, then check the details automatic transcription misses. - [How to Transcribe a Webinar Recording](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-a-webinar): Turning a recorded webinar into text you can repurpose as show notes, a blog post or a searchable Q&A — without re-watching the whole recording. - [How to Transcribe a WhatsApp Voice Note](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-a-whatsapp-voice-note): WhatsApp voice notes save as an audio file you can transcribe like any other recording — here is how to get the file out and what to expect from the result. - [How to Transcribe a Zoom Recording](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-a-zoom-recording): Get a transcript of a Zoom meeting: what Zoom's own transcript gives you, where the recording file actually is, and when to transcribe it yourself. - [How to Transcribe an Interview](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-an-interview): A workflow for interviews where the quotes have to be right: recording, transcribing, verifying, and the consent question people skip. - [How to Transcribe an MP3 File to Text](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-an-mp3-file): Turning an MP3 into text: what to upload, what a lossy file costs you, what to do about a long recording, and why music is a different problem. - [How to Transcribe Arabic Audio to Text](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-arabic-audio-to-text): How to turn an Arabic recording into editable text, choose the right language setting, and check the words automatic transcription is most likely to miss. - [How to Transcribe Arabic Dialects Accurately](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-arabic-dialects): Egyptian, Gulf, Levantine, Maghrebi or MSA: how to set the language, what to expect from automatic transcription, and a review workflow. - [How to Transcribe a Recording with More Than One Language](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-multiple-languages-in-one-recording): What actually happens when a recording switches languages mid-way, why it confuses automatic transcription, and how to get a usable result anyway. - [How to Transcribe Non-English Audio](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-non-english-audio): Transcribing a recording that is not in English: setting the right language, what accuracy looks like across languages, and what still does not work. - [How to Transcribe Sensitive Meetings Without Losing Control of Them](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-sensitive-meetings): Legal, medical, HR and research recordings need more care than a podcast. Where to transcribe them, what to check first, and how to limit the exposure. - [How to Transcribe Short-Form Video for TikTok, Reels and Shorts](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-short-form-video): Turning a 30-to-90-second vertical video into an accurate script and caption file — what is actually different about transcribing a short, dense clip. - [How to Transcribe a Video to Text](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-video-to-text): Four ways to turn a video into text, what is actually happening when you do it, and how to check the result without reading it twice. - [WhatsApp Voice Notes to Text: iPhone, Android](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-whatsapp-voice-notes-iphone-android): Built-in WhatsApp transcripts versus uploading the file: how to save a voice note on iPhone and Android, file types, and consent. - [How to Transcribe YouTube Videos](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-youtube-videos): A workflow for creators: getting accurate transcripts of your own YouTube videos, and turning each one into captions, chapters and written content. - [How to Turn a Video Into a Blog Post](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-turn-video-into-blog-post): A transcript is a first draft with terrible structure. Here is how to turn one into something worth reading, and why publishing it raw does not work. - [How to Turn a Video Into Notes](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-turn-video-into-notes): A transcript is not notes. Here is how to get from one to the other without reading an hour of text, and why the machine cannot do the last step for you. - [كيف تحصل على نص فيديو من يوتيوب](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/kayfa-tahsil-nas-fidyu-yutub): الطريقة المجانية الجاهزة عبر ترجمة يوتيوب التلقائية، ومتى تحتاج بدلًا منها إلى تفريغ خاص بجودة أعلى. - [كيف تصنع ملف ترجمة SRT لفيديو عربي](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/kayfa-tasna-tarjama-srt-lifidyu-arabi): من الفيديو إلى ملف SRT: التفريغ، تصحيح الأسطر، التنزيل، ثم تحميله في مشغّل أو برنامج مونتاج، ومشاكل الاتجاه والتوقيت التي يجب أن تتوقعها. - [كيف تذاكر من تسجيل محاضرة: من الصوت إلى ملخص](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/kayfa-tudhakir-min-tasjil-muhadara): طريقة عملية لتحويل تسجيل المحاضرة إلى نص تبحث فيه وتلخّصه، بدل إعادة الاستماع إليه كله: التسجيل، التفريغ، المراجعة، ثم الملخص بكلماتك. - [كيف تفرّغ اجتماع عمل إلى نص مكتوب](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/kayfa-tufarrigh-ijtima-amal): من التسجيل إلى محضر مكتوب: ماذا تسجّل، وكيف تفرّغه، وكيف تحوّل النص الخام إلى قرارات ومهام بدل أن يبقى صفحات لا يقرأها أحد. - [كيف تفرّغ تسجيل اجتماع Zoom إلى نص](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/kayfa-tufarrigh-tasjil-zoom): كيف تحصل على نص مكتوب لاجتماع Zoom: ما الذي يعطيه Zoom نفسه، وأين يوجد ملف التسجيل فعليًا، ومتى يكون تفريغه بنفسك هو الخيار الأفضل. - [كيف تحسّن نتيجة تفريغ الصوت العربي: ثماني خطوات](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/kayfa-tuhassin-natijat-tafrigh-alsawt-alarabi): ثماني عادات وإعدادات تفرق في نتيجة تفريغ التسجيل العربي: التسجيل، اختيار اللغة والنموذج، الكلمات المساعدة، وطريقة المراجعة، مع صور من الموقع والتطبيق. - [كيف تحوّل فيديو إلى نص مكتوب](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/kayfa-tuhawwil-alfidyu-ila-nas): أربع طرق فعلية لتحويل الفيديو إلى نص، وما الذي يحدث فعليًا عند التفريغ، وكيف تراجع النتيجة دون إعادة سماع الفيديو كله. - [كيف تحوّل تسجيلًا صوتيًا إلى نص](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/kayfa-tuhawwil-alsawt-ila-nas): تحويل أي تسجيل صوتي إلى نص قابل للنسخ والبحث والتعديل، والصيغ المدعومة، وكيف تحصل على أفضل نتيجة من التسجيل نفسه. - [كيف تسجّل صوتًا جيدًا بالجوال ليصلح للتفريغ](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/kayfa-tusajjil-sawtan-jayyidan-lilltafrigh): عشر عادات بسيطة تجعل تسجيل الجوال أنظف وأسهل في التفريغ: مكان الهاتف، الضجيج، تناوب المتحدثين، الاختبار، وحفظ الملف. - [Local Whisper Transcription: Running Speech-to-Text on Your Own Computer](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/local-whisper-transcription): Whisper models can transcribe audio on an ordinary computer, offline once downloaded. Which model size to pick, what it needs, and where it falls short. - [ما هو التفريغ الصوتي المستضاف ذاتيًا؟ ومتى يناسبك؟](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/ma-huwa-altafrigh-almustadaf-dhatiyyan): التفريغ الصوتي المستضاف ذاتيًا يعني أن برنامج تحويل الصوت إلى نص يعمل على جهازك أو خادمك، فلا تُرسَل تسجيلاتك إلى خدمة خارجية. ما هو، وما كلفته، ومتى يستحق العناء. - [ما هو ملف SRT؟ والفرق بين صيغ التصدير السبع](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/ma-huwa-malaf-srt-wal-farq-bayna-sayigh-altasdir): شرح صيغ تنزيل النص: Text وTimestamps وSRT وVTT وMarkdown وJSON وCSV. ما شكل كل ملف، ومتى تختار أيها، مع مثال على ملف SRT. - [Notta vs Otter vs Scriptorium: Long Recordings](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/notta-vs-otter-vs-scriptorium): A fair comparison for two-hour recordings: per-file caps, monthly minutes, import limits, languages and price from each vendor's page, and where each wins. - [Otter.ai Alternatives: Free, No Meeting Bot](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/otter-ai-alternatives-no-meeting-bot): Want meeting notes without a bot in the call? Free and cheap Otter.ai alternatives: bot-free capture, or upload the recording afterwards. - [Private Transcription Tools: Hosted vs Local](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/private-transcription-tools): Which transcription options keep a recording off third-party clouds: hosted services, Whisper apps like MacWhisper and Buzz, and self-hosting. - [Self-Hosted vs Cloud Transcription: How to Choose](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/self-hosted-vs-cloud-transcription): Cloud transcription is faster to start; self-hosted keeps recordings on your hardware. A plain comparison of privacy, cost, speed and effort. - [SRT vs VTT: What Is the Difference?](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/srt-vs-vtt): SRT and VTT compared with a real side-by-side example: header, timestamps, styling, platform support, conversion and what Scriptorium exports. - [تفريغ الصوت العربي إلى نص: الفصحى واللهجات](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/tafrigh-alsawt-alarabi): ما الذي يجعل تفريغ العربية أصعب من الإنجليزية، والفرق العملي بين الفصحى واللهجات، وكيف تحصل على أفضل نتيجة ممكنة من تسجيلك. - [تفريغ مقابلة لبحث أو مقال صحفي: نقل الاقتباسات بدقة](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/tafrigh-muqabala-bahth-sahafa): كيف تحوّل تسجيل مقابلة إلى نص تعتمد عليه في بحث أو تقرير: الإذن والتسجيل، التفريغ، التحقق من الاقتباس على الصوت، وحفظ الأوقات للرجوع. - [تفريغ الرسائل الصوتية في واتساب إلى نص: كل الطرق المتاحة](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/tafrigh-rasail-whatsapp-alsawtiyya-ila-nas): كيف تحوّل الرسائل الصوتية في واتساب إلى نص: ميزة واتساب المدمجة، وإخراج الملف ورفعه إلى أداة تفريغ، وما يناسب كل حالة، مع الخصوصية والحدود. - [تفريغ تسجيل يخلط العربية والإنجليزية: ماذا تفعل؟](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/tafrigh-tasjil-arabi-englizi-mukhtalat): التسجيلات التي تخلط العربية بكلمات إنجليزية من أصعب ما يواجه التفريغ الآلي. ما الذي يحدث، وكيف تضبط اللغة وتصحّح النتيجة بأقل جهد. - [تحويل الصوت إلى نص من الجوال: آيفون وأندرويد](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/tahwil-alsawt-ila-nas-ala-aljawwal): خطوات تحويل تسجيل صوتي إلى نص من هاتفك دون تطبيق: احفظ التسجيل كملف، افتح الموقع في المتصفح، ارفعه وانسخ النص، أو سجّل مباشرة من الميكروفون. - [Transcribe a 1-Hour Recording for Free](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/transcribe-an-hour-long-recording-for-free): Free ways to transcribe an hour-long recording with each option's real cap, a tested ffmpeg split command, and how to merge parts and keep timestamps. - [Transcript File Formats Explained: TXT vs SRT vs VTT vs CSV](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/transcript-file-formats-explained): What TXT, SRT, VTT, Markdown, JSON and CSV are each actually for, so you export the one your next step needs instead of guessing. - [Video to Text Transcript, Free](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/transcript-from-video-to-text-free): What free video transcription actually covers, where the limits are, whether it is private, and how to get the most out of a free tier. - [Transcript vs Subtitles](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/transcript-vs-subtitles): Transcripts, subtitles, captions and closed captions are four different things. Here is what each one is for and which you actually need. - [Video Transcripts for SEO: What Actually Helps](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/video-transcript-for-seo): Publishing a transcript can genuinely help a page rank, but only if you do it properly. What works, what does not, and what will get you penalised. - [Video Transcription: A Practical Guide](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/video-transcription): What video transcription is, why it is worth doing, how automatic and human transcription compare, and what to do with the transcript once you have it. - [What Is a Video Transcript?](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/what-is-a-video-transcript): What a transcript contains, the forms it comes in, how it differs from captions, and what people actually use one for. - [What Is Self-Hosted Transcription?](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/what-is-self-hosted-transcription): Self-hosted transcription runs speech-to-text on hardware you control, so recordings stay with you. What it is, what it costs, and when it is worth it. - [Whisper vs Paid Transcription: What You Get](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/whisper-vs-paid-transcription): What the open Whisper model gives you, what paid transcription adds, and what running it yourself costs in setup and hardware. No accuracy claims. ## Optional - [Scriptorium](https://tryscriptorium.com/): Turn audio and video into searchable, editable, exportable text. Try transcription with no account required. - [3GP to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/3gp-to-text): Convert a 3GP file from an older phone to text, for audio or video clips. Free up to 15 minutes. - [AAC to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/aac-to-text): Convert an .aac audio file to text and what separates it from M4A and MP4. Free up to 15 minutes. - [About](https://tryscriptorium.com/about) - [Transcription alternatives and comparisons](https://tryscriptorium.com/alternatives): Scriptorium compared with Otter, Rev, Descript, TurboScribe, Happy Scribe, Sonix, Trint, Notta, Fireflies, Riverside, VEED, Kapwing, Maestra, Transkriptor, Word and Google Recorder. - [Descript alternative: Scriptorium vs Descript](https://tryscriptorium.com/alternatives/descript): Descript alternative when you only need the transcript: Descript's free limits, what its editor adds, and how Scriptorium compares. - [Fireflies.ai alternative: Scriptorium vs Fireflies](https://tryscriptorium.com/alternatives/fireflies): Fireflies.ai alternative for recordings you already have: no notetaker bot, no calendar access. Dated comparison with sources. - [Google Recorder alternative: Scriptorium vs Recorder](https://tryscriptorium.com/alternatives/google-recorder): Google Recorder alternative for iPhone, other Androids and imported files: Recorder is Pixel-only. Dated comparison with sources. - [Happy Scribe alternative: Scriptorium vs Happy Scribe](https://tryscriptorium.com/alternatives/happy-scribe): Happy Scribe alternative: its free plan limits, its human transcription from EUR 1.75 a minute, and how Scriptorium's free preview compares. - [Kapwing subtitles alternative: Scriptorium vs Kapwing](https://tryscriptorium.com/alternatives/kapwing): Kapwing subtitles alternative: Kapwing's free tier is watermarked with short exports. How Scriptorium's SRT export compares, dated and sourced. - [Maestra alternative: Scriptorium vs Maestra](https://tryscriptorium.com/alternatives/maestra): Maestra alternative: Maestra's $12 per hour pay-as-you-go and 125+ languages against Scriptorium's no-account free preview. Dated, sourced. - [Microsoft Word Transcribe alternative: Scriptorium vs Word](https://tryscriptorium.com/alternatives/microsoft-word-transcribe): Alternative to Microsoft Word's Transcribe: it needs Microsoft 365 and caps uploads at 300 minutes a month. Dated, sourced comparison. - [Notta alternative: Scriptorium vs Notta](https://tryscriptorium.com/alternatives/notta): Notta alternative: Notta's free plan allows 3 minutes per conversation. See the dated comparison with Scriptorium's free preview. - [Otter.ai alternative: Scriptorium vs Otter.ai](https://tryscriptorium.com/alternatives/otter-ai): Otter.ai alternative for file transcription: no meeting bot, no account for a first file. Honest, dated comparison. - [Rev alternative: Scriptorium vs Rev](https://tryscriptorium.com/alternatives/rev): Rev alternative for AI-only transcripts: what Rev charges per minute, where Rev's human option is better, and how Scriptorium compares. - [Riverside transcription alternative: Scriptorium vs Riverside](https://tryscriptorium.com/alternatives/riverside): Riverside free transcription tool alternative: what it offers, where it falls short on speakers and formats, and how Scriptorium compares. - [Sonix alternative: Scriptorium vs Sonix](https://tryscriptorium.com/alternatives/sonix): Sonix alternative: Sonix's 30-minute trial and $10 an hour pay-as-you-go against Scriptorium's no-account preview. Dated, sourced. - [Transkriptor alternative: Scriptorium vs Transkriptor](https://tryscriptorium.com/alternatives/transkriptor): Transkriptor alternative: its $9.99 Lite plan and 100+ languages against Scriptorium's free no-account preview. Honest, dated comparison. - [Trint alternative: Scriptorium vs Trint](https://tryscriptorium.com/alternatives/trint): Trint alternative: Trint's newsroom-grade features, its 7-day trial, and how Scriptorium's no-account preview compares. Prices: check Trint. - [TurboScribe alternative: Scriptorium vs TurboScribe](https://tryscriptorium.com/alternatives/turboscribe): TurboScribe alternative: what we could and could not verify about TurboScribe's free plan, and how Scriptorium's no-account preview compares. - [VEED video to text alternative: Scriptorium vs VEED](https://tryscriptorium.com/alternatives/veed): VEED alternative for transcripts: VEED gates transcript downloads and watermarks free exports. See the dated comparison with Scriptorium. - [AMR to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/amr-to-text): Transcribe old AMR voice recordings and what narrowband audio does to accuracy. Free up to 15 minutes. - [امسح المستندات ضوئيًا إلى PDF بكاميرا هاتفك (Arabic)](https://tryscriptorium.com/ar/masah-dawii-ila-pdf): صوّر المستند بكاميرا هاتفك واحصل على ملف PDF واضح ومستقيم، مجانًا وبلا علامة مائية وبلا حساب. يعمل داخل المتصفح. - [تفريغ الاجتماعات بخصوصية (Arabic)](https://tryscriptorium.com/ar/tafrigh-alijtimaat-bikhususiyya) - [تفريغ اجتماع مسجَّل إلى نص (Arabic)](https://tryscriptorium.com/ar/tafrigh-ijtima): حوّل تسجيل اجتماع Zoom أو Meet أو Teams إلى نص مكتوب بعد انتهائه، دون بوت يدخل الاجتماع. مجانًا حتى 15 دقيقة وبلا حساب. - [تفريغ محاضرة مسجّلة إلى نص (Arabic)](https://tryscriptorium.com/ar/tafrigh-muhadara): حوّل تسجيل محاضرة إلى نص مكتوب بالأوقات لتذاكر منه وتبحث فيه، مجانًا حتى 15 دقيقة وبلا حساب. - [تفريغ الرسائل الصوتية في واتساب (Arabic)](https://tryscriptorium.com/ar/tafrigh-rasail-whatsapp-alsawtiyya) - [تفريغ تسجيل صوتي إلى نص (Arabic)](https://tryscriptorium.com/ar/tafrigh-tasjil-sawti): فرّغ تسجيلاً صوتيًا إلى نص بطوابع زمنية وعدّله وصدّره، مجانًا حتى 15 دقيقة وبلا حساب. - [تفريغ فيديو يوتيوب إلى نص (Arabic)](https://tryscriptorium.com/ar/tafrigh-yutub): كيف تحصل على نص فيديو يوتيوب: لوحة النص في يوتيوب نفسها، أو رفع ملف الفيديو لتفريغه هنا مجانًا حتى 15 دقيقة. - [تحويل فيديو إلى نص مكتوب (Arabic)](https://tryscriptorium.com/ar/tahwil-alfidyu-ila-nas): ارفع فيديو MP4 أو MOV واحصل على نص مكتوب بالأوقات وملف ترجمة SRT، مجانًا حتى 15 دقيقة وبلا حساب. - [Convert an audio file](https://tryscriptorium.com/audio-converter): Convert an audio file to MP3, WAV or M4A. Upload, convert, download. Free, with no account for shorter files. - [Audio and video to VTT captions](https://tryscriptorium.com/audio-to-vtt): Make a WebVTT (.vtt) caption file from audio or video, edit the lines, and download. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Bengali audio and video to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/bengali-transcription): Transcribe Bengali audio to editable text. Honest note: Bengali is weak on the small model. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Blog](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog): Articles on transcription workflows and the tools on this site. - [Audio transcription articles](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/category/audio): Blog posts in the Audio transcription category. - [Understanding transcription articles](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/category/understanding): Blog posts in the Understanding transcription category. - [Video transcription articles](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/category/video): Blog posts in the Video transcription category. - [Workflows articles](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/category/workflows): Blog posts in the Workflows category. - [YouTube articles](https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/category/youtube): Blog posts in the YouTube category. - [Chinese audio and video to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/chinese-transcription): Transcribe Chinese audio and video into editable text with timestamps, and export to SRT, VTT or TXT. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Compress an image](https://tryscriptorium.com/compress-image): Make a JPG, PNG or WebP smaller. Choose quality and output format, see the saving before you download. Converted in your browser; a copy is also stored. - [Contact](https://tryscriptorium.com/contact) - [Czech audio and video to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/czech-transcription): Transcribe Czech audio and video into editable text with timestamps, and export SRT, VTT or plain text. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Danish audio and video to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/danish-transcription): Transcribe Danish audio and video into editable text with timestamps, and export SRT, VTT or plain text. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Delete pages from a PDF](https://tryscriptorium.com/delete-pdf-pages): Remove the pages you do not want and keep the rest. Free, no account. Done in your browser; a copy of the file is also stored. - [Dutch audio and video to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/dutch-transcription): Transcribe Dutch audio and video to editable text with timestamps and SRT export. Flemish accents covered. Free up to 15 minutes. - [English audio and video to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/english-transcription): Transcribe English speech from meetings, lectures, interviews and calls into editable text. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Transcribir audio y video a texto, gratis y sin registro (Español)](https://tryscriptorium.com/es): Pasa audio y video a texto con marcas de tiempo, corrígelo y expórtalo en TXT, SRT o VTT. Prueba gratis, sin crear cuenta. - [Notas de voz de WhatsApp a texto (Español)](https://tryscriptorium.com/es/notas-de-voz-whatsapp-a-texto): Transcribir audios de WhatsApp a texto: guarda la nota de voz como archivo, súbela y léela. Gratis y sin registro, sin conectar tu cuenta. - [Transcribir audio a texto gratis (Español)](https://tryscriptorium.com/es/transcribir-audio-a-texto): Convierte audio a texto en línea: sube un MP3, WAV o M4A y recibe la transcripción con marcas de tiempo. Prueba gratis, sin cuenta. - [Transcribir video a texto gratis (Español)](https://tryscriptorium.com/es/transcribir-video-a-texto): Sube un video MP4 o MOV y recibe su transcripción con marcas de tiempo, más subtítulos SRT o VTT. Prueba gratis, sin crear cuenta. - [From Sound to Knowledge](https://tryscriptorium.com/experience) - [/features](https://tryscriptorium.com/features) - [Finnish audio and video to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/finnish-transcription): Transcribe Finnish audio and video into editable text with timestamps, and export SRT, VTT or plain text. Free up to 15 minutes. - [FLAC to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/flac-to-text): Transcribe FLAC audio: keep your lossless archive and still get an editable text. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Supported audio and video formats](https://tryscriptorium.com/formats): M4A, WAV, MP3, Opus, OGG, FLAC, AAC, AMR, MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV and 3GP: where each comes from and limits. - [French audio and video to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/french-transcription): Transcribe French speech into editable text with timestamps and subtitle export. Free up to 15 minutes. - [German audio and video to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/german-transcription): Transcribe German audio and video to editable text, with timestamps and SRT export. Swiss German needs care. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Google Meet recording to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/google-meet-recording-to-text): Save your Google Meet recording from Drive, upload the file, read the transcript. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Greek audio and video to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/greek-transcription): Transcribe Greek audio and video into editable text with timestamps, and export SRT, VTT or plain text. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Hebrew audio and video to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/hebrew-transcription): Transcribe Hebrew audio and video into editable text with timestamps, and export SRT or VTT. Free up to 15 minutes. - [ऑडियो और वीडियो को टेक्स्ट में बदलें, हिंदी में (हिन्दी)](https://tryscriptorium.com/hi): हिंदी ऑडियो और वीडियो को टाइमस्टैंप वाले टेक्स्ट में बदलें, लाइन-दर-लाइन एडिट करें और एक्सपोर्ट करें। बिना अकाउंट के मुफ़्त आज़माइश। - [ऑडियो को टेक्स्ट में बदलें (हिन्दी)](https://tryscriptorium.com/hi/audio-ko-text-mein-badlen): हिंदी ऑडियो रिकॉर्डिंग को टाइमस्टैंप वाले टेक्स्ट में बदलें, एडिट करें और एक्सपोर्ट करें। बिना अकाउंट के आज़माएँ; नतीजा ड्राफ़्ट होता है। - [वीडियो को टेक्स्ट में बदलें (हिन्दी)](https://tryscriptorium.com/hi/video-ko-text-mein-badlen): हिंदी वीडियो से बोले हुए शब्द टेक्स्ट में निकालें और SRT या VTT सबटाइटल फ़ाइल बनाएँ। बिना अकाउंट के आज़माएँ; नतीजा ड्राफ़्ट होता है। - [वॉइस नोट को टेक्स्ट में बदलें: व्हाट्सऐप वॉइस मैसेज (हिन्दी)](https://tryscriptorium.com/hi/whatsapp-voice-note-text): व्हाट्सऐप वॉइस नोट को फ़ाइल के रूप में सेव करें, अपलोड करें और टेक्स्ट में पढ़ें। बिना अकाउंट के हिंदी में आज़माएँ; नतीजा ड्राफ़्ट होता है। - [Hindi audio and video to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/hindi-transcription): Transcribe Hindi speech from audio or video into editable text with timestamps. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Hungarian audio and video to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/hungarian-transcription): Transcribe Hungarian audio and video into editable text with timestamps, and export SRT, VTT or plain text. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Ubah suara ke teks, dari rekaman atau video (Bahasa Indonesia)](https://tryscriptorium.com/id): Ubah suara, audio, dan video ke teks bertanda waktu dalam bahasa Indonesia. Sunting, cari, dan ekspor ke SRT atau TXT. Coba gratis tanpa daftar. - [Voice note WhatsApp ke teks: ubah pesan suara jadi teks (Bahasa Indonesia)](https://tryscriptorium.com/id/pesan-suara-whatsapp-ke-teks): Ubah voice note atau pesan suara WhatsApp jadi teks. Simpan sebagai berkas, unggah, lalu baca isinya. Coba gratis tanpa daftar. - [Ubah suara ke teks: transkrip audio bahasa Indonesia (Bahasa Indonesia)](https://tryscriptorium.com/id/ubah-suara-ke-teks): Ubah rekaman suara ke teks bahasa Indonesia dengan penanda waktu. Cocok untuk wawancara, kuliah, dan rapat. Coba gratis tanpa daftar. - [Ubah video ke teks: transkrip video bahasa Indonesia (Bahasa Indonesia)](https://tryscriptorium.com/id/ubah-video-ke-teks): Ubah video ke teks bahasa Indonesia dengan penanda waktu, lalu unduh sebagai TXT atau subtitle SRT dan VTT. Coba gratis tanpa daftar. - [Convert images to PDF](https://tryscriptorium.com/image-to-pdf): Combine JPG, PNG and WebP images into one PDF. Reorder pages, set page size, orientation and margins. Built in your browser; no account needed. - [Indonesian audio and video to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/indonesian-transcription): Transcribe Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia) audio and video into editable, timestamped text. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Instagram reel to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/instagram-reel-to-text): Turn your own Instagram reel into text: upload the video file and read the words. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Interview transcription](https://tryscriptorium.com/interview-transcription): Transcribe a recorded interview with timestamps and speaker labels, then correct it and export. Free up to 15 minutes. - [iPhone voice memo to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/iphone-voice-memo-to-text): Share a voice memo from your iPhone as a file, upload it, and read it as text. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Italian audio and video to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/italian-transcription): Transcribe Italian audio, video and voice messages to editable text with timestamps and SRT export. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Japanese audio and video to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/japanese-transcription): Transcribe Japanese audio and video to text with timestamps, then export to SRT, VTT, TXT or Markdown. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Convert JPG to PDF](https://tryscriptorium.com/jpg-to-pdf): Turn JPG photos or scans into a single PDF. Reorder the pages, choose page size, orientation and margins. Built in your browser; a copy is also stored. - [Convert JPG to PNG](https://tryscriptorium.com/jpg-to-png): Convert JPG or JPEG images to PNG in your browser. Convert several at once and download them. No account, no watermark. - [Korean audio and video to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/korean-transcription): Transcribe Korean audio and video into text with timestamps and export to SRT, VTT, TXT or Markdown. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Transcription languages](https://tryscriptorium.com/languages): Every language supported for transcription, with a page for each and honest notes on quality. - [Lecture transcription](https://tryscriptorium.com/lecture-transcription): Turn a recorded lecture into searchable, timestamped text you can study from. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Live audio recording to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/live-audio-recording-to-text): Got a recording of a live audio room or Space? Upload the file and read it as text. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Loom video to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/loom-video-to-text): Download your Loom video, upload the file, and read the narration as text. Free up to 15 minutes. - [M4A to SRT](https://tryscriptorium.com/m4a-to-srt): Make an SRT from an M4A podcast clip or Voice Memo for audiograms and social video. Free up to 15 minutes. - [M4A to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/m4a-to-text): Turn an M4A into text: iPhone Voice Memos and Zoom audio files upload as they are. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Malay audio and video to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/malay-transcription): Transcribe Malay audio and video into text with timestamps and export to SRT, VTT or TXT. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Merge PDF files](https://tryscriptorium.com/merge-pdf): Combine several PDF files into a single document. Drag to reorder, remove any you do not want. Merged in your browser; a copy of each file is also stored. - [MKV to SRT](https://tryscriptorium.com/mkv-to-srt): Generate an SRT from an MKV recording and pair it with the video by file name. Free up to 15 minutes. - [MKV to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/mkv-to-text): Transcribe an MKV from OBS or a download, including multi-track recordings. Free up to 15 minutes. - [MOV to SRT](https://tryscriptorium.com/mov-to-srt): Create SRT subtitles from a MOV for iMovie, Final Cut, Premiere or video sites. Free up to 15 minutes. - [MOV to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/mov-to-text): Transcribe a MOV from an iPhone or Mac: HEVC, size limits and the audio-first route. Free up to 15 minutes. - [MP4 to SRT](https://tryscriptorium.com/mp4-to-srt): Make an SRT subtitle file from an MP4: upload, check the text, export timed cues. Free up to 15 minutes. - [MP4 to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/mp4-to-text): Turn an MP4 video into text: only the audio is read, so any resolution works. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Norwegian audio and video to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/norwegian-transcription): Transcribe Norwegian audio and video into editable text with timestamps, and export SRT, VTT or plain text. Free up to 15 minutes. - [OGG to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/ogg-to-text): Convert OGG to text, including Telegram voice messages and Vorbis or Opus audio. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Opus to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/opus-to-text): Transcribe an .opus file, the format of WhatsApp voice notes, with no conversion. Free up to 15 minutes. - [PDF OCR — read the text out of a scan](https://tryscriptorium.com/pdf-ocr): Turn a scanned PDF or image into text you can copy, search and select. Free, no account. Runs the same OCR engine as Scriptorium's Documents feature. - [PDF to JPG](https://tryscriptorium.com/pdf-to-jpg): Turn every page of a PDF into a JPG image. Free, no account. Converted in your browser; a copy of the file is also stored. - [PDF to PNG](https://tryscriptorium.com/pdf-to-png): Turn every page of a PDF into a PNG image. Free, no account. Converted in your browser; a copy of the file is also stored. - [Persian audio and video to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/persian-transcription): Transcribe Persian (Farsi) audio and video into text with timestamps and export to SRT, VTT or TXT. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Convert PNG to JPG](https://tryscriptorium.com/png-to-jpg): Convert PNG images to JPG in your browser, with a quality setting and a white background for transparent areas. No account needed. - [Podcast to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/podcast-to-text): Turn a podcast episode file into a transcript for show notes and accessibility. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Podcast transcripts for podcasters](https://tryscriptorium.com/podcast-transcripts-for-podcasters): Make a transcript of each episode for show notes, accessibility and quotes, edited by you. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Polish audio and video to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/polish-transcription): Transcribe Polish audio and video to editable text with diacritics, timestamps and SRT export. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Portuguese audio and video to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/portuguese-transcription): Transcribe Portuguese audio and video, with timestamps, editing and subtitle export. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Private Meeting Transcription](https://tryscriptorium.com/private-meeting-transcription) - [Record and transcribe](https://tryscriptorium.com/record): Record straight from your microphone and turn it into text. Pause and resume, listen back before you commit, then transcribe. No app to install. - [Resize an image](https://tryscriptorium.com/resize-image): Resize a JPG, PNG or WebP to an exact width and height, with the aspect ratio locked if you want it. Scaled in your browser; a copy is also stored. - [Romanian audio and video to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/romanian-transcription): Transcribe Romanian audio and video into editable text with timestamps, and export SRT, VTT or plain text. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Russian audio and video to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/russian-transcription): Transcribe Russian audio and video to editable Cyrillic text with timestamps and SRT export. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Scan documents to PDF with your phone camera](https://tryscriptorium.com/scan-to-pdf): Scan documents to PDF with your phone camera, free. Snap pages, straighten and clean them up, download one PDF. No watermark, no account needed. - [Sign a PDF](https://tryscriptorium.com/sign-pdf): Draw your signature and place it on the page. Free, no account, nothing to install. Signed in your browser; a copy of the document is also stored. - [Spanish audio and video to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/spanish-transcription): Transcribe Spanish audio and video into text, with timestamps and export to SRT or text. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Split a PDF](https://tryscriptorium.com/split-pdf): Pull selected pages out of a PDF, or split it into separate files. Split in your browser; a copy of the document is also stored. - [Subtitles for YouTubers](https://tryscriptorium.com/subtitles-for-youtubers): Make an SRT or VTT subtitle file for your own video, then upload it yourself in YouTube Studio. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Swedish audio and video to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/swedish-transcription): Transcribe Swedish audio and video into editable text with timestamps, and export SRT, VTT or plain text. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Tagalog audio and video to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/tagalog-transcription): Transcribe Tagalog and Filipino audio and video into text with timestamps and export to SRT, VTT or TXT. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Microsoft Teams recording to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/teams-recording-to-text): Download a Microsoft Teams meeting recording and turn the file into text. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Telegram voice message to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/telegram-voice-message-to-text): Save a Telegram voice message as a file, upload it, and read what was said. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Terms of Service](https://tryscriptorium.com/terms) - [Thai audio and video to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/thai-transcription): Transcribe Thai audio and video into text with timestamps and export to SRT, VTT or TXT. Free up to 15 minutes. - [TikTok video to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/tiktok-video-to-text): Transcribe a TikTok video you made: upload the saved file and get the speech as text. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Tools directory](https://tryscriptorium.com/tools): Every online tool on this site, organized by category. - [Images](https://tryscriptorium.com/tools/images): Free online image tools. Compress, resize and convert JPG, PNG and WebP images in your browser, then download the result instantly. - [PDF](https://tryscriptorium.com/tools/pdf): Free online PDF tools. Merge, split and build PDFs from images in your browser, then download the result instantly. - [How long will your speech take?](https://tryscriptorium.com/tools/speaking-time-calculator): Work out how long a script takes to say, how many words fit a time slot, or your own words per minute. Pace presets are adjustable. Runs in your browser. - [Turn SRT and VTT into plain text](https://tryscriptorium.com/tools/srt-to-text): Turn an SRT or VTT file into plain text. Remove timestamps, cue numbers, tags and speaker labels, and merge lines into paragraphs. Runs in your browser. - [Convert SRT subtitles to VTT](https://tryscriptorium.com/tools/srt-to-vtt): Convert an SRT subtitle file to WebVTT. Paste text or choose a file, copy or download the .vtt. It runs in your browser and nothing is uploaded. - [Split long subtitle lines](https://tryscriptorium.com/tools/subtitle-line-splitter): Re-wrap SRT or VTT subtitles to a maximum line length and number of lines, splitting long cues with proportional timing. Runs in your browser. - [Shift subtitle timing](https://tryscriptorium.com/tools/subtitle-time-shifter): Fix subtitles that are early or late. Shift every SRT or VTT timestamp by seconds, sync two points, or convert frame rates. Runs in your browser. - [Subtitles and text](https://tryscriptorium.com/tools/subtitles): Free subtitle tools. Convert SRT and VTT, fix out-of-sync timing, strip timestamps and count words in your browser. Nothing is uploaded. - [Count words in a transcript](https://tryscriptorium.com/tools/transcript-word-counter): Count words, characters, sentences and paragraphs, and estimate reading and speaking time. Ignores SRT and VTT timestamps. Runs in your browser. - [Transcription](https://tryscriptorium.com/tools/transcription): Free transcription tools: turn video and audio into timestamped text you can edit, search and export. Record in your browser or upload a file. - [Convert VTT captions to SRT](https://tryscriptorium.com/tools/vtt-to-srt): Convert WebVTT captions to SRT. Strips the header, cue settings and notes, and renumbers the cues. Runs in your browser, so nothing is uploaded. - [Ses ve videoyu yazıya çevirme (Türkçe)](https://tryscriptorium.com/tr): Ses ve videoyu Türkçe yazıya çevirin: zaman damgalı metin, düzenleme, SRT ve VTT dışa aktarma. Kayıt olmadan ücretsiz deneyin. - [Ses kaydını yazıya çevirme (Türkçe)](https://tryscriptorium.com/tr/sesi-yaziya-cevirme): Ses dosyasını yazıya çevirin: MP3, WAV, M4A yükleyin, zaman damgalı metni düzeltip indirin. Kayıt olmadan ücretsiz deneyin. - [Videoyu yazıya çevirme ve altyazı oluşturma (Türkçe)](https://tryscriptorium.com/tr/videoyu-yaziya-cevirme): Videoyu yazıya çevirin, SRT ve VTT altyazı dosyası alın. MP4 ya da MOV yükleyin; kayıt olmadan ücretsiz deneyin. - [YouTube altyazı çıkarma ve videoyu yazıya çevirme (Türkçe)](https://tryscriptorium.com/tr/youtube-altyazi): YouTube videosunu yazıya çevirme: YouTube'un kendi transkript paneli ya da kendi videonuzu yükleyip SRT altyazı alın. Dürüst anlatım. - [Transcribe audio](https://tryscriptorium.com/transcribe-audio): Transcribe audio with speaker labels and timestamps. Practical workflows for interviews, podcasts, lectures and meetings. Free to try. - [Transcribe court and legal recordings](https://tryscriptorium.com/transcribe-court-and-legal-recordings): A fast draft of a recording for your own review. Not a certified or official transcript. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Transcribe a downloaded video file](https://tryscriptorium.com/transcribe-downloaded-video): Have the video file on your computer? Upload it and get a transcript. Pasting a video link is not supported. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Transcribe a recording from the app you used](https://tryscriptorium.com/transcribe-from): Zoom, Teams, Meet, voice memos, Telegram, reels, podcasts and Loom: how each becomes a file to upload. - [Transcribe interviews for journalists](https://tryscriptorium.com/transcribe-interviews-for-journalists): Get a timestamped first draft of an interview, then check every quote against the audio. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Transcribe a khutbah or Arabic lecture](https://tryscriptorium.com/transcribe-khutbah-arabic): Turn an Arabic khutbah or lecture recording into text, as a draft a knowledgeable person checks. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Transcribe lectures for students](https://tryscriptorium.com/transcribe-lectures-for-students): Turn a lecture recording into searchable text you can study from, with timestamps. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Transcribe qualitative research interviews](https://tryscriptorium.com/transcribe-qualitative-research-interviews): A first-draft transcript for interview and focus-group research, with notes on consent and privacy. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Transcribe sermons for churches](https://tryscriptorium.com/transcribe-sermons-for-churches): Turn sermon recordings into text for bulletins, captions and accessibility, as a draft you review. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Transcribe video](https://tryscriptorium.com/transcribe-video): Transcribe a video with AI: speaker labels, timestamps, line-by-line editing and subtitle export. Free to try with no account. - [Transcribe a Zoom recording](https://tryscriptorium.com/transcribe-zoom-recording): Download your Zoom recording, upload the file, get a timestamped transcript. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Turkish audio and video to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/turkish-transcription): Transcribe Turkish audio and video into text with timestamps, editing and subtitle export. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Ukrainian audio and video to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/ukrainian-transcription): Transcribe Ukrainian audio and video to editable text with timestamps and SRT export. Free up to 15 minutes. - [آڈیو اور ویڈیو کو اردو ٹیکسٹ میں بدلیں (اردو)](https://tryscriptorium.com/ur): آڈیو یا ویڈیو فائل اپ لوڈ کریں اور اردو ٹیکسٹ پڑھیں، ٹائم اسٹیمپ کے ساتھ۔ بغیر سائن اپ مفت آزمائیں، پھر درست کریں اور ایکسپورٹ کریں۔ - [آڈیو کو ٹیکسٹ میں بدلیں (اردو)](https://tryscriptorium.com/ur/audio-ko-text-mein-badlen): اردو آڈیو یا ویڈیو فائل کو ٹیکسٹ میں بدلیں، ٹائم اسٹیمپ کے ساتھ۔ بغیر سائن اپ مفت آزمائیں؛ اردو کے نتیجے کے بارے میں صاف بات اور مشورے۔ - [واٹس ایپ وائس نوٹ کو ٹیکسٹ میں بدلیں (اردو)](https://tryscriptorium.com/ur/whatsapp-voice-note-text): واٹس ایپ وائس میسج کو فائل کے طور پر محفوظ کریں، اپ لوڈ کریں اور اردو ٹیکسٹ پڑھیں۔ بغیر سائن اپ مفت آزمائیں؛ .opus اور .ogg قبول ہیں۔ - [Urdu audio and video to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/urdu-transcription): Transcribe Urdu audio to editable Urdu-script text. Honest note: Urdu is weak on the small model. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Use cases and languages](https://tryscriptorium.com/use-cases): Every kind of recording and language this site covers. - [Extract audio from a video](https://tryscriptorium.com/video-to-audio): Pull the audio track out of an MP4, MOV, MKV or WebM video and download it as MP3, WAV or M4A. Free, no account for shorter files. - [Vietnamese audio and video to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/vietnamese-transcription): Transcribe Vietnamese audio and video into text with timestamps and export to SRT, VTT or TXT. Free up to 15 minutes. - [WAV to SRT](https://tryscriptorium.com/wav-to-srt): Make an SRT from a WAV master recording, including shifting times after an edit. Free up to 15 minutes. - [WAV to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/wav-to-text): Transcribe a WAV file: size maths for uncompressed audio and how to shrink it first. Free up to 15 minutes. - [WebM to SRT](https://tryscriptorium.com/webm-to-srt): Generate an SRT from a WebM screen or web recording, and when to use VTT instead. Free up to 15 minutes. - [WebM to text](https://tryscriptorium.com/webm-to-text): Convert a WebM browser recording to text, with or without a video track. Free up to 15 minutes. - [Convert WebP to JPG](https://tryscriptorium.com/webp-to-jpg): Convert WebP images to JPG in your browser. Useful when software that cannot read WebP needs the file. No account needed. --- # Full text of key pages ## TryScriptorium fact sheet Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/about/facts Home / About / Fact sheet Fact sheet TryScriptorium fact sheet TryScriptorium is a web app that turns speech in audio and video files into editable, timestamped text. It supports 33 languages plus automatic detection, including Arabic, and exports TXT, SRT, VTT, Markdown, JSON and CSV. One file at a time, up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, 3 tries per day per network address, no sign-up and no card. Last updated: 24 October 2026 This is a fact sheet: short statements that can be quoted on their own. Limits and prices are read live from the running service, so they match what the product enforces. Nothing here is an estimate, a rating or a user count. What it is A hosted web application at tryscriptorium.com that transcribes uploaded or recorded audio and video. Speech recognition is faster-whisper, an optimised runtime for OpenAI's open Whisper models, running on our own server. Recordings are not sent to a third-party transcription API. Every line has a timestamp. Speaker labels (up to 8 speakers), inline editing and full-text search across transcripts are included. It can also translate speech in another language into English text. The same software can be self-hosted for recordings that must not leave your own infrastructure. Who it is for People who have a recording and need the text: meetings, interviews, lectures, podcasts, voice notes and videos. It works on files you already have. It does not join live calls and does not produce real-time captions. Free and paid No account: One file at a time, up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, 3 tries per day per network address, no sign-up and no card. Free account: keeps transcripts in a library and uses the account limits below. Paid plans: monthly subscriptions that add transcription minutes. Prices below are read from the plan catalogue. PlanPriceWhat it includes FreefreeNo monthly minute limit with a free account; Try it with no account: one file up to 15 minutes; Speaker identification; Search & edit; Export; Scan to PDF: free, no watermark; read text from 30 pages/day Pro$9.99 per month600 transcription minutes/month; Unlimited transcripts; Speaker identification; Search & edit; Export; Audio & video; Transcript history; Scan to PDF: no daily page limit for reading text, searchable PDFs Pro+$19.99 per month2,500 transcription minutes/month; Unlimited transcripts; Speaker identification; Search & edit; Export; Audio & video; Transcript history; Priority processing; Scan to PDF: no daily page limit for reading text, searchable PDFs Details and the current allowance are on the pricing page. Languages 33 languages plus automatic detection: English, Arabic, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Turkish, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Malay, Tagalog, Persian, Hebrew, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Greek, Czech, Romanian, Hungarian. Arabic has its own pages: Arabic audio and video to text and تفريغ الصوت العربي. File formats Upload, video: MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, AVI, M4V, WMV, FLV, MPEG, 3GP, TS. Upload, audio: MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, FLAC, OGG, Opus, WMA, AIFF, AMR, CAF. Export: TXT, TXT with timestamps, SRT, VTT, Markdown, JSON (word timings), CSV. Limits No account: One file at a time, up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, 3 tries per day per network address, no sign-up and no card. The preview uses the "small" model. Signed in: By default, files up to 4,096 MB per upload and no fixed length limit per file; the operator can change these, and monthly transcription minutes depend on the plan. Queue: transcription runs on one shared worker, so long files wait their turn. Pro+ jobs go ahead of normal jobs that are still waiting. Not supported today: Pasting a YouTube or other web link — upload the file itself instead; Burned-in captions rendered into the video file; A public API. Privacy and data retention Uploads go over HTTPS to the TryScriptorium server and are processed there. No-account preview files, and the temporary account that owns them, are deleted automatically after 24 hours. With an account, files and transcripts stay until you delete them. Accounts are isolated from each other. Uploads are not used to train models and are not sold or shared with third parties. For privileged, medical or contractually restricted recordings, self-host instead of using the hosted site. Full wording: privacy policy and security. Accuracy No accuracy percentage is published for your audio, because it depends on the recording. Treat a transcript as a draft and check names, numbers and quotes. For measured speed and word error rate on public test clips, with the method and hardware stated, see Transcription speed and accuracy, measured. How it compares, honestly Versus meeting-bot tools that join Zoom, Meet or Teams: TryScriptorium never joins a call. You upload the recording afterwards. There are no live captions. Versus YouTube's own transcript: YouTube only offers it for videos that have captions. TryScriptorium transcribes any file you have, including private recordings, and lets you edit and export it. It cannot fetch a YouTube link; you upload the file. Versus human transcription services: machine transcription is faster and cheaper but needs checking. For certified legal or medical transcripts, use a human service. Versus running Whisper yourself: the model family is the same. The hosted site adds an editor, search, speaker labels and export so there is nothing to install. The software can also be self-hosted. Where to verify Pricing and limits llms.txt and llms-full.txt (machine-readable summary) Measured speed and accuracy Contact Try it with your own file No account needed for a first transcript. Transcribe freeSee pricing Frequently asked questions What is TryScriptorium? TryScriptorium is a web app that turns speech in audio and video files into editable, timestamped text. It supports 33 languages plus automatic detection and exports TXT, SRT, VTT, Markdown, JSON and CSV. Is TryScriptorium free? Yes. You can transcribe one file of up to 15 minutes and 25 MB with no account and no card (3 tries per day). A free account keeps transcripts in a library; paid plans add monthly transcription minutes. Current limits are on the pricing page. Which languages does it transcribe? 33 languages plus automatic detection: English, Arabic, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Turkish, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Malay, Tagalog, Persian, Hebrew, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Greek, Czech, Romanian, Hungarian. Does it transcribe Arabic? Yes. Arabic is one of the supported languages, and the site itself has an Arabic interface. Choose Arabic yourself when you know the language, or let it detect automatically. How long are uploaded files kept? Files from the no-account preview are deleted automatically after 24 hours. Files in an account stay until the account owner deletes them. Uploads are not used to train models. Can it create subtitle files? Yes. Any transcript can be exported as SRT or VTT with timestamps. The subtitles are not burned into the video. Does it have an API? No. A public API is not available today. Keep reading Audio to text — Upload a recording and read the transcript. Arabic transcription — Arabic audio and video to text. Audio to SRT — Make subtitle files. Measured speed and accuracy — Real benchmark numbers. --- ## Transcription speed and accuracy, measured Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/research/transcription-speed Home / Research Research Transcription speed and accuracy, measured We ran the Whisper models that power TryScriptorium (tiny, base and small) on public test clips, on our own server. On 487 seconds of English speech the small model's word error rate was 3.4% on clean speech and 4.0% on harder speech, and 31.8% on 246 seconds of Arabic. These are measurements on specific clips, not a promise about your recording. Last updated: 24 October 2026 Measured on 24 October 2026. Every number is real and stored in a downloadable data file: transcription-speed.json. Results: English ModelWER, clean speechWER, harder speechReal-time factorCPU-seconds per audio-secondPeak memory (MB) tiny5.7%9.3%0.240.15379 base4.6%5.7%0.530.29460 small3.4%4.0%1.250.78901 WER is word error rate (lower is better). "Clean" is LibriSpeech dev-clean; "harder" is dev-other, which has more difficult speakers and recordings. Real-time factor is wall-clock processing time divided by audio length. Results: Arabic ModelWERReal-time factorCPU-seconds per audio-secondPeak memory (MB) tiny64.4%0.440.31382 base60.2%0.620.46485 small31.8%1.271.361335 Read Arabic sentences from FLEURS (ar_eg, Egyptian speakers reading standard written text), scored after Arabic letter normalisation (diacritics removed; alef, yeh and teh-marbuta forms unified). What the speed means The server was busy with other work during the run (1-minute load average between 9.4 and 24.4 on 4 vCPUs) and the benchmark was limited to 150% of one CPU-second per second (cgroup cap), so wall-clock times are slower than an idle machine would give. The better figure is CPU-seconds per audio-second. The small model used 0.78 CPU-seconds per second of audio, about 47 CPU-seconds for each minute of recording. Method Hardware: Intel Core Processor (Broadwell, no TSX, IBRS), 4 vCPUs, 7.7 GB RAM, no GPU. This is the same server that runs the website, so it was not idle. Software: faster-whisper 1.2.1, CTranslate2 4.8.2, Python 3.14.4. Settings mirror the production engine: CPU, int8, beam size 5, voice-activity filter on. The language was set explicitly (no auto-detection). Data:LibriSpeech dev-clean and dev-other: English read audiobook speech (CC BY 4.0), built from public-domain LibriVox recordings; 3 clips from each set. FLEURS ar_eg (test split): Read Arabic sentences by Egyptian speakers (CC BY 4.0); 3 clips of consecutive sentences. Clips: 6 English and 3 Arabic clips of roughly 75-100 seconds, built by joining consecutive sentences, each with its reference text. WER: word-level edit distance divided by reference word count. English: lower-cased, punctuation removed, no number normalisation (so "10" against "ten" counts as an error). Arabic: diacritics removed, letter forms unified. CPU time is the process's user plus system CPU time while transcribing. Memory is peak resident size of a separate process per model. Repeats: one run per model, no confidence intervals. What these numbers do not show Only clearly recorded read speech. Phone calls, noise, crosstalk and strong accents give higher error rates. Only English and Arabic. We did not measure other languages. The medium and large models were not run: the shared production server cannot safely fit them while serving the site. Few clips, one run: small differences between two models are not evidence. Arabic scoring is strict: spelling variants (for example hamza forms) and dialect words count as errors even when a reader would accept them, so the Arabic error rates are not directly comparable with the English ones. This is not a promise of accuracy for your audio. The free preview uses the small model. How to cite TryScriptorium. "Transcription speed and accuracy, measured." 24 October 2026. https://tryscriptorium.com/research/transcription-speed See also the fact sheet and Arabic transcription. Per-clip data ClipModelAudio sWall sRTFCPU-s per audio-sReference wordsErrorsWER dev-clean-2035-147960tiny76.924.650.3210.154231156.5% dev-clean-2035-147961tiny75.220.680.2750.151236135.5% dev-clean-2035-152373tiny79.418.670.2350.139205104.9% dev-other-116-288045tiny78.019.580.2510.146204199.3% dev-other-116-288046tiny98.419.710.20.151284269.2% dev-other-116-288047tiny79.414.640.1840.146231229.5% dev-clean-2035-147960base76.941.820.5440.322231156.5% dev-clean-2035-147961base75.238.040.5060.27423693.8% dev-clean-2035-152373base79.450.380.6350.27520573.4% dev-other-116-288045base78.046.170.5920.305204125.9% dev-other-116-288046base98.442.410.4310.267284134.6% dev-other-116-288047base79.439.770.5010.309231166.9% dev-clean-2035-147960small76.986.221.1210.782231135.6% dev-clean-2035-147961small75.2140.831.8730.8123641.7% dev-clean-2035-152373small79.473.470.9250.67420562.9% dev-other-116-288045small78.079.321.0170.77320494.4% dev-other-116-288046small98.4132.671.3480.818284113.9% dev-other-116-288047small79.498.171.2360.78923193.9% fleurs-ar-eg-1tiny83.621.10.2520.1861356447.4% fleurs-ar-eg-2tiny82.124.740.3010.231419668.1% fleurs-ar-eg-3tiny80.261.960.7730.5081239778.9% fleurs-ar-eg-1base83.633.780.4040.2961356648.9% fleurs-ar-eg-2base82.133.460.4080.3131419265.2% fleurs-ar-eg-3base80.286.51.0790.7851238266.7% fleurs-ar-eg-1small83.678.650.9410.9241352216.3% fleurs-ar-eg-2small82.174.830.9110.9991414431.2% fleurs-ar-eg-3small80.2158.861.9812.1831236149.6% Try it with your own file No account needed for a first transcript. Transcribe free Frequently asked questions How fast is the Whisper small model on a CPU? On our 4-vCPU server it processed audio at a real-time factor of 1.25 while the server was busy with other work. The load-independent figure is CPU time: 0.78 CPU-seconds per second of audio. What is the real-time factor? Processing time divided by recording length. A factor of 0.5 means a 10-minute recording took 5 minutes. What is word error rate? The number of word substitutions, deletions and insertions divided by the number of words in the reference text. Lower is better. Which model does the free preview use? The small model. Do these numbers apply to my recording? Not necessarily. They describe clearly recorded read speech. Phone audio, noise, crosstalk and accents raise error rates, so always check the transcript. Keep reading TryScriptorium fact sheet — Languages, limits, prices, privacy. Arabic transcription — Arabic audio and video to text. Audio to text — Upload a recording. --- ## Pricing Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/pricing Home / Pricing Pricing Simple, honest pricing Free What every account gets without paying. $0 ✓No monthly minute limit with a free account ✓Try it with no account: one file up to 15 minutes ✓Speaker identification ✓Search & edit ✓Export ✓Scan to PDF: free, no watermark; read text from 30 pages/day Start transcribing No account needed to try it. Most popular Pro For individuals. $9.99 /month ✓600 transcription minutes/month ✓Unlimited transcripts ✓Speaker identification ✓Search & edit ✓Export ✓Audio & video ✓Transcript history ✓Scan to PDF: no daily page limit for reading text, searchable PDFs Upgrade to Pro Billed monthly. Cancel any time. Pro+ For heavier and team use. $19.99 /month ✓2,500 transcription minutes/month ✓Unlimited transcripts ✓Speaker identification ✓Search & edit ✓Export ✓Audio & video ✓Transcript history ✓Priority processing ✓Scan to PDF: no daily page limit for reading text, searchable PDFs In development ·AI summaries ·Advanced search ·Larger uploads Upgrade to Pro+ Billed monthly. Cancel any time. What a minute means An allowance is counted from the real length of the media you transcribe, measured on the server when the file arrives — a ten-minute video is ten minutes, a forty-seven-minute interview is forty-seven. It is not counted per file, per upload or per request, and nothing the browser sends can change it. What happens when you reach the limit A free account currently has no monthly minute limit, so there is nothing to run out of on the free plan. Where a plan does have a monthly allowance (Pro and Pro+, or a free allowance if one is set), new transcriptions are refused once it is used up, until the next period begins, or until you move to a larger plan from Plans & billing. A paid allowance refreshes on the day you were billed rather than on the first of the month. Nothing is deleted and nothing is charged automatically for going over. Cancelling Cancel at any time from your account or from PayPal. You keep access until the end of the period you have already paid for, and your transcripts stay where they are — they are not deleted when a subscription ends. Frequently asked questions Can I try it before paying? Yes. Without an account you can transcribe one file up to 15 minutes, and you can download it as text or SRT. A free account has no monthly minute limit. There is no time-limited trial to expire; paid plans raise the monthly allowance and Pro+ adds priority processing. Where is my data processed? On the hosted service, on the Scriptorium server, over HTTPS. If a recording must stay in your own environment, self-host it instead. Can I run this on my own server? Yes. See self-hosted transcription; the contact page is the way to ask about a deployment. What happens when I reach my monthly allowance? New transcriptions pause until your next period begins, or until you move to a larger plan. Nothing is deleted and nothing is charged automatically. Can I cancel? Yes, any time, from your account or from PayPal. You keep access until the end of the period you have paid for, and your transcripts are not deleted. Who is Scriptorium designed for? People who need text from a recording: meetings, interviews, lectures and video. Teams handling confidential material are the reason the self-hosted option exists. Keep reading Self-hosted transcription — Run it on your own hardware. Security — How data is handled. Blog — Guides to transcribing recordings. --- ## Audio to text Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/audio-to-text Home / Audio to text Audio to text Audio to text To convert audio to text, upload the recording to TryScriptorium, choose the language or leave it on automatic, and wait for the transcript. You get editable text with a timestamp on every line, ready to export as TXT, SRT, VTT, Markdown, JSON or CSV. One file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB is free with no account. Turn a recording into text. Voice memos, interviews, podcast episodes, lectures and recorded calls all work the same way: upload the file, read the transcript, fix anything that is wrong, export it. Drop an audio file here MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC, OGG, Opus and more Choose a file Or record from your microphone Free preview: one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, 3 tries a day, no account needed. Want to keep your transcripts? Create a free account Key facts Input: MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, FLAC, OGG, Opus and other audio the server can decode. Output: timestamped lines you can correct before exporting. Languages: 33 plus automatic detection, including Arabic. Export: TXT, TXT with timestamps, SRT, VTT, Markdown, JSON (word timings), CSV. Free: one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB with no account, 3 tries a day. Privacy: no-account files are deleted after 24 hours; uploads are not used to train models. How to convert audio to text Upload the recording. Drop the audio file into the box on this page. No conversion is needed first. Pick the language. Choose the spoken language, or leave it on automatic detection. Start the transcript. Press the start button and wait while the file is processed. Read and correct. Play any line to hear it and fix mistakes, especially names and numbers. Export. Download TXT for plain text or SRT and VTT for subtitles. Last updated: 24 October 2026 Audio is where accuracy is decided Transcription quality tracks recording quality almost exactly, and that is worth knowing before you record rather than after. The things that cost you accuracy, roughly in order of how much damage they do: ·Two people talking at once. Overlapping speech is the single hardest case, and no tool solves it well. ·Distance from the microphone. A phone on a table across the room picks up more room than voice. ·Echo. Hard walls and bare floors smear every word into the next one. ·Background noise. Cafés, traffic and air conditioning all eat consonants. ·Specialist vocabulary. Names, drugs, case numbers and jargon are guessed from context, and the context is often not enough. None of that requires equipment to fix. Moving the phone closer, closing a window and asking people not to talk over each other will do more for your transcript than any setting in any product. Audio formats it accepts MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, FLAC, OGG, Opus, WMA, AIFF, AMR and CAF — which covers what phones, voice recorders, meeting software and podcast rigs produce. Compressed or uncompressed makes no practical difference to the result: a 128 kbps MP3 of a clear conversation transcribes about as well as the WAV it came from. Who is speaking When a recording has more than one voice in it, speech is grouped by speaker and each turn is labelled, so an interview comes back as an exchange rather than one undifferentiated block. The labels start out generic and you rename them to the real names in one place each. This is worked out from the sound of each voice, so it is very good at hearing that the speaker changed and imperfect at deciding how many distinct people there are — especially with similar voices or heavy crosstalk. It handles up to eight speakers. How it works Add a recording Drop in a video or audio file, choose one from your device, or record from the microphone. Nothing to install. It transcribes Speech becomes timestamped text, with speaker labels when more than one person talks. Read, fix, export Click any line to correct it, then download TXT, subtitles, Markdown, JSON or CSV. Related Video to text For MP4, MOV and other video files. Transcribe audio Workflows for interviews, podcasts and lectures. Meeting to text For a Zoom, Meet, Teams or phone-call recording specifically. How to convert audio to text A step-by-step guide. Arabic transcription Transcribe Arabic recordings. Questions What audio formats can I transcribe? MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, FLAC, OGG, Opus, WMA, AIFF, AMR and CAF, among others. No conversion needed. Can it tell speakers apart? Yes, up to eight. Each turn is labelled and you can rename the labels. It is reliable at detecting that the speaker changed, less so at counting exactly how many people there are when voices are similar. Is there a free option for audio transcription? Yes — one recording up to 15 minutes and 25 MB with no account, and larger files with a free account. Will it transcribe a phone call recording? Yes, if you have it as a file. Phone audio is narrowband and usually transcribes a little worse than a room recording, but it works. How long does audio to text take? It depends on the length of the recording and how busy the server is, because jobs share one queue. Measured speeds for each model are on the speed and accuracy page. How can I get a better audio-to-text result? Use the clearest recording you have, pick the language yourself when you know it, and keep one speaker per channel where possible. Noise, crosstalk and strong accents are where mistakes cluster, so plan to correct names and numbers. Does the transcript include timestamps? Yes. Every line has a start time, and the timestamped TXT, SRT, VTT and JSON exports keep them. Do I need to install anything? No. It runs in the browser; you upload the file and read the result on the page. What happens to my audio afterwards? Files from the no-account preview are deleted after 24 hours. Files in an account stay until you delete them. Want your transcripts saved and longer files? Create a free account · See pricing · All use cases Try it with your file No account needed for a first transcript. Transcribe free — no sign-up Create free account --- ## Video to text Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/video-to-text Home / Video to text Video to text Video to text To convert a video to text, upload the video file, choose the language, and start the transcript. The speech is returned as editable text with timestamps, and you can export it as TXT, SRT or VTT. One file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB is free with no account. You do not need to extract the audio. Drop in a video file and get its speech back as text. The transcript keeps a timestamp on every line, so you can jump from a sentence to the exact second it was said, and you can correct any line before exporting it. Drop a video file here MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, AVI and more Choose a file Or record from your microphone Free preview: one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, 3 tries a day, no account needed. Want to keep your transcripts? Create a free account Key facts Input: MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, AVI, M4V, WMV, FLV, MPEG, 3GP, TS. The audio track is read directly. It transcribes speech only; it does not describe what is shown on screen. Languages: 33 plus automatic detection, including Arabic. Export: TXT, TXT with timestamps, SRT, VTT, Markdown, JSON (word timings), CSV. Free: one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB with no account, 3 tries a day. Privacy: no-account files are deleted after 24 hours; uploads are not used to train models. How to turn a video into text Upload the video. Drop the video file into the box; the audio is extracted for you. Choose the language. Pick the spoken language or leave automatic detection on. Start. Wait while the transcript is produced. Check against the picture. Click a line to jump to that moment and fix mistakes. Export. Download text, or SRT or VTT if you want subtitles. Last updated: 24 October 2026 What “video to text” actually means A video file holds a picture track and a sound track. Converting video to text means reading the sound track, recognising the speech in it, and writing that speech out as words. The picture is never involved — which is why a 4K file and a 480p file of the same talk produce the same transcript, and why the size of the file matters far less than how long it is and how clearly people speak. It also means anything with no speech in it produces nothing. Music, ambience and silence come back empty, and that is correct behaviour rather than a failure. What comes out Every transcript can be exported seven ways, because a transcript is only useful in the shape the next tool expects: ·Plain text for pasting into a document. ·Timestamped text when you need to cite the moment. ·SRT and WebVTT for subtitles — the formats YouTube, Vimeo and video editors accept. ·Markdown for a formatted report with speakers and chapters. ·JSON with a start and end time on every individual word. ·CSV when you want one row per segment in a spreadsheet. Video formats it accepts MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, AVI, M4V, WMV, FLV, MPG, MPEG, TS and 3GP. The rule of thumb is that if a normal media player opens the file, it can be transcribed — there is no conversion step for you to do first. How it works Add a recording Drop in a video or audio file, choose one from your device, or record from the microphone. Nothing to install. It transcribes Speech becomes timestamped text, with speaker labels when more than one person talks. Read, fix, export Click any line to correct it, then download TXT, subtitles, Markdown, JSON or CSV. Related Audio to text The same thing for MP3, WAV and other recordings. YouTube transcript When the video lives on YouTube. How to transcribe a video A step-by-step walkthrough. Video to SRT subtitles If you need a subtitle file, not just text. Questions How long does converting a video to text take? It depends on the length of the recording and how busy the server is, not on the video's resolution. Transcription runs faster than real time, so a recording is generally done in a fraction of its own duration, but it is a queue: at a busy moment you wait behind other jobs. The page shows progress while it runs. Is the video quality important? The picture is irrelevant. The audio is everything. A phone recording of a quiet room beats a 4K video with echo and background noise every time. Can I convert a video to text for free? Yes — one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, with no account. A free account lifts those per-file limits and keeps your transcripts. Does it work with silent or music-only video? There is nothing to transcribe in either, so you will get an empty or near-empty result. It transcribes speech, not sound in general. Can I transcribe a screen recording? Yes, if it contains audio. A silent screen recording has no speech to transcribe. Is there a limit on video size? Without an account, one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB with no account. With an account the per-file limits are higher; see the pricing page. Will it put the text onto the video as captions? No. It produces text and subtitle files (SRT, VTT); burning captions into the video is not supported. Can I get subtitles from the same upload? Yes. Export the same transcript as SRT or VTT after you have corrected it. Does it work for videos in other languages? Yes: 33 languages plus automatic detection. It can also translate speech into English text. Want your transcripts saved and longer files? Create a free account · See pricing · All use cases Try it with your file No account needed for a first transcript. Transcribe free — no sign-up Create free account --- ## Arabic audio and video to text Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/arabic-transcription Home / Arabic audio and video to text Arabic transcription Arabic audio and video to text TryScriptorium transcribes Arabic audio and video to editable text. Upload the file, select Arabic or leave language detection on, and read the timestamped transcript. Export TXT, SRT or VTT. The site has an Arabic interface. One file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB is free with no account. Check names and numbers, as with any machine transcript. Upload an Arabic recording, interview, lecture or voice note and get Arabic text with a timestamp on every line. Correct it in the editor and export it. Drop an Arabic recording here MP4, MOV, MP3, WAV, M4A, WhatsApp voice notes and more Choose a file Or record from your microphone Free preview: one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, 3 tries a day, no account needed. Want to keep your transcripts? Create a free account Key facts Arabic is a supported language; the site also has Arabic pages and an Arabic interface. Measured speed and word error rate for Arabic read speech: see the speed and accuracy page. Languages: 33 plus automatic detection, including Arabic. Export: TXT, TXT with timestamps, SRT, VTT, Markdown, JSON (word timings), CSV. Free: one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB with no account, 3 tries a day. Privacy: no-account files are deleted after 24 hours; uploads are not used to train models. How to transcribe Arabic audio Upload the file. Drop the Arabic audio or video into the box. Select Arabic. Choose Arabic in the language list, or leave automatic detection on. Start. Wait for the transcript to finish. Review. Read it as you listen; check names, numbers and quotations. Export. Download TXT for the text, or SRT and VTT for subtitles. Last updated: 24 October 2026 How to get a good Arabic transcript Set the language to Arabic rather than leaving it on automatic if you know it. Clear audio close to the microphone matters more than anything else, and mixed Arabic and English in the same recording is a known weak spot, so read those passages first. What you can do with it ·Timestamped lines to jump back to the moment in the recording. ·Edit and search the text, including across all your transcripts with a free account. ·Export as TXT, SRT, VTT, Markdown, JSON or CSV. ·Speaker labels when several people speak. Honest limits Automatic transcription of Arabic makes mistakes, especially with dialects, background noise and names, and no accuracy figure is promised here. Treat the result as a first draft and check anything you will rely on against the audio. How it works Add a recording Drop in a video or audio file, choose one from your device, or record from the microphone. Nothing to install. It transcribes Speech becomes timestamped text, with speaker labels when more than one person talks. Read, fix, export Click any line to correct it, then download TXT, subtitles, Markdown, JSON or CSV. Related Arabic page (العربية) Audio to text, in Arabic. How to transcribe Arabic audio to text A step-by-step guide. Audio to text The general converter. Pricing Free limits and paid plans. WhatsApp voice note to text Arabic voice messages saved as files Meeting to text Meetings recorded in Zoom, Meet or Teams Audio to SRT Arabic subtitles for a video Transcribe non-English audio Tips that apply to every language Is there a free Otter alternative for Arabic? Which tools list Arabic, with our measured Arabic error rate. All transcription languages Every supported language and how well it is covered. Questions Can it transcribe Arabic? Yes. Arabic is one of the 33 supported languages; you can pick it or leave the language on automatic detection. Does it handle dialects? Results vary by dialect and by audio quality. Review the draft in the editor. Can I export the Arabic text? Yes. Arabic is recognised as Arabic and the transcript exports as plain text, SRT, VTT and the other formats. The editor does not set text direction for Arabic specially, so check the layout in the app you open the file in. Is it free? Yes, one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB with no account. A free account raises the per-file limits and keeps your transcripts in a library. Should I choose Arabic or leave detection on? Choose Arabic yourself when you know the recording is Arabic. It avoids a wrong guess on short or noisy clips. Is the Arabic transcript written with diacritics? Usually not. Expect standard written Arabic without full vowel marks. Can it transcribe mixed Arabic and English? It works best when one language dominates. Mixed speech needs more checking, so review code-switched passages. Is there Arabic documentation on the site? Yes. See تفريغ الصوت العربي and the Arabic fact sheet. Where can I see measured results? The speed and accuracy page reports measured numbers on public Arabic and English test clips, with the method. Want your transcripts saved and longer files? Create a free account · See pricing · All use cases Try it with your file No account needed for a first transcript. Transcribe free — no sign-up Create free account --- ## Audio and video to SRT subtitles Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/audio-to-srt Home / Audio and video to SRT subtitles Subtitles Audio and video to SRT subtitles To make an SRT subtitle file from audio or video, upload it to TryScriptorium, wait for the transcript, correct any line, then export SRT. Each subtitle carries start and end times. VTT is also available. One file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB is free with no account. Subtitles are not burned into the video. Upload a recording and get it back as timed text. Fix any line in the editor, then download it as an SRT or VTT subtitle file to use in a video editor or a video player. Drop an audio or video file here MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, MP3, WAV, M4A and more Choose a file Or record from your microphone Free preview: one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, 3 tries a day, no account needed. Want to keep your transcripts? Create a free account Key facts SRT and VTT both come from the same editable transcript. Subtitle files are separate from the video; add them in your player or editor. Languages: 33 plus automatic detection, including Arabic. Export: TXT, TXT with timestamps, SRT, VTT, Markdown, JSON (word timings), CSV. Free: one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB with no account, 3 tries a day. Privacy: no-account files are deleted after 24 hours; uploads are not used to train models. How to create an SRT file Upload the file. Drop the audio or video file into the box. Transcribe. Choose the language and start. Correct the lines. Fix names, terms and punctuation before exporting. Export SRT. Choose SRT in the export menu and download it. Add it to the video. Load the SRT in your video editor or upload it as a caption file on your platform. Last updated: 24 October 2026 What you get Every line of the transcript carries a start and end time, so the same transcript exports as plain text, as timestamped text, as SRT or as VTT. SRT is read by most video editors and players; VTT is the format web video players use. ·Edit before export: correct a name or a word and the exported file changes with it. ·SRT and VTT from the same transcript, plus TXT, Markdown, JSON and CSV. ·Speaker labels when more than one person talks. What it does not do This page makes the subtitle file. It does not burn captions into the picture: that is listed as not built yet, so you add the SRT in your editor or player. Check the timing on a fast or noisy passage; speech recognition makes mistakes and the editor is there to fix them. Other languages Choose the spoken language, or leave it on automatic detection. Thirty-three languages are supported, so the subtitle file is in the language that was spoken. How it works Add a recording Drop in a video or audio file, choose one from your device, or record from the microphone. Nothing to install. It transcribes Speech becomes timestamped text, with speaker labels when more than one person talks. Read, fix, export Click any line to correct it, then download TXT, subtitles, Markdown, JSON or CSV. Related Video to text The same engine, for a plain transcript. Transcript vs subtitles Which one you need. How to add subtitles to a video Using the SRT you exported. Pricing Free limits and paid plans. Questions How do I get an SRT file from a video? Upload the video, wait for the transcript, then choose SRT in the export menu. Edit any line first if you want. Does it add the subtitles to the video itself? No. It produces the SRT or VTT file. Burned-in captions are not built yet. What is the difference between SRT and VTT? Both are timed text files. SRT is the older, widely supported one; VTT is the web video format. Both are available from the same transcript. Is it free? Yes, one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB with no account. A free account raises the per-file limits and keeps your transcripts in a library. Can I translate the subtitles? It can translate speech into English text. How long is each subtitle line? Lines follow the speech segments the model produces; edit them if your platform needs shorter lines. Does the SRT work on YouTube, Vimeo and in video editors? SRT is a common subtitle format and loads in most players and platforms. Can I fix timing? You can correct the text of every line; fine timing changes are best done in your subtitle or video editor. Is the SRT export free? Yes, export is included on the free tier. Want your transcripts saved and longer files? Create a free account · See pricing · All use cases Try it with your file No account needed for a first transcript. Transcribe free — no sign-up Create free account --- ## YouTube transcript Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/youtube-transcript Home / YouTube transcript YouTube YouTube transcript For a YouTube transcript, open the video, click More in the description and choose Show transcript. If you need an editable transcript, or the video has none, save the video file you own and upload it to TryScriptorium. It cannot fetch a YouTube link by itself, so you always upload a file. There are two ways to get text out of a YouTube video, and which one you want depends on whose video it is. Scriptorium cannot fetch a YouTube link for you — that is spelled out below rather than buried — but if the video is yours, uploading the file gives you a far better transcript than YouTube's own. Drop your video file here Download it from YouTube Studio first, then upload it Choose a file Or record from your microphone Free preview: one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, 3 tries a day, no account needed. Want to keep your transcripts? Create a free account Key facts Pasting a YouTube link is not supported; upload the video or audio file instead. Use it for videos you made or have permission to transcribe. Languages: 33 plus automatic detection, including Arabic. Export: TXT, TXT with timestamps, SRT, VTT, Markdown, JSON (word timings), CSV. Free: one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB with no account, 3 tries a day. Privacy: no-account files are deleted after 24 hours; uploads are not used to train models. How to get a transcript of a YouTube video Try YouTube's own transcript. Open the video, expand the description and choose Show transcript, if it is offered. Or use your own file. For your own video, take the original file from your editor or from YouTube Studio's download. Upload it here. Drop the file into the uploader on this page. Correct and export. Fix names and terms, then export TXT, SRT or VTT. Last updated: 24 October 2026 Be clear about what this page does Scriptorium does not accept a YouTube URL. You cannot paste a link into the box above. It transcribes files you upload. That is a real limitation and it is listed on the homepage too. If you needed a link-paste tool, this is not one, and it is better that you know now. What this page is for: getting a genuinely good transcript of a video that is yours, and explaining the free route that exists for videos that are not. If the video is yours Download your own video, then upload it here. From a computer: Open YouTube Studio and go to Content. Find the video, open the three-dot menu next to it and choose Download. Drop the downloaded MP4 into the box on this page. Read the transcript, fix any line that is wrong, and export it. This is worth the extra two minutes when the transcript matters. You get timestamps on every line, speaker labels when several people talk, line-by-line editing, and SRT or WebVTT files you can upload back to YouTube as proper subtitles — which is also the version viewers and search engines read. If the video is not yours Use YouTube's own transcript, which is free and already there for most public videos: Open the video on a desktop browser. Click …more under the title to expand the description. Scroll to the bottom of the description and click Show transcript. The transcript opens beside the video. Use the three-dot menu in that panel to turn timestamps off, then select and copy the text. Two things to know about it. YouTube's automatic captions are noticeably rougher than a dedicated transcription pass, particularly with names, accents and technical terms, and they have no speaker labels at all. And the panel is missing entirely when the uploader disabled captions or the video is in a language YouTube has not auto-captioned. Downloading someone else's video to transcribe it is a separate question from whether you can read its transcript, and it is governed by YouTube's terms and by copyright. Quoting from a transcript for commentary, criticism or research is ordinary; republishing someone's video or its full transcript as your own is not. How it works Add a recording Drop in a video or audio file, choose one from your device, or record from the microphone. Nothing to install. It transcribes Speech becomes timestamped text, with speaker labels when more than one person talks. Read, fix, export Click any line to correct it, then download TXT, subtitles, Markdown, JSON or CSV. Related Video to text Once you have the file downloaded. How to get a YouTube transcript The long version, with screenshots. Transcript vs subtitles Which one you actually need. Questions Can I paste a YouTube link into Scriptorium? No. Scriptorium transcribes files you upload. For your own videos, download the file from YouTube Studio first. For other people's videos, use YouTube's built-in transcript panel. Where is the transcript button on YouTube? On desktop, click “...more” under the video title to expand the description, then scroll to the bottom and click “Show transcript”. It is not available on the mobile apps, and it does not appear if the video has no captions. Why would I upload the file instead of using YouTube's transcript? Better accuracy, speaker labels, line-by-line editing, and seven export formats including SRT and WebVTT. YouTube's version is a single unlabelled stream of auto-captions. Can I get a transcript of a YouTube video I do not own? Through YouTube's own transcript panel, yes — that is a feature YouTube provides. Downloading the video itself is restricted by YouTube's terms, so that route is for your own content. Can I turn the transcript into YouTube subtitles? Yes. Export SRT or WebVTT and upload it in YouTube Studio under Subtitles, which replaces the automatic captions with your corrected version. Why do some videos have no transcript button? The uploader can turn captions off, and some videos have none generated. Can I use the SRT as YouTube captions? Yes. Export SRT or VTT here and upload it as a subtitle file in YouTube Studio for your own video. Is it fine to transcribe someone else's video? Only if you have the right to. This tool does not download videos from platforms. Will the transcript match YouTube's automatic captions? Not exactly. It is produced by a different speech model, and you can edit every line. Can it handle a long video? Without an account up to 15 minutes per file; accounts allow longer files. Want your transcripts saved and longer files? Create a free account · See pricing · All use cases Try it with your file No account needed for a first transcript. Transcribe free — no sign-up Create free account --- ## MP3 to text Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/mp3-to-text Home / MP3 to text MP3 to text MP3 to text To convert an MP3 to text, drop the MP3 on this page, pick the language or leave it on automatic, and start. The transcript appears with timestamps and can be edited and exported as TXT, SRT or VTT. One MP3 up to 15 minutes and 25 MB is free with no account. No conversion to WAV is needed. Upload an MP3 and get the speech in it back as text, with a timestamp on every line. Fix any line in the editor, then copy it or download it as a text, subtitle or spreadsheet file. Drop an MP3 file here MP3, and also WAV, M4A, FLAC, OGG and Opus Choose a file Or record from your microphone Free preview: one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, 3 tries a day, no account needed. Want to keep your transcripts? Create a free account Key facts MP3 is read directly; no conversion step. Works for spoken audio such as interviews, lectures and voice notes; it is not a lyrics tool. Languages: 33 plus automatic detection, including Arabic. Export: TXT, TXT with timestamps, SRT, VTT, Markdown, JSON (word timings), CSV. Free: one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB with no account, 3 tries a day. Privacy: no-account files are deleted after 24 hours; uploads are not used to train models. How to convert an MP3 to text Upload the MP3. Drop the file into the box. Choose the language. Pick the language or keep automatic detection. Start. Wait while it is transcribed. Edit. Correct any line; click it to hear that part. Download. Export TXT or timestamped TXT. Last updated: 24 October 2026 What an MP3 is, and why it matters here An MP3 is compressed audio, and the compression is lossy: the file is small because some detail was thrown away when it was made. For speech that is almost never a problem, but a very low-bitrate MP3, or one that was converted from another lossy file, starts from a worse recording than the original and the transcript reflects that. If you still have the original recording, use it. Podcasts, calls, voice recordings and music MP3 is how most podcasts, downloaded interviews, dictation recordings and voicemail exports arrive, so it is the most common thing people want turned into text. Speech transcribes well when it is clear. Singing and music are a different job: lyrics sung over instruments are not what the speech recogniser is built for, so expect poor results there. Long MP3 files Without an account the limit is 15 minutes and 25 MB per file. A one-hour lecture saved as a typical-bitrate MP3 is usually well under the size limit but over the duration limit, which is what a free account is for. Splitting a recording into parts is an alternative if you only need a section. How it works Add a recording Drop in a video or audio file, choose one from your device, or record from the microphone. Nothing to install. It transcribes Speech becomes timestamped text, with speaker labels when more than one person talks. Read, fix, export Click any line to correct it, then download TXT, subtitles, Markdown, JSON or CSV. Related Audio to text Every audio format, not just MP3. Audio to SRT subtitles If you need a timed subtitle file. How to transcribe an MP3 file A step-by-step guide. All use cases Every kind of recording this site handles. Questions How do I convert an MP3 to text? Choose or drop the MP3 above, wait for the transcript to appear, read it while the audio is fresh, correct anything wrong, then copy or export it. Do I need to convert the MP3 to WAV first? No. MP3 is accepted directly, along with WAV, M4A, AAC, FLAC, OGG, Opus and other formats. Can it transcribe a song's lyrics? It is built for spoken words. Sung lyrics over music usually come back incomplete or wrong. Is it free? Yes — one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB with no account, up to 3 tries a day. A free account keeps your transcripts in a library and lifts the guest limits; the current limits and paid plans are on the pricing page. What bitrate does the MP3 need? There is no required bitrate. Clear speech at a normal bitrate works; very low bitrates and heavy compression make errors more likely. Can I transcribe several MP3 files at once? The no-account preview takes one file at a time. With an account you can upload more files, one after another. Will it keep the timestamps? Yes, in the timestamped TXT, SRT, VTT and JSON exports. Can it handle a podcast episode? Yes, within the limits: 15 minutes without an account, longer with one. Can I turn the text into subtitles? Yes. Export the same transcript as SRT or VTT. Want your transcripts saved and longer files? Create a free account · See pricing · All use cases Try it with your file No account needed for a first transcript. Transcribe free — no sign-up Create free account --- ## Meeting to text Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/meeting-to-text Home / Meeting to text Meeting to text Meeting to text To turn a meeting recording into text, save the Zoom, Meet, Teams or phone recording and upload it to TryScriptorium. You get a timestamped transcript with speaker labels you can rename, which you can edit and export. It never joins the call. One file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB is free with no account. Upload the recording your meeting software already saved — Zoom, Google Meet, Teams and plain audio/video files all work the same way — and get back a timestamped transcript with each speaker labelled, so a meeting becomes something you can search and skim instead of re-watch. Drop a meeting recording here MP4, M4A, MP3, WAV and whatever your call software exported Choose a file Or record from your microphone Free preview: one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, 3 tries a day, no account needed. Want to keep your transcripts? Create a free account Key facts It works on a recording after the meeting; there are no live captions and no bot joins the call. Speaker labels support up to 8 speakers, and you can rename each one. Languages: 33 plus automatic detection, including Arabic. Export: TXT, TXT with timestamps, SRT, VTT, Markdown, JSON (word timings), CSV. Free: one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB with no account, 3 tries a day. Privacy: no-account files are deleted after 24 hours; uploads are not used to train models. How to transcribe a meeting recording Save the recording. Download the recording from your meeting tool, or record audio on your phone. Upload it. Drop the audio or video file into the box. Start the transcript. Choose the language and start. Rename the speakers. Replace Speaker 1, Speaker 2 with real names. Export. Download TXT or Markdown for the notes. Last updated: 24 October 2026 Where the recording comes from This page does not connect to Zoom, Meet or Teams directly — there is no live meeting integration, and that is stated here rather than implied otherwise. What it needs is the recording file each of those already produces once a call ends: Zoom and Teams save to local disk or cloud depending on the account's settings, and Google Meet recordings land in Google Drive. Download that file, then drop it in above. What comes back A transcript with a timestamp on every line and, when more than one person spoke, each turn labelled by speaker — worked out from the sound of each voice, not from meeting metadata, so it works the same way whether the recording is a Zoom export or a phone call with no participant list at all. ·Speaker labels you rename to real names once, up to eight speakers. ·Timestamped text to jump back to the moment a decision was made. ·Markdown export for a formatted record you can share or archive. ·Full-text search across every meeting transcript, with a free account. Video call or phone call, same process The picture in a Zoom or Meet recording is never read — only the audio track — so a video-call recording and an audio-only phone-call recording go through exactly the same pipeline. Phone audio is narrowband and transcribes a little less well than a video call's audio, which is a property of the phone network, not of this process. How it works Add a recording Drop in a video or audio file, choose one from your device, or record from the microphone. Nothing to install. It transcribes Speech becomes timestamped text, with speaker labels when more than one person talks. Read, fix, export Click any line to correct it, then download TXT, subtitles, Markdown, JSON or CSV. Related Audio to text The underlying converter, for any recording. Video to text If your meeting export is a video file. How to transcribe a Zoom recording Where to find the export in Zoom specifically. How to transcribe a Google Meet recording Same, for Google Meet. Questions Does this connect to Zoom, Google Meet or Teams directly? No. There is no live meeting integration or bot that joins a call. Upload the recording file each of those platforms saves after the call ends. Can it tell who said what in the meeting? Yes, up to eight speakers, labelled by the sound of each voice and renamed to real names in one place. It does not read any participant list from the meeting software. Is meeting transcription free? Yes — one recording up to 15 minutes and 25 MB with no account. Does it work with an audio-only conference call, not a video meeting? Yes. Only the audio is ever used, so a phone-call recording with no picture at all works the same way as a Zoom or Meet recording. Should I tell people they are being transcribed? Yes. Get consent before recording and before transcribing, and follow your organisation's rules. Can it write meeting minutes? It produces the transcript. You can export Markdown and write the summary yourself. Is it suitable for confidential meetings? The hosted site processes files on our server. For privileged or contractually restricted meetings, use the self-hosted option. What if two people talk at once? Crosstalk lowers accuracy and speaker separation. Review those passages. How long a meeting can I upload? Up to 15 minutes without an account; longer with an account. Want your transcripts saved and longer files? Create a free account · See pricing · All use cases Try it with your file No account needed for a first transcript. Transcribe free — no sign-up Create free account --- ## WhatsApp voice note to text Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/whatsapp-voice-note-to-text Home / WhatsApp voice note to text WhatsApp voice notes WhatsApp voice note to text To turn a WhatsApp voice note into text, save the voice message as a file, upload it to TryScriptorium, and read the transcript. WhatsApp voice notes are normally OGG or Opus audio, which is accepted. Choose the language or keep automatic detection. One voice note up to 15 minutes and 25 MB is free with no account. Can't listen to a voice message right now, or want it in writing? Save the voice note from WhatsApp as a file, drop it in here, and read what was said. Drop a WhatsApp voice note here OGG, Opus, M4A, MP3, AAC and more Choose a file Or record from your microphone Free preview: one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, 3 tries a day, no account needed. Want to keep your transcripts? Create a free account Key facts Voice notes are usually OGG with Opus, or M4A on iPhone; both are accepted. It cannot connect to WhatsApp; you save the file and upload it. Languages: 33 plus automatic detection, including Arabic. Export: TXT, TXT with timestamps, SRT, VTT, Markdown, JSON (word timings), CSV. Free: one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB with no account, 3 tries a day. Privacy: no-account files are deleted after 24 hours; uploads are not used to train models. How to transcribe a WhatsApp voice note Save the voice note. In WhatsApp, long-press the voice message and use Share or Forward to save it as a file on your phone or send it to yourself. Upload the file. Drop it into the box on this page. Choose the language. Pick the spoken language or leave detection on. Read the text. Check names and numbers while listening. Copy or export. Download TXT or copy the text. Last updated: 24 October 2026 How to do it, step by step In WhatsApp, press and hold the voice message (or open its menu), then use Share or Forward and save it to your phone's files, or send it to yourself in another app. On a computer, WhatsApp Desktop and WhatsApp Web let you download the voice message from its menu. Come back to this page and choose the saved file in the box above. Read the transcript, fix a word or two if needed, and copy the text. Format, language and quality WhatsApp saves voice messages as Opus audio, usually with an .opus or .ogg extension on Android and desktop; this site accepts OGG and Opus files directly, so there is nothing to convert. Set the spoken language if you know it, which is more dependable than automatic detection on a short clip. Voice notes are often recorded one-handed, outdoors or in a hurry, so background noise is the usual cause of a wrong word. This page does not connect to WhatsApp and cannot read a chat: it works on a file you saved yourself. Privacy, said plainly The file you upload goes to our server to be transcribed, so think before uploading a message that contains other people's private details. The privacy page explains what is kept and for how long. How it works Add a recording Drop in a video or audio file, choose one from your device, or record from the microphone. Nothing to install. It transcribes Speech becomes timestamped text, with speaker labels when more than one person talks. Read, fix, export Click any line to correct it, then download TXT, subtitles, Markdown, JSON or CSV. Related How to transcribe a WhatsApp voice note The guide, in more detail. تفريغ الرسائل الصوتية في واتساب هذه الصفحة بالعربية. Audio to text For any other audio file. All use cases Every kind of recording this site handles. Questions Can I paste a WhatsApp message link or forward a voice note to a number? No. There is no WhatsApp bot or link input. You save the voice note as a file and upload it. What file type is a WhatsApp voice note? Usually Opus audio in an OGG-type file, or an M4A file on some devices. Both are accepted. Does it work for voice notes in Arabic, Spanish or Hindi? Yes, the same 33 languages the rest of the site supports. Pick the language rather than relying on automatic detection when you know it. Is it free? Yes — one voice note up to 15 minutes and 25 MB with no account, up to 3 tries a day. A free account keeps your transcripts in a library and lifts the guest limits; the current limits and paid plans are on the pricing page. Is the voice note private? It is uploaded over HTTPS and processed on our server; no-account files are deleted after 24 hours. Does it work for Arabic voice notes? Yes. Arabic is supported; choosing it yourself helps on short notes. How short can a voice note be? A few seconds works. Very short or noisy notes are more likely to contain errors. Can I do many voice notes at once? One at a time in the no-account preview; with an account you can upload more, one after another. Can I transcribe a voice call recording? Yes, if you have it as an audio file. Want your transcripts saved and longer files? Create a free account · See pricing · All use cases Try it with your file No account needed for a first transcript. Transcribe free — no sign-up Create free account --- ## Privacy Policy Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/privacy Home / Privacy Privacy What happens to your files This page describes the hosted service at tryscriptorium.com. If you run Scriptorium on your own hardware, none of the uploading below happens at all — see About. The rules for using the service are in the terms of service. Where your file goes When you upload a video or audio file, it is transmitted over HTTPS to the Scriptorium server and written to disk there. Transcription runs on that same server: the speech model is installed locally and your audio is not forwarded to any third-party transcription API. Your file and its transcript are stored against your account. Every account is isolated at the database level — no other user can list, read, search or export your material. Administrators can see account details and file information such as titles, sizes and dates, which running the service needs. Opening a recording or transcript itself needs a separate permission, and every time that happens it is written to an audit log. As with any hosted service, the people who operate the server also have technical access to the stored data. How long it is kept With an account: until you delete it. Deleting a transcript removes it from your library immediately and sends a deletion request to an administrator; the uploaded file, any audio proxy generated from it and the transcript are erased when that request is approved. An administrator may also configure a retention period, after which finished transcripts are removed automatically. Without an account (the free preview): the temporary account created for you, the file you uploaded and the transcript are all deleted automatically after 24 hours. There is no way to sign back into that temporary account, which is why anything you want to keep should be downloaded, or moved to a free account, before then. Your files are not used to train anything The speech model is trained in advance and is not updated from your uploads. Your recordings and transcripts are not routinely read or reviewed, are not used for model training, and are not sold or shared with third parties. Deleting your account Deleting your whole account starts a short review period with a cancel window, rather than an instant irreversible wipe — signing back in during that window cancels it. When it completes, every file, transcript, search index entry and database row belonging to the account is removed. What else is recorded The server keeps ordinary operational records: a pageview count (IP address, browser user-agent and path — never page content or cookies), which is pruned after 30 days, and application logs that identify accounts by a shortened id rather than by name. This site also uses Google Analytics for aggregate traffic measurement; transcript content is never sent to it. Optional AI features Scriptorium includes optional recipes that can send a transcript to a cloud AI provider for summarising. These are off unless an administrator explicitly enables them with their own API key, and the state is shown in Settings. The default "copy as prompt" action transmits nothing at all — it puts text on your clipboard. If the recording is genuinely confidential We would rather say this than sell you something. If a recording is covered by legal privilege, medical confidentiality or a contractual duty, the correct answer is not to upload it to a service somebody else operates — ours included. Scriptorium can be self-hosted on hardware you control, where no upload happens at all. That is the arrangement to use for material like that. Questions See Contact & support. --- ## Security Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/security Home / Security Security Security starts with where you deploy Security for transcription is not a badge or a vague promise. It starts with choosing whether a recording belongs in a hosted service or on infrastructure you control. For highly confidential material, self-hosting is the appropriate boundary. Hosted service boundary At tryscriptorium.com, recordings are transmitted over HTTPS to the Scriptorium server and processed there. Accounts are isolated so one account cannot list, read, search or export another account's transcripts. Read the privacy policy for retention and deletion details. Self-hosted boundary In a self-hosted deployment, the application, recordings, transcripts and search index run on hardware you administer. You are responsible for operating-system access, disk encryption, backups, network controls and the identity provider you choose. This is the right model when a third-party hosted boundary is unacceptable. Application protections Passwords are stored as salted scrypt hashes; sessions use HttpOnly, SameSite cookies. State-changing requests are protected by same-origin checks. Production server mode disables host-path features for remote users. Account deletion removes owned recordings, transcripts, search entries and settings. Optional cloud AI features are off unless an administrator explicitly enables them. Production checklist Use HTTPS, persistent disk-encrypted storage, server mode, a retention policy and restricted administrator access. Close open registration once intended users are enrolled. Configure OpenID Connect where central identity management is required. The deployment guide explains these steps in context. Reporting a security problem If you think you have found a vulnerability, please tell us through the contact page and mark the message as a security report. Include what you saw and how to reproduce it, and please do not access other people's data while testing. Limits No automated transcript should be treated as perfect, and no web application can make an unprotected server safe. Review exports and access regularly, protect the host and choose self-hosting when the recording's sensitivity demands it. Frequently asked questions Where is my recording processed? It depends on the deployment. On the hosted site at tryscriptorium.com, a file is sent over HTTPS to the Scriptorium server and processed there. On your own installation, processing and storage stay on the machine or server you run it on. Does Scriptorium send recordings to a third-party transcription API? No. Transcription runs in the application itself using the Whisper family of speech models. A separate, optional AI-recipes feature can send a transcript to a cloud model, but it is off unless an administrator turns it on, and it only runs when a person asks it to. Is the hosted site suitable for confidential recordings? Use it for non-sensitive files. If a recording is covered by privilege, medical confidentiality or a contract that forbids third-party processing, self-host instead. How do I get a self-hosted installation? Get in touch through the contact page and say what you need to run it for; deployment guidance is provided for local, server-mode and systemd setups. Keep reading Self-hosted transcription — The deployment boundary for confidential material. Private meeting transcription — How it applies to recorded meetings. Privacy policy — What the hosted service stores and for how long. --- ## Self-Hosted Transcription Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/self-hosted-transcription Home / Self-hosted transcription Self-hosted transcription Self-hosted transcription for private meetings TryScriptorium can run on your own computer or server, where recordings are processed by the transcription engine beside the files. This is the deployment to choose when a meeting should not be uploaded to a service operated by somebody else. What stays in your environment In a self-hosted installation, uploaded recordings, transcripts, the search index, speaker analysis and exports stay on the infrastructure you administer. The speech model runs locally after it has been installed. No third-party transcription API is required. The public workspace at tryscriptorium.com is a hosted service, not a self-hosted installation. It is useful for trying the product with a non-sensitive file; its data handling is described on the hosted privacy page. Built for recorded meetings Upload a meeting recording, or capture audio from a browser tab or screen in a local installation. TryScriptorium produces timestamped text, can separate speaker turns, lets you correct the transcript inline, and keeps a full-text library you can search later. Export plain text, subtitles, Markdown, JSON or CSV when the meeting needs to move into another workflow. Who self-hosting is for Teams with legal, medical, research or contractual confidentiality duties. Organisations that need recordings and transcripts to remain on their own network. Technical teams that want control of retention, access and identity-provider sign-in. Individuals who want a local speech-to-text workspace without a meeting bot. How deployment works Run the application on the machine or server that will hold the data. A local install runs on loopback by default. A team deployment runs in server mode behind HTTPS, which disables host-file features for remote users and accepts uploads instead. Optional OpenID Connect sign-in can be configured for an organisation. Read the deployment documentation before exposing an instance to a network. It covers persistent storage, HTTPS, server mode, retention and the security checks that belong in a production installation. Hosted or self-hosted? Use the hosted workspace when a quick transcription is appropriate and you accept the hosted data model. Self-host when the recording must remain under your organisation's control. That distinction matters more than a marketing promise, so it is made plainly throughout this site. Learn about private meeting transcription or read the deployment guide. Running it on your own hardware? Tell us what you need to deploy and we will point you to the right setup. If you only want to see the product first, try the hosted workspace with a non-sensitive file. Ask about self-hostingTry the hosted workspace Frequently asked questions Where is my recording processed? It depends on the deployment. On the hosted site at tryscriptorium.com, a file is sent over HTTPS to the Scriptorium server and processed there. On your own installation, processing and storage stay on the machine or server you run it on. Does Scriptorium send recordings to a third-party transcription API? No. Transcription runs in the application itself using the Whisper family of speech models. A separate, optional AI-recipes feature can send a transcript to a cloud model, but it is off unless an administrator turns it on, and it only runs when a person asks it to. Does self-hosted Scriptorium work offline? Transcription does, once the speech model you chose has been downloaded. That download, from Hugging Face, happens once per model size; after that the model is loaded from disk only. The optional speaker-separation model is a one-time download as well. Does a bot join my meeting? No. Scriptorium works on a recording you already have, or one you capture from a browser tab on a local installation. It never joins a call. Is the hosted site suitable for confidential recordings? Use it for non-sensitive files. If a recording is covered by privilege, medical confidentiality or a contract that forbids third-party processing, self-host instead. How do I get a self-hosted installation? Get in touch through the contact page and say what you need to run it for; deployment guidance is provided for local, server-mode and systemd setups. Keep reading What is self-hosted transcription? — The idea in plain terms, and when it is worth the effort. Self-hosted vs cloud transcription — An honest comparison of the trade-offs. How to keep meeting recordings private — Practical steps whichever tool you use. Local Whisper transcription — Model sizes and what they need. How to transcribe sensitive meetings — For legal, medical, HR and research recordings. Security — How accounts, storage and deployment are protected. Pricing — What the hosted plans include. --- ## Transcription questions, answered Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/answers Home / Transcription questions, answered Answers Transcription questions, answered Short answers to what people ask most, each with the answer first, a small dated comparison built from each product's own pages, the steps, and an FAQ. Where another tool is the better choice, the page says so. Updated 2026-10-25 The questions What is the best free transcription tool with no sign-up?: The no-account tools compared on limits, formats and watermarks. How do I transcribe a WhatsApp voice note?: WhatsApp's own transcripts versus saving the note and uploading it. How do I get a transcript of a YouTube video?: The Show transcript panel, why it goes missing, and what to do for your own video. How do I make SRT subtitles for free?: A subtitle file without a watermark, compared with the editors that add one. Is there a free alternative to Otter for Arabic?: Otter does not list Arabic; the free Arabic routes compared, honestly. How these pages are made Facts about other products were read on their own pages on 2026-10-25, linked at the bottom of each page. What a page did not say, or what contradicted itself, is marked as unknown instead of guessed. Facts about TryScriptorium come from the code that enforces them. We make TryScriptorium, so read our claims with that in mind. Longer reading ·Alternatives and comparisons ·The blog ·Fact sheet ·Measured speed and accuracy ·دليل التفريغ بالعربية Questions Where do the facts come from? Each page lists the pages we read and the date (2026-10-25). Do these pages recommend TryScriptorium? Where it fits, and they say where it does not: it has no human transcription, no meeting bot and no link input. Is TryScriptorium free? Yes, to try: one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, 3 tries a day, no account. A free account keeps transcripts in a library and has its own monthly allowance; see the pricing page. Keep going Alternatives Sixteen tools compared one by one. Formats we accept Every audio and video file type. Try a file No account for a first file. Try it with your own file Upload a recording and read the transcript. Transcribe free — no sign-up Create free account --- ## Best free transcription tool with no sign-up Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/answers/free-transcription-no-signup Home / Answers / What is the best free transcription tool with no sign-up? Quick answer What is the best free transcription tool with no sign-up? It depends on the file. For a single-voice MP3, WAV, MP4 or MOV, Riverside's free tool states no sign-up and no usage cap, with TXT and SRT downloads. For one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, 3 tries a day, no account in many more formats, with seven export formats and 33 languages, TryScriptorium's free preview works without an account. Most other well-known tools need an account or cap free files at a few minutes. Updated 2026-10-25 The comparison ToolAccount for a first fileFree limit it statesWhat you can download free TryScriptoriumNoOne file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, 3 tries a day, no accountTXT, timestamped TXT, SRT, VTT, Markdown, JSON and CSV Riverside free toolNo: "No sign up required""Unlimited transcriptions"; no cap stated. MP3, WAV, MP4 and MOV only; text from several speakers is assigned to one speakerTXT and SRT Notta free tool (Arabic page)No account, but an email address to receive the resultOne file, up to 5 minutes (its FAQ); the same page also shows 1 GB and 5 hours, and does not reconcile the twoExports (TXT, DOCX, Excel, PDF, SRT) are listed as Pro VEED video to textNot to try; sign-up needed to downloadFree exports carry a watermarkTXT, SRT and VTT need an upgrade Maestra audio to textA trial runs first; "Sign up to export the transcript"A 1-minute file trialSign-up first SonixA trial account30 free minutesNot stated for the trial Happy ScribeYes: free plan45 minutes per recording; a one-time 10-minute AI trialTXT and SRT (its comparison table) OtterYes300 minutes a month, 30 minutes per conversation, 3 lifetime file importsSee its pricing page Read on 2026-10-25 from each tool's own page (sources below). A blank or "not stated" means the page did not say, and we did not guess. How to choose ·A long, single-voice recording: Riverside's free tool states no cap; TryScriptorium's preview stops at 15 minutes. Try theirs first, and read the one-speaker note. ·Several speakers, a language other than English, or a file type outside MP3, WAV, MP4 and MOV: TryScriptorium takes M4A, Opus, FLAC, MKV and more, and exports VTT, Markdown, JSON and CSV as well as TXT and SRT. ·A video you want subtitles burned into: a video editor such as VEED or Kapwing does that; the free versions watermark the export. ·A human-checked transcript: none of the free tools here offer one. Happy Scribe sells a human service; TryScriptorium does not. How to transcribe a file without signing up (TryScriptorium) Open the uploader. Go to the audio to text or video to text page; the upload box is at the top. Choose the file. Drop one audio or video file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB. No conversion is needed for common formats. Pick the language. Choose the spoken language, or leave automatic detection on if you are not sure. Read and export. When the text appears, copy it or download TXT, timestamped TXT, SRT, VTT, Markdown, JSON and CSV. What no sign-up still costs you ·Guest transcripts are temporary: they are deleted automatically after 24 hours. Copy or download what you need before you leave. ·The file is sent to a server. For recordings that must not leave your machine, read self-hosted transcription. ·Line-by-line editing, speaker names and search across transcripts need a free account. ·Automatic transcripts make mistakes; check names and numbers against the audio. A longer, hand-checked write-up of the same question: free transcription with no sign-up, in depth. Sources Every row about another product was read on that product's own page on 2026-10-25. Prices and limits change; confirm on their site before you rely on them. We make TryScriptorium, so read our claims with that in mind. https://riverside.com/tools/transcription https://www.notta.ai/en/tools/arabic-speech-to-text https://www.veed.io/tools/video-to-text https://maestra.ai/tools/audio-to-text/transcribe-arabic https://sonix.ai/pricing https://www.happyscribe.com/pricing https://otter.ai/pricing Questions Can I transcribe audio to text for free without creating an account? Yes. TryScriptorium's preview takes one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, 3 tries a day, no account. Riverside's free tool also states no sign-up. Most other tools need an account or cap free files at a few minutes. Do free no-sign-up tools put a watermark on the transcript? Transcripts are text, so there is nothing to watermark. Video editors such as VEED and Kapwing watermark free video exports; VEED also says transcript downloads need an upgrade. Is there a free tool with no time limit? Riverside's free tool page states no usage cap. TryScriptorium's no-account preview is limited to 15 minutes per file; a free account lifts the guest limits within the monthly allowance on the pricing page. Which formats can I download without paying? On TryScriptorium: TXT, timestamped TXT, SRT, VTT, Markdown, JSON and CSV. Riverside lists TXT and SRT. VEED lists TXT, SRT and VTT as upgrade features. Is the transcript always right? No. It is an automatic draft, and no accuracy percentage is promised. Noise, overlapping voices, accents and technical terms cause mistakes, so read it against the audio before you rely on names, numbers or quotes. Is TryScriptorium free? Yes, to try: one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, 3 tries a day, no account. A free account keeps transcripts in a library and has its own monthly allowance; see the pricing page. Keep going Free transcription with no sign-up, in depth The long version, with how to test any tool. Alternatives and comparisons Sixteen tools compared one by one. Audio to text Try a file now. تفريغ صوتي مجاني بدون تسجيل The same question, in Arabic. Try it with your own file Upload a recording and read the transcript. Transcribe free — no sign-up Create free account --- ## How to transcribe a WhatsApp voice note Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/answers/transcribe-whatsapp-voice-note Home / Answers / How do I transcribe a WhatsApp voice note? Quick answer How do I transcribe a WhatsApp voice note? Inside WhatsApp, go to Settings > Chats > Voice message transcripts, turn it on, then press and hold a voice message and choose transcribe; WhatsApp says the transcript is generated on your device, but only in a limited set of languages. For any other language, or for text you can keep and export, save the voice note as a file and upload it to a transcription tool: TryScriptorium takes it without an account (one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, 3 tries a day, no account). Updated 2026-10-25 Two routes side by side WhatsApp built-in transcriptsSave the note and upload it Languages"A few select languages to start"; the current list is on WhatsApp Help (we could not read it, so check your app's Transcript language setting)33 languages plus automatic detection, Arabic included Where it is processedOn your device, per WhatsApp's announcementOn our server; guest files are deleted after 24 hours What you getText under the message inside WhatsApp; the page we read does not describe exporting itTXT, timestamped TXT, SRT, VTT, Markdown, JSON and CSV EffortTwo taps once it is onA few steps: save, upload, read Best forA quick read of one message in a supported languageAnother language, a long note, or a file you keep or edit WhatsApp announced the feature on its own blog (read 2026-10-25); the table above states only what that post says. Steps: save the note and upload it Save the voice note as a file. Press and hold the message, choose forward or share, then Save to Files (iPhone) or a file app, email or cloud folder (Android). Menu labels change between versions, so check WhatsApp Help if yours differ. Open the uploader. Go to WhatsApp voice note to text on your phone or computer. Upload the file. Choose the saved file (usually .opus or .m4a). One file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, 3 tries a day, no account. Set the language and read. Pick the language of the voice note, or leave detection on, then read the text against the audio. Copy or export. Copy the text or download TXT, timestamped TXT, SRT, VTT, Markdown, JSON and CSV. WhatsApp voice notes are normally Opus audio, and the uploader reads common audio and video files without converting. Details for iPhone, Android and WhatsApp Web are in the iPhone and Android guide. Before you upload someone else's voice note ·A voice note is a recording of a person who sent it to you, not to a transcription service. For private or sensitive content, ask first. ·Uploading sends the audio to a server. If it must stay on the phone, use WhatsApp's on-device transcripts where your language is supported. ·Arabic notes are common and dialect speech varies in quality: see تفريغ رسائل واتساب الصوتية and read the result as a draft. Sources Every row about another product was read on that product's own page on 2026-10-25. Prices and limits change; confirm on their site before you rely on them. We make TryScriptorium, so read our claims with that in mind. https://blog.whatsapp.com/introducing-voice-message-transcripts Questions Can WhatsApp turn a voice message into text by itself? WhatsApp announced voice message transcripts in November 2024. Its post says they are generated on your device and start in a few select languages. Check Settings > Chats > Voice message transcripts to see whether you have it and which languages it offers. How do I get a WhatsApp voice note transcribed in Arabic? If WhatsApp's transcript language list does not include Arabic on your phone, save the voice note as a file and upload it to the Arabic voice-note page. What file type are WhatsApp voice notes? Usually Opus audio (.opus or .ogg); some routes produce .m4a. The uploader reads these without converting. Is it free to transcribe a WhatsApp voice note? WhatsApp's built-in feature is part of the app. TryScriptorium's preview is free: one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, 3 tries a day, no account. Is the transcript always right? No. It is an automatic draft, and no accuracy percentage is promised. Noise, overlapping voices, accents and technical terms cause mistakes, so read it against the audio before you rely on names, numbers or quotes. Keep going iPhone and Android guide Saving the file on each phone. WhatsApp voice note to text The uploader page. تفريغ رسائل واتساب الصوتية In Arabic. Audio to text Any other recording. Try it with your own file Upload a recording and read the transcript. Transcribe free — no sign-up Create free account --- ## How to get a transcript of a YouTube video Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/answers/get-transcript-of-youtube-video Home / Answers / How do I get a transcript of a YouTube video? Quick answer How do I get a transcript of a YouTube video? On a computer, open the video, expand the description and choose Show transcript: the text appears beside the video with timestamps. It exists only when the video has captions, and YouTube says automatic captions are not available in every language, may not be made for very long videos or poor audio, and can contain errors. If there is none and the video is yours, upload the video file to a transcription tool; TryScriptorium takes files, not YouTube links. Updated 2026-10-25 Three routes compared RouteWorks whenNeedsLimits YouTube's own transcript panelThe video has captions or an automatic transcriptNothing; a computer is easiestAutomatic captions do not support every language, can fail on very long videos or poor audio, and may contain errors (YouTube Help) A tool that takes a link (Maestra, Kapwing)You hold the right to process that videoA sign-up to export (Maestra) or sign-in (Kapwing)Maestra's page shows a 1-minute file trial; Kapwing lists auto-subtitling up to 10 minutes on Free and describes automatic generation as English, with other languages by translation Upload the file (TryScriptorium)The video is yours, or you have the file and the right to use itThe file itself; no link inputNo-account preview: one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, 3 tries a day, no account Read on 2026-10-25 from YouTube Help and the tools' own pages (sources below). Steps Open the video on a computer. Expand the description under the video. Choose Show transcript. A transcript panel opens beside the video, with timestamps; select the text to copy it. If the button is missing, the video has no captions or transcript. No transcript, and the video is yours. Upload the video file (not a link) to video to text; one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, 3 tries a day, no account. Check and export. Read it against the video and download TXT, timestamped TXT, SRT, VTT, Markdown, JSON and CSV. Why the button can be missing ·The creator did not enable captions and none were generated automatically. ·YouTube says automatic captions do not support every language, and do not appear right after upload. ·On the phone app the panel is harder to use; a computer is the easy route. What not to do Do not download other people's videos to transcribe them if that breaks YouTube's terms or the creator's rights. For someone else's video, the transcript panel is the route YouTube itself provides. See the full YouTube transcript guide and the YouTube transcript page. Sources Every row about another product was read on that product's own page on 2026-10-25. Prices and limits change; confirm on their site before you rely on them. We make TryScriptorium, so read our claims with that in mind. https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6373554 https://maestra.ai/tools/audio-to-text/transcribe-arabic https://www.kapwing.com/subtitles https://www.kapwing.com/pricing Questions Where is the transcript button on YouTube? Under the video, in the expanded description: Show transcript. If it is not there, the video has no captions or transcript. Can TryScriptorium transcribe a YouTube link? No. It takes uploaded files only. Use the transcript panel for published videos, or upload the video file if it is yours. Are YouTube's automatic transcripts accurate? YouTube's help page says automatic captions are machine-generated and may contain errors, so creators should review them. Can I get an SRT from a YouTube video I made? Upload the original file to a transcription tool that exports SRT. TryScriptorium exports SRT and VTT from an uploaded file. Is the transcript always right? No. It is an automatic draft, and no accuracy percentage is promised. Noise, overlapping voices, accents and technical terms cause mistakes, so read it against the audio before you rely on names, numbers or quotes. Keep going YouTube transcript, full guide The long version. YouTube transcript page What this site does and does not do with YouTube. Video to text Upload a video file. تفريغ فيديو يوتيوب In Arabic. Try it with your own file Upload a recording and read the transcript. Transcribe free — no sign-up Create free account --- ## How to make SRT subtitles for free Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/answers/make-srt-subtitles-free Home / Answers / How do I make SRT subtitles for free? Quick answer How do I make SRT subtitles for free? Upload the video or audio to a tool that exports SRT, check the lines against the video, and download the .srt file. TryScriptorium makes SRT and VTT from a file with no account (one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, 3 tries a day, no account) and adds no watermark, because it outputs a text file, not a video. Video editors such as VEED and Kapwing watermark free video exports. Updated 2026-10-25 The comparison ToolSRT file for free?WatermarkFree limit it states TryScriptoriumYes, SRT and VTTNone: it makes a text fileOne file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, 3 tries a day, no account Riverside free toolYes, TXT and SRT, no sign-upNone statedNo usage cap stated; MP3, WAV, MP4, MOV; one speaker for multi-speaker audio KapwingIts page says subtitles download separately as SRT, VTT or TXTFree video exports are watermarkedExports up to 4 minutes; auto-subtitling up to 10 minutes; whether sign-in is needed is not clear on its pages VEEDSRT, VTT and TXT need an upgradeFree video export is watermarkedTry without signing up; sign up to download MaestraSign up to exportNot statedA 1-minute file trial Subtitle EditIt edits subtitle files; its page does not describe making them from speechNone: it is software you installFree, open source (MIT), offline; its repository lists Windows, macOS and Linux Read on 2026-10-25 from each tool's own page (sources below). Steps with TryScriptorium Upload the video or audio. Drop the file on audio or video to SRT. One file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, 3 tries a day, no account. Set the spoken language. Choose it, or leave automatic detection on. The subtitles are in the language that is spoken; they are not translated. Check the lines. Read the text with the video playing. Fix names and numbers; keep each line to one or two short rows. Download SRT. Choose SRT from the download list. Choose VTT instead if the file is for a web video player. Load it. In VLC use Subtitle > Add Subtitle File; in an editor or on YouTube, use the subtitle upload option. If Arabic letters look broken, open the file as UTF-8. Check before you publish ·Timing: lines follow the speech segments, not frame-exact timing. Move a line in your editor if it appears early or late. ·Line length: two short lines at most reads comfortably on screen. ·Encoding: save as UTF-8, especially for Arabic, Hindi and other non-Latin scripts. ·Names and numbers: automatic text gets these wrong most often. Related free tools that run in your browser: SRT to VTT, subtitle time shifter, SRT to text. Longer background: SRT vs VTT. Sources Every row about another product was read on that product's own page on 2026-10-25. Prices and limits change; confirm on their site before you rely on them. We make TryScriptorium, so read our claims with that in mind. https://riverside.com/tools/transcription https://www.kapwing.com/subtitles https://www.kapwing.com/pricing https://www.veed.io/tools/video-to-text https://maestra.ai/tools/audio-to-text/transcribe-arabic https://github.com/SubtitleEdit/subtitleedit Questions Can I make an SRT file for free without a watermark? Yes. A text subtitle file has no watermark. TryScriptorium and Riverside's free tool both produce SRT; free video editors watermark the exported video, not the SRT. What is the difference between SRT and VTT? Both are text with timestamps. SRT is the more widely accepted file in video editors; VTT is the format web players use. TryScriptorium exports both from the same transcript. Does it translate the subtitles? No. The subtitles are in the language spoken in the video. Translation is a separate step. Does it burn the subtitles into the video? No. It produces the SRT file; you add it in a player or editor. Is the transcript always right? No. It is an automatic draft, and no accuracy percentage is promised. Noise, overlapping voices, accents and technical terms cause mistakes, so read it against the audio before you rely on names, numbers or quotes. Is TryScriptorium free? Yes, to try: one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, 3 tries a day, no account. A free account keeps transcripts in a library and has its own monthly allowance; see the pricing page. Keep going SRT subtitles, step by step The longer how-to. Audio or video to SRT The uploader. Subtitle tools Convert and fix SRT and VTT in your browser. ملف ترجمة SRT بالعربي In Arabic. Try it with your own file Upload a recording and read the transcript. Transcribe free — no sign-up Create free account --- ## Free Otter alternative for Arabic Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/answers/free-otter-alternative-for-arabic Home / Answers / Is there a free alternative to Otter for Arabic? Quick answer Is there a free alternative to Otter for Arabic? Yes. Otter's pricing page lists AI transcription in English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese and Chinese, and Arabic is not on that list. TryScriptorium transcribes Arabic and lets you try it with no account (one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, 3 tries a day, no account), but our own test measured 31.8% word error for the small model on Egyptian Arabic clips, so treat the result as a draft. Sonix, Happy Scribe, Maestra and Notta also have Arabic pages, each with its own free limits. Updated 2026-10-25 Arabic support compared ToolArabicFree route it statesAccuracy statement OtterNot on the list on its pricing page (English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese)300 minutes a month, 30 per conversation, 3 lifetime file importsNone for Arabic TryScriptoriumYes, one of 33 languages plus detectionOne file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, 3 tries a day, no accountOur own test: 31.8% word error rate for the small model on 3 Egyptian Arabic clips (246 seconds in total). A draft to review; see the method and limits SonixHas an Arabic page; says speech close to Modern Standard Arabic gives the cleanest results30 free minutes with a trial account; $10 an hour afterIts own FAQ gives 85-99% depending on audio quality (its claim; not our test) Happy ScribeAI transcription plus a human service by native speakers with 16 country variantsFree plan: one-time 10-minute AI trial, 45 minutes per recordingStates 99% for its human service (its claim) MaestraHas an Arabic page; 125+ languages claimedA 1-minute file trial; sign up to exportQualitative claims only, no figures NottaHas an Arabic speech-to-text page; says up to 58 transcription languagesFree tool: one file up to 5 minutes (its FAQ), email needed; free plan 3 minutes per conversationStates up to 98.86% for high-quality audio (its claim) Read on 2026-10-25 from each vendor's own pages (sources below). Accuracy statements marked as a vendor's claim were not tested by us and were not measured on the same audio as ours, so they cannot be compared with each other. TurboScribe is popular for free transcription, but its site refused our automated check (HTTP 403), so we state nothing about it: read its own pages. What our Arabic number means We measured the small model, the one the free preview uses, on three FLEURS Egyptian Arabic clips of about 80 seconds each. About one word in three differed from the reference text; the tiny and base models were much worse (64.4% and 60.2%). That is three clips of read speech from one dialect, so it says little about your recording, but it is a fair warning: Arabic is harder than English for this model, dialects vary, and clear audio matters. Larger models are generally more accurate for Arabic; the hosted site uses the small model or smaller, and the larger ones (medium, large-v3) are available in the self-hosted version. We have not measured them. How to get a better Arabic result ·Choose Arabic yourself rather than automatic detection, especially for short or noisy clips. ·In an account, pick the small model yourself (Advanced options > Model) instead of Auto: Auto picks the fastest model, which can be tiny for long files or a busy queue. ·Record close to the speaker and avoid overlapping voices. ·Expect to correct names, numbers and English words inside Arabic sentences. ·For a transcript that must be right, have a person check it, or use a human service; TryScriptorium has none. Arabic pages: تفريغ الصوت العربي, تفريغ اللهجات, Arabic transcription (English). Our Otter comparison: Otter alternative. Sources Every row about another product was read on that product's own page on 2026-10-25. Prices and limits change; confirm on their site before you rely on them. We make TryScriptorium, so read our claims with that in mind. https://otter.ai/pricing https://sonix.ai/en/languages/transcribe-arabic-audio https://sonix.ai/pricing https://www.happyscribe.com/pricing https://www.happyscribe.com/professional-transcription-services/arabic https://maestra.ai/tools/audio-to-text/transcribe-arabic https://www.notta.ai/en/pricing https://www.notta.ai/en/tools/arabic-speech-to-text Questions Does Otter support Arabic? Its pricing page, read on 2026-10-25, lists AI transcription in English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese and Chinese. Arabic is not on that list; check Otter's help center for any change. What is the best free tool for Arabic transcription? No test of ours ranks them. TryScriptorium's free preview takes Arabic with no account but our measured word error on Egyptian Arabic clips was 31.8% for the small model. Others have Arabic pages with their own limits and claims; try the same clip on two of them. Does TryScriptorium understand Arabic dialects? The model transcribes spoken Arabic in its dialects with varying quality; there is no dialect selector, and we do not claim accuracy. See the dialects page. Is there a bot that joins my meetings, like Otter's? No. TryScriptorium never joins a call: record the meeting yourself and upload the file afterwards. Is the transcript always right? No. It is an automatic draft, and no accuracy percentage is promised. Noise, overlapping voices, accents and technical terms cause mistakes, so read it against the audio before you rely on names, numbers or quotes. Is TryScriptorium free? Yes, to try: one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, 3 tries a day, no account. A free account keeps transcripts in a library and has its own monthly allowance; see the pricing page. Keep going Arabic transcription The Arabic page in English. How we measured speed and accuracy The data behind the 31.8%. Otter alternative A fuller Otter comparison. بديل Otter للعربية The same answer, in Arabic. Try it with your own file Upload a recording and read the transcript. Transcribe free — no sign-up Create free account --- ## Scriptorium Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/ Turn video and audio into editable, searchable, timestamped text TryScriptorium turns audio and video into editable, timestamped text in 33 languages, including Arabic. Upload a recording, correct any line, search across everything you transcribe, and export TXT, SRT, VTT, Markdown, JSON or CSV. One file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB is free with no account. No sign-up needed: transcribe a file of up to 15 minutes and download it as SRT, VTT or text, free. Drop a file or record from your microphone 25 MB per file, 3 tries a day, no card and nothing to install See a finished transcript first Live replay Englishالعربية Listen 00:00 / 00:24 00:00Good morning everyone, let's start with the project update. 00:04The design review is finished and the launch date is now the 12th of March. 00:10The budget is on track but we still need approval for the extra servers. TXTSRTVTTJSON Real output: the free-preview engine (small model) on this sample, unedited.English voice: synthetic (Piper, trained on public-domain LJ Speech). Drop a video or audio file here or choose one from your device Choose a file Or record from your microphone Free preview: one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, 3 tries a day, no account needed. Want to keep your transcripts? Create a free account Play it, search it, fix a word A short recording and the transcript this product made from it. Nothing to upload. 0:00 / 0:24 Search this transcript Tapping a line Jumps to it Edits it 0:00Good morning everyone, let's start with the project update. 0:04The design review is finished and the launch date is now the 12th of March. 0:10The budget is on track but we still need approval for the extra servers. 0:14Maria will send the final numbers by Friday. 0:18Next week we will test the new export feature. 0:21Thank you all and see you on Monday. Tap any line to play from there. Switch to Edit to fix a word. TXTSRTVTT edited · Reset edits CopyDownload 1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,480 Good morning everyone, let's start with the project update. 2 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:10,000 The design review is finished and the launch date is now the 12th of March. 3 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:14,920 The budget is on track but we still need approval for the extra servers. 4 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:18,600 Maria will send the final numbers by Friday. 5 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:21,920 Next week we will test the new export feature. 6 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:24,000 Thank you all and see you on Monday. Sample: a synthetic voice reading a short script, so the clip is free to use. The transcript is the unedited output of this product's free-preview engine (small model, language detected automatically). How it works Add a recording Drop in a video or audio file, choose one from your device, or record from the microphone. Nothing to install. It transcribes Speech becomes timestamped text, with speaker labels when more than one person talks. Read, fix, export Click any line to correct it, then download TXT, subtitles, Markdown, JSON or CSV. 33 languages, plus auto-detect Pick the language, or let it work it out. Speech in any of them can also be translated into English text. Arabic English Spanish French German Hindi Indonesian Turkish Urdu Portuguese Russian Chinese Japanese Italian and 19 more See every language, with notes on each Who uses it Anywhere a recording needs to become something you can read. YouTube and video creators Pull a transcript out of a finished cut for captions, chapters, descriptions and repurposing. Podcasters Turn an episode into show notes and a searchable archive, with each speaker labelled. Students Get a lecture recording into text you can search, quote and revise from. Researchers Transcribe interviews and field recordings, then search across all of them at once. Journalists Get an interview into quotable text quickly, with timestamps back to the moment. Teams and meetings Turn a recorded call into a written record with who said what. All use cases Use it here, or run it yourself Same product, two places to run it. Choose by how sensitive the recording is. Hosted, on this site Nothing to install. Use the hosted workspace for recordings that are not sensitive: your file is uploaded to our server and transcribed there, under the hosted privacy policy. Files from the free no-account preview are deleted automatically after 24 hours. Self-hosted, on your hardware Recordings, transcripts and search stay on infrastructure you control. Best for recordings under legal privilege, medical confidentiality or internal security policy. How self-hosting works Start free Try one file with no account: up to 15 minutes and 25 MB. A free account keeps your transcripts; paid plans add minutes. Free $0 What every account gets without paying. Pro $9.99/month For individuals. Pro+ $19.99/month For heavier and team use. Compare plans Free online tools Simple tools for audio, video, images and documents. The image and PDF tools run in your browser where they can; see all tools. Scan to PDF Scan pages with your phone camera into one clean PDF. Scanned in your browser JPG to PDF Convert JPG images into a PDF file. Converted locally Merge PDF Combine multiple PDF files into one. Converted locally Compress Image Reduce image file size, with quality you choose. Converted locally Audio Converter Convert audio files between common formats. Video to Audio Extract the audio track from a video. Video to Text Transcribe video into editable text. Record & Transcribe Record audio in your browser and transcribe it. Everything it does, in detail Questions Is it really free? Yes, for one file at a time up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, with no account and no card. A free account lifts the per-file limits, keeps your transcripts in a library you can come back to. Do I need to create an account? Not to try it. Drop a file in and you get a transcript. You need a free account to save it, to transcribe longer or larger files, or to use speaker labels and search across everything you have transcribed. What file formats can I upload? Most video and audio containers, including MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, AVI, MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC and Opus. If a normal media player opens it, it will almost certainly work. Can I paste a YouTube link? Not yet. Download the video first, then upload the file — the YouTube transcript page walks through it, including how to use YouTube's own transcript panel when the video is not yours. What languages does it handle? 33 languages, plus automatic detection when you are not sure. It can also translate speech in another language into English text. How accurate is it? Accurate enough that editing is faster than typing, and not accurate enough to publish unread. Clear speech and good audio come out close to clean; heavy accents, crosstalk, background noise and specialist vocabulary are where mistakes cluster. Every transcript is editable line by line for exactly that reason. We do not publish an accuracy percentage because the honest answer depends entirely on your audio. What happens to my file? It is uploaded to the Scriptorium server, transcribed there, and kept with your account until you delete it. Files from the free no-account preview are deleted automatically after 24 hours. See Privacy for the detail. What is TryScriptorium? A web app that turns speech in audio and video files into editable, timestamped text, with speaker labels, search and export. See the fact sheet for languages, limits and prices. How is it different from YouTube's built-in transcript? YouTube offers a transcript only for videos that have captions and you cannot edit it there. TryScriptorium transcribes any audio or video file you have, lets you correct every line, and exports SRT, VTT or text. Does it support Arabic? Yes. Arabic is a supported language and the site has an Arabic interface; see Arabic transcription. Does it have an API? No. A public API is not available today. Where can I see measured speed and accuracy? On the speed and accuracy page, with the method and hardware stated. Try it with one file No account, no card. See what the transcript looks like before you decide anything. Transcribe free — no sign-up Create free account --- ## How to Get a YouTube Video Transcript (2026) Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-get-a-transcript-of-a-youtube-video-2026 Home / Blog / How to Get a YouTube Video Transcript (2026) YouTube How to Get a YouTube Video Transcript (2026) A 2026 decision tree for getting a YouTube transcript: the built-in panel, what to do when captions are off, downloading your own video, and uploading the file. The Scriptorium team · 24 October 2026 On this page Step 1: try YouTube's own transcript panel Step 2: why the button is missing Step 3: your own video, download it and transcribe the file Step 4: somebody else's video with no captions Which route fits which situation Related questions If YouTube's transcript is wrong To get the transcript of a YouTube video, open it on youtube.com, expand the description and click Show transcript. That works only if the video has captions. When it does not, or when you need something better than YouTube's captions, the route depends on whose video it is: for your own video you can download the file and transcribe it, and for somebody else's we cannot help directly, because Scriptorium does not take links, only uploaded files. This guide is the 2026 decision tree, with each branch checked against YouTube's own help pages. Step 1: try YouTube's own transcript panel YouTube's help page View video transcripts says you can see the full transcript of any video that has captions. For a computer it gives two steps: in the video description, click Show transcript, then click any caption line to jump to that point in the video. The transcript follows the current caption as the video plays. What that page does not give is a set of steps for the mobile apps. We could not verify from YouTube Help where, or whether, the mobile app shows the control, so we will not describe a menu path we have not seen. If you are on a phone, check YouTube Help for the current wording, or open the video in a desktop browser, where the steps above are the documented ones. If you want the older, shorter walkthrough with a table of when to use which route, it is in our original guide. Open the video on youtube.com in a desktop browser and expand the description under the player. Click Show transcript in the description. The transcript opens with a line per caption and follows the video as it plays. If the button is missing, the video probably has no caption track; the reasons are listed below. Select and copy the text, or move to the next route if captions are off. For your own video: in YouTube Studio open Content, select the video, open the three-dot Menu and choose Download, then upload that file for a fresh transcript. Step 2: why the button is missing The panel exists only when there is a caption track to show. YouTube's page on automatic captions lists the reasons captions may not be there, and they are worth knowing because only some can be fixed: The captions are not ready yet: YouTube says processing time depends on the complexity of the video's audio, so a new upload may need time. The language is not supported, or the video is too long. Sound quality is poor or speech is not recognised, or there is a long silence at the start. Several speakers overlap, or several languages are spoken at once. The uploader turned captions off (this one you cannot change from the viewer side). The same page says automatic captions come from machine learning, that quality varies, and that creators should always review and edit them. A YouTube transcript is therefore a quick reference, not a verified record. If you will quote it, check the quote against the audio. Step 3: your own video, download it and transcribe the file For a video you uploaded, YouTube Help's download your own videos page gives the route: in YouTube Studio click Content in the left panel, select the video, open the three-dot Menu and choose Download. It also lists cases where you cannot download: the video has been removed, it has a copyright or Community Guidelines strike, it uses a preapproved audio track, or you already downloaded that video five times in the last 24 hours. Then upload the downloaded file to our video-to-text page. The no-account preview takes one file at a time, up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, with 3 tries a day, and deletes the file after 24 hours. That covers a short video; for a longer one, a free account has no monthly minute limit. You export TXT, timestamped TXT, SRT, VTT, Markdown, JSON and CSV, and you can set the language yourself from 33 options or let it detect the language. The advantage over YouTube's panel is control: you can correct the text, export SRT or VTT, and upload the corrected subtitle file back to YouTube. The cost is an extra download and upload. Step 4: somebody else's video with no captions This is the case with no clean answer from us. Scriptorium does not take links: you cannot paste a URL, only upload a file. It also has no API and does not burn captions into video. To transcribe a video you do not own, you would need the file itself, and downloading someone else's video is restricted by YouTube's terms of service. We will not walk you around that. The realistic options are: ask the uploader for the file or a transcript, check whether the video has captions in another language, or listen and take notes. You will also find websites that take a YouTube link and return text. We have not vetted them, so we cannot say how they work, what they keep, or whether they are reliable. If you use one, treat the output the way you would treat YouTube's own captions: as unverified. Which route fits which situation SituationRouteHonest limit Skim or search a public video that has captionsYouTube's Show transcript panelCaptions are automatic and unreviewed Your own video, you want accurate text or subtitle filesDownload in Studio, upload the filePreview limits: 15 min, 25 MB; longer needs an account Your own video, captions look wrongEdit captions in YouTube Studio, or transcribe the file and re-upload SRT/VTTExtra steps Somebody else's video with captions offAsk the uploaderNo link input here Phone onlyCheck YouTube Help for the mobile steps, or use a desktop browserMobile steps not verified by us Related questions If what you want is the transcript as a file, see how to download a YouTube transcript. If you are a creator doing this for many videos, how to transcribe YouTube videos covers the workflow, and transcript vs subtitles explains which output you actually need. If YouTube's transcript is wrong Because YouTube's captions are automatic, the usual problems are names, product terms and words said quickly. For your own video you can fix them in YouTube Studio's caption editor, or transcribe the downloaded file, correct it once, and upload the corrected SRT or VTT. For someone else's video you can only read around the errors, so if a quote matters, listen to that part of the video. Checked on 2026-10-24. YouTube Help pages: view video transcripts, automatic captions and download your own videos. Mobile-app steps were not on the page we read, so they are not described here. Menus, prices and limits change; confirm on the vendor's page before you rely on them. Try it YouTube transcript The routes on one page. Video to text Upload the downloaded file. Questions How do I get the transcript of a YouTube video in 2026? On a computer, open the video, expand the description and click Show transcript, per YouTube Help. It only appears when the video has captions. Why is there no Show transcript button? YouTube lists several reasons for missing captions: still processing, unsupported language, a video that is too long, poor audio, a long silence at the start, overlapping speakers or languages, or the uploader turned captions off. Can I paste a YouTube link into Scriptorium? No. Scriptorium transcribes files you upload. For your own videos, download from YouTube Studio first. Is the YouTube transcript accurate? It is automatic captioning. YouTube's own help says to review and edit it, so treat it as a draft. Keep reading How to get a YouTube transcript The shorter original guide. How to download a YouTube transcript Getting it out as a file. Transcript vs subtitles Which output you need. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Transcribe Arabic Dialects Accurately Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-arabic-dialects Home / Blog / How to Transcribe Arabic Dialects Accurately Audio transcription How to Transcribe Arabic Dialects Accurately Egyptian, Gulf, Levantine, Maghrebi or MSA: how to set the language, what to expect from automatic transcription, and a review workflow. The Scriptorium team · 24 October 2026 On this page MSA and the dialects, in one paragraph What our language setting does and does not do Arabic setting or auto-detect? What to expect, without pretending to measure it Phone recordings and voice notes A review workflow that works for dialect speech Exports and when the text is a draft Make a glossary before you start When to bring in a human reviewer A note on Arabic digits and punctuation Choose Arabic as the language, upload the clearest version of the recording, and plan to review the result against the audio. Automatic transcription does not ask which dialect you speak; it is given one Arabic setting and has to cope with whatever it hears. Speech close to Modern Standard Arabic is usually the easier case, and heavy colloquial speech is where you should expect to correct more. We know of no independent benchmark that compares dialects fairly, so treat everything below as practical guidance, not measured results, and test your own clip. MSA and the dialects, in one paragraph Modern Standard Arabic (MSA, fusha) is the written and formal register: news, lectures, sermons, official speeches. Everyday speech is dialectal, and the major groups people talk about are Egyptian, Gulf, Levantine (Syrian, Lebanese, Jordanian, Palestinian), Iraqi, Sudanese, Yemeni and Maghrebi (Moroccan, Algerian, Tunisian, Libyan). They differ in vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar. Many speakers also move between MSA and their dialect inside a single sentence, which is a normal feature of Arabic speech, not an error. What our language setting does and does not do Scriptorium offers 33 languages plus automatic detection, and Arabic is one entry in that list. There is no separate Egyptian, Gulf or Maghrebi setting, and we do not claim one model per dialect. OpenAI's Whisper README, read on 2026-10-24, lists the model sizes and licence; we found nothing in it on dialect-level support, and it points to a tokenizer file for the language list. The honest summary is that the recogniser was trained on a mix of Arabic speech we cannot itemise, so how it handles your dialect is something to test, not assume. Arabic setting or auto-detect? Choose Arabic when the recording is mainly Arabic. It gives the recogniser a clear starting point, which matters most on short clips. Use auto-detect when you do not know the language, or when the recording starts in English and switches. Detection reads the opening of the audio, so a long English introduction can mislead it. Mixed Arabic and English in one recording is its own case: do not translate before transcribing, and read our Arabic guide to mixed recordings and transcribing multiple languages in one recording. What to expect, without pretending to measure it From how automatic systems generally behave, not from a benchmark of our own, these are the patterns to look for: The written form drifts toward MSA. A speaker says a colloquial word and the draft may write a more standard one, or a near-sound-alike. The meaning can change. Spelling is not fixed. Colloquial words have no single spelling, so the draft may pick one that is not your house style. Names, places and numbers are fragile in every dialect, and expensive when wrong. Code-switching (a French or English word inside Arabic speech) is a common spot for errors, particularly in North African and Gulf business speech. Overlapping speakers are hard for every tool and every language. Phone recordings and voice notes Much Arabic audio is a phone call or a voice note, which is compressed and noisy. A few habits help more than any setting: Upload the original file, not a screen recording of it or a re-share of a re-share. Every extra compression costs detail. Record close to the mouth, in a quiet room, with one person talking at a time. Cut long silences and music at the start if you can; they can confuse language detection and make review slower. For WhatsApp notes, the iPhone and Android guide covers getting the original file out. A review workflow that works for dialect speech Pick the clip you will test: 60 to 90 seconds of the real speaker, not a clean demo. Upload it and set the language to Arabic. Use automatic detection only if the language is uncertain, or if the recording starts in another language. Read the draft while listening once at normal speed. Mark every name, number, date and place. Fix those first, then the words where the written form looks too formal or too different from what the speaker said. Only when the test clip is usable, run the full recording and review it the same way. Keep a short glossary (names, places, product words) beside you while you review, and correct the same word everywhere once you have decided on its spelling. Because no tool knows the spelling a person or business prefers, that decision is always yours. Exports and when the text is a draft You can export TXT, timestamped TXT, SRT, VTT, Markdown, JSON and CSV. For Arabic subtitles, check the SRT in a player before you publish it; right-to-left punctuation placement is worth a quick look on screen. If the transcript will be quoted, published, used in a legal or medical setting or acted on, it needs a human reviewer who speaks the dialect, whichever tool produced the draft. To try a short clip, the no-account preview takes one file at a time, up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, with 3 tries a day. Our Arabic landing page, Arabic transcription, and the Arabic-language page /ar/tafrigh-alsawt-alarabi describe the same service in Arabic. For the basics, see how to transcribe Arabic audio to text. Make a glossary before you start The cheapest way to improve an Arabic transcript is decided before you upload. List the proper names, organisations, places and any recurring technical or dialect words, with the spelling you want. After the draft arrives, search the text for each entry and fix every variant in one pass. When several people review one transcript, share the glossary so the same name is not spelled three ways. If the speaker uses a word you do not recognise, ask them or another speaker of the dialect rather than guessing from the spelling the draft chose. When to bring in a human reviewer A native speaker of the specific dialect should review any transcript that will be published, quoted as evidence, used for legal, medical or financial decisions, or translated. That reviewer can work from the draft, which is faster than typing from scratch, but they must listen as well as read. A draft that reads fluently is not proof that it is right: fluent mistakes are the hardest kind to see. A note on Arabic digits and punctuation Arabic text can use Western digits (1, 2, 3) or Arabic-Indic digits, and a recogniser may write numbers either way or as words. Decide which you want and fix them consistently, especially in prices, dates and phone numbers. Check punctuation too: Arabic commas and question marks are different characters from the English ones, and mixed Arabic-English lines can place them oddly on screen. Checked on 2026-10-24. OpenAI Whisper README: we found no mention of dialect-level support in what we read. We found no independent dialect benchmark; none is cited. Menus, prices and limits change; confirm on the vendor's page before you rely on them. Try it Arabic transcription Upload Arabic audio. Audio to text Try a short clip, no account. Questions Can Scriptorium transcribe Egyptian, Gulf or Levantine Arabic? Arabic is one language setting, and dialect speech is attempted under it. There is no dialect selector, and we have no benchmark, so test a short clip and review the result. Should I choose Arabic or auto-detect? Choose Arabic when the recording is mainly Arabic. Use auto-detect if you are unsure of the language or the recording starts in another language. Will the transcript be written in standard Arabic? Possibly, in part. Automatic systems often write colloquial words in a more standard form, so compare the draft with the audio. Is the result ready to publish? No. Treat it as a draft. Names, numbers and dialect words need a speaker of the dialect to check them. Keep reading How to transcribe Arabic audio to text The basic Arabic workflow. تفريغ الصوت العربي The Arabic-language guide. Arabic and English in one recording Mixed-language speech. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Add Subtitles to Instagram Reels Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-add-subtitles-to-instagram-reels Home / Blog / How to Add Subtitles to Instagram Reels Video transcription How to Add Subtitles to Instagram Reels Two honest routes to Reels captions: Instagram's own tool, or a transcript as the text source in a video editor. What we could not verify. The Scriptorium team · 24 October 2026 On this page What we could and could not verify Route 1: Instagram's own captions Route 2: a transcript as the source, captions burned in by an editor Should you upload an SRT to Instagram instead? Practical tips for Reels captions What we do not do A review checklist for caption text If your editor has no SRT import Why a transcript helps even if you use Instagram's tool To put subtitles on an Instagram Reel you have two real options: use Instagram's own captions tool inside the app, or make the words yourself and burn them into the video with an editor before you upload. Scriptorium can do one useful part of the second route: turn the video's audio into a transcript or SRT file you can use as the text source. It does not add captions to video, and it does not connect to Instagram. This guide is honest about both, and about what we could not check. What we could and could not verify Instagram's help pages did not load as readable text for our checking tools, and search returned third-party guides rather than Instagram's own pages. So we cannot quote Instagram on the following, and we will not pretend to: the exact name and location of its captions tool, which languages it covers, whether it can be edited after you post, and whether a Reel can accept an uploaded SRT or VTT file. Check Instagram Help for the current rules on all of those. Third-party guides disagree with each other on the SRT question, which is a reason to test in the app, not to trust a blog, ours included. Route 1: Instagram's own captions Instagram has an automatic captions feature for Reels, which turns the speech in the video into on-screen text. We have not verified its steps on Instagram's own page, so open the Reel editor, look for the captions option, and check Instagram Help if you cannot find it. Whatever it produces, read every word against the audio before you post: names, numbers and anything said quickly are the common errors, which is true of every automatic tool, ours included. Strengths: it is built in and needs no other tool. Weaknesses: you are limited to what the app offers in style, language and editing, and you cannot take the text out as a file you keep (we could not confirm otherwise). Route 2: a transcript as the source, captions burned in by an editor Burned-in (open) captions are part of the picture itself, so every viewer sees them whatever their settings. Making them needs a video editor: CapCut, DaVinci Resolve, Premiere and similar tools can place text on video. We do not render captions into video. What we can do is supply the text. Get the Reel's video file: the original export from your phone or editor, not a screen recording of the app. Scriptorium needs the file; it cannot take a link, an Instagram URL or your account. Upload it to video to text. The no-account preview takes one file at a time, up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, with 3 tries a day, and deletes the file after 24 hours. Set the language, or use detection (33 languages available). Correct the transcript. For short-form video, line breaks matter more than usual: shorter lines read better. See transcribing short-form video. Export SRT, or plain text if your editor wants pasted words. We export TXT, timestamped TXT, SRT, VTT, Markdown, JSON and CSV. Import the SRT into your editor if it supports SRT import (check its help), or paste the lines, then style and place them away from the area Instagram's own buttons cover. Export the finished video with the captions in the picture and upload it as your Reel. Should you upload an SRT to Instagram instead? We could not verify that Reels accept a separate subtitle file, so we do not claim it. If you want to test it, do so on a private or draft Reel and see what the app offers; if there is no option to attach a file, you have your answer. Meanwhile, the route that always works is the one that does not depend on Instagram accepting a file: burned-in captions from an editor, or Instagram's own tool. SRT and VTT are explained in SRT vs VTT if you do reach a platform that takes subtitle files. Practical tips for Reels captions Read them with the sound off. If the Reel is not understandable that way, shorten the lines. Keep text away from the bottom and edges, where the app's buttons and caption line sit. Check names and numbers twice; a wrong number on screen is worse than a missing one. Keep an editable copy of the text so you can fix a typo and re-export. If the audio is in Arabic or another language, set that language and review closely; automatic captions on dialect speech need a human check. What we do not do We do not add captions to a video, so a ready-to-post Reel with captions still needs an editor. We do not connect to Instagram, take links, or post for you, and we have no API. What we offer is the transcript step, which is also covered for general video in how to add subtitles to a video. A review checklist for caption text Names of people, brands and places match how they are written elsewhere. Numbers, prices and dates match the audio exactly. No line carries more words than a viewer can read in the time it is on screen. Swear words, slang and dialect are written the way you intend, not as the recogniser chose. The captions do not cover the speaker's face, product or any on-screen text. If you notice a mistake after posting, assume you cannot fix burned-in text: it is part of the picture, so you re-export and post again. That is a reason to review before you publish, not after. If your editor has no SRT import Many editors can import SRT, but not all, and import behaves differently between them; check your editor's help. If yours cannot, open the exported text file, copy a few lines at a time into the editor's text tool and set each one's start and end by eye against the audio. It is slower, but the timing in the SRT still tells you roughly where each line goes. For a 30-second Reel this is a few minutes' work. For a longer video, an editor with automatic caption import or Instagram's own tool will save time. Why a transcript helps even if you use Instagram's tool A transcript is also a record of what you said. You can search it, reuse it as a post caption or a blog paragraph, and check the on-screen text against it. Keeping the transcript is cheap insurance if you later re-edit the Reel. Checked on 2026-10-24. Instagram's own help pages could not be read by our tools, so none of Instagram's behaviour is quoted. Left as "check Instagram Help": the captions tool's steps, languages and post-publish editing, and whether Reels accept SRT. Menus, prices and limits change; confirm on the vendor's page before you rely on them. Try it Video to text Transcribe the Reel's video file. Audio to SRT Export an SRT from audio. Questions Can I upload an SRT file to Instagram Reels? We could not verify this on Instagram's own pages, so we do not claim it. Check Instagram Help or test in the app. Burned-in captions from a video editor work regardless. Does Scriptorium add captions to my Reel? No. It makes the transcript or SRT from the video file. Burning captions into the video needs a video editor. Can I paste an Instagram link into Scriptorium? No. Scriptorium takes uploaded files only, so you need the Reel's video file. Which is better, Instagram's captions or burned-in captions? Instagram's tool is quicker; burned-in captions give you full control over text and style. Either way, review the words against the audio. Keep reading How to transcribe short-form video Reels, Shorts and TikToks. How to add subtitles to a video The general workflow. SRT vs VTT Which subtitle format to use. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## WhatsApp Voice Notes to Text: iPhone, Android Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-whatsapp-voice-notes-iphone-android Home / Blog / WhatsApp Voice Notes to Text: iPhone, Android Audio transcription WhatsApp Voice Notes to Text: iPhone, Android Built-in WhatsApp transcripts versus uploading the file: how to save a voice note on iPhone and Android, file types, and consent. The Scriptorium team · 24 October 2026 On this page Option A: WhatsApp's built-in transcripts Option B: save the voice note and upload it File types you will see Which route fits Privacy and consent Several notes in a row WhatsApp can transcribe voice messages itself, on your phone, in a limited set of languages. For anything else (a language it does not cover, a long note, a file you want to keep, or text you want to export), you save the voice note as a file and upload it to a transcription tool. The saving step differs between iPhone and Android, and that is what this guide covers. For the general overview, see how to transcribe a WhatsApp voice note; this one goes deeper on the two platforms and on built-in versus upload. Option A: WhatsApp's built-in transcripts WhatsApp announced voice message transcripts on its blog on 21 November 2024. The post says transcripts are produced on your device, so that no one else, not even WhatsApp, can hear or read your messages. It says the setting is under Settings > Chats > Voice message transcripts, where you can turn it on and choose a transcript language, and that you transcribe a message by pressing and holding it and tapping transcribe. It says transcripts start in "a few select languages" with more to come, and links to a help page for the current list. We could not read that WhatsApp Help page, so we cannot list the supported languages or devices; check WhatsApp Help for the current list. We also cannot say whether the feature has reached your account or phone. If you do not see the option, or your language is not supported, use the upload route below. The built-in transcript lives inside WhatsApp. Whether you can export or save it as a file, we do not know; check WhatsApp Help. It is a convenient way to read a message, not a way to produce a document. Option B: save the voice note and upload it Choose this when you want a transcript file, a language the built-in feature lacks, a long note, or a subtitle file. WhatsApp's menus change between versions, and we could not read its help pages for the saving steps, so the routes below are the usual ones, not a quote. If a label differs on your phone, check WhatsApp Help. iPhone Press and hold the voice message in the chat. Choose the forward or share option, then use the share sheet and pick Save to Files, or send it to yourself by email or another app. Open the Files app, find the saved file, and either upload it to Scriptorium from your phone (choose the file from the file picker) or move it to your computer. Android Press and hold the voice message and use the share option to send it to a file app, email or a cloud folder. Alternatively, open the phone's file manager and look in WhatsApp's voice notes folder; the exact path differs by Android version and phone maker, so check yours. Copy the file to the computer or upload it directly from the phone's browser. From a computer If you use WhatsApp Web or the desktop app, the audio message may offer a download option in its menu; we did not verify the label. Whichever route you use, get the original audio file, not a recording of your phone's speaker. Open the chat and find the voice message. Press and hold it. iPhone: choose the option to forward or share it, then use the share sheet to Save to Files or send it to yourself by email. Android: the message is usually stored on the phone already; share it from the same menu to a file app, email or cloud folder. Get the file onto the computer or open Scriptorium in the phone's browser and choose the file. Upload it at audio to text. The no-account preview takes one file at a time, up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, with 3 tries a day, and deletes the file after 24 hours. Set the language, review the transcript against the audio, then export the format you need. File types you will see WhatsApp voice notes are typically Opus audio in an Ogg container (.opus or .ogg), and forwarding or saving from some devices can produce .m4a. We have not tested every combination of phone and WhatsApp version, so if an upload is rejected, convert it with ffmpeg: ffmpeg -i note.opus note.m4a. You usually do not need to convert first, because the uploader reads common audio and video containers. Exports are TXT, timestamped TXT, SRT, VTT, Markdown, JSON and CSV, in 33 languages plus automatic detection. Which route fits NeedBuilt-in transcriptUpload to a tool Quick read of one messageBest fit, if your language is supportedMore steps A language WhatsApp does not offerNot availableWorks if the language is on our list A file you can keep or editCheck WhatsApp HelpYes: TXT, SRT, VTT and more Processing stays on the phoneYes, per WhatsApp's announcementNo: the file goes to our server A long or important noteReview closelyReview closely Privacy and consent A voice note is a recording of a person. Before you upload one, remember it is usually someone else's voice, and they sent it to you, not to a transcription service. For a family message that is rarely a problem; for a customer, a patient, a colleague's complaint or anything sensitive, ask first, and consider keeping the audio on the phone with the built-in feature or a local app. If you upload to us: The no-account preview takes one file at a time, up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, with 3 tries a day, and deletes the file after 24 hours. Our privacy guide and private transcription tools cover the options. Arabic notes are very common on WhatsApp; see how to transcribe Arabic dialects and the Arabic guide تفريغ رسائل واتساب الصوتية. Several notes in a row A long conversation can be a dozen short voice notes. Save them in order and name each file with the date and a number so they sort correctly, then upload them one at a time and join the text in the same order. Label who spoke in each file yourself; each note is a separate recording, so speaker labels will not carry from one to the next. Checked on 2026-10-24. WhatsApp's own blog announcement (21 November 2024) for the built-in feature. Could not be read, so left as "check WhatsApp Help": the supported-language list, the saving menus, any export of built-in transcripts, and WhatsApp Web's download label. Menus, prices and limits change; confirm on the vendor's page before you rely on them. Try it Audio to text Upload the saved voice note. Arabic transcription For Arabic voice notes. Questions Can WhatsApp transcribe voice messages by itself? WhatsApp announced voice message transcripts in November 2024, produced on your device, in a limited set of languages. Check WhatsApp Help for the current languages and for whether you have it. How do I save a WhatsApp voice note on iPhone? Press and hold the message, use forward or share, then choose Save to Files or send it to yourself. Menu labels change, so check WhatsApp Help if yours differ. What file type are WhatsApp voice notes? Typically Opus audio in an Ogg container (.opus or .ogg); some routes produce .m4a. If an upload is rejected, convert it with ffmpeg. Is it okay to transcribe someone else's voice note? Ask first when the content is private or sensitive. A voice note was sent to you, not to a transcription service, and uploading it sends the audio to a server. Keep reading How to transcribe a WhatsApp voice note The general guide. How to transcribe Arabic dialects Dialect speech and review. How to transcribe a voice memo Phone recordings in general. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Transcribe an MP3 File to Text Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-an-mp3-file Home / Blog / How to Transcribe an MP3 File to Text Audio transcription How to Transcribe an MP3 File to Text Turning an MP3 into text: what to upload, what a lossy file costs you, what to do about a long recording, and why music is a different problem. The Scriptorium team · 15 October 2026 On this page The steps Does the MP3 format hurt accuracy? Music and songs A recording longer than your limit Upload the MP3 to an MP3 to text converter, choose the language, and read the transcript it returns. You do not need to convert the file to WAV first, and you do not need to trim it unless it is longer than your limit. The steps Open MP3 to text and choose the file, or drop it onto the box. Pick the spoken language if you know it; leave it on automatic only when you do not. Wait for the transcript. A short recording takes a short time; a long one takes longer. Read it while listening to the first minute or two, to see what kind of mistakes it makes. Correct what is wrong, then copy the text or export it as a text, SRT, VTT, Markdown or CSV file. Does the MP3 format hurt accuracy? A little, in the worst case. MP3 is lossy: the encoder discards detail to make the file small. At ordinary speech bitrates that is rarely what limits the transcript. Much more often it is background noise, a distant microphone or two people talking at once. The exception is an MP3 made by converting another lossy file, or one saved at a very low bitrate to save space. If the original is still around, transcribe the original. Music and songs Speech recognition is built for speech. Sung lyrics over instruments are usually incomplete or wrong. If you need lyrics, a lyrics source is a better bet than a transcript. A recording longer than your limit The no-account preview is capped by length and file size. Two honest options: create a free account, or cut the part you need out of the recording with an audio editor and upload that. Do not split mid-sentence, or both halves will start and end with a clipped word. Whatever the format, the transcript is a draft. Check names, numbers and anything you will quote against the audio. Try it MP3 to text Upload an MP3 now. Audio to text Any other audio format. Questions Can I transcribe an MP3 without converting it? Yes. MP3 is accepted directly, along with WAV, M4A, AAC, FLAC, OGG and Opus. Does it transcribe an MP3 podcast? Yes, if it fits your limits. Speaker labels separate different voices, up to eight. Can I do this for free without an account? Yes, for one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, with a few tries a day. Longer files need a free account; see the pricing page for current limits. Keep reading How to convert audio to text The general process. How to transcribe a podcast Episodes and show notes. Use cases and languages Every kind of recording covered. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Make SRT Subtitles from a Video Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-make-srt-subtitles-from-a-video Home / Blog / How to Make SRT Subtitles from a Video Video transcription How to Make SRT Subtitles from a Video Getting an SRT subtitle file out of a video you already have: transcribe, fix, export, then load it into your editor or player. The Scriptorium team · 15 October 2026 On this page The steps What is inside an SRT file What this does not do Line length and readability Transcribe the video, correct the text, and export the transcript as SRT. audio to SRT does the first and last of those; you do the middle. The result is a plain-text file that most video editors and players can read. The steps Upload the video or audio file to audio to SRT. Set the spoken language, then wait for the transcript. Play the video and fix wrong words in the editor. Names are the usual culprits. Choose SRT in the export menu and download the file. Add the .srt file in your video editor or player, and check the first and last few lines against the picture. What is inside an SRT file Each subtitle is a numbered block: a start time, an arrow, an end time, then one or two lines of text. It is just text, so you can open it in any editor to fix a typo, though fixing it in the transcript editor is easier because you can play the audio. What this does not do It does not burn the subtitles into the picture. You add the file in an editor or player. It does not translate. The subtitles are in the language that was spoken. It does not guarantee timing is perfect on fast speech, overlapping voices or music under the speech. Watch those parts. Line length and readability Subtitle lines are read quickly, so shorter is better. Very long cues are worth splitting by hand in a subtitle editor if the transcript came back with a long sentence in one block. That is a style choice, not a technical requirement. Try it Audio and video to SRT Upload and export SRT. Audio and video to VTT The web caption format. Questions What is an SRT file? A plain-text subtitle file: numbered cues, each with a start time, an end time and the text. Can I get both SRT and VTT? Yes. Both are available from the same transcript. Will it add the subtitles to the video? No. It produces the file. Burned-in captions are not built. Can I do this for free without an account? Yes, for one video up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, with a few tries a day. Longer files need a free account; see the pricing page for current limits. Keep reading How to add subtitles to a video Using the SRT you exported. Transcript vs subtitles Which one you need. Transcript file formats explained SRT, VTT and the rest. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Make VTT (WebVTT) Captions for a Web Video Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-make-vtt-captions Home / Blog / How to Make VTT (WebVTT) Captions for a Web Video Video transcription How to Make VTT (WebVTT) Captions for a Web Video What a .vtt file is, how it differs from SRT, how to make one from a recording, and how to attach it to an HTML video. The Scriptorium team · 15 October 2026 On this page VTT versus SRT Attaching it to a video on a web page Before you publish Transcribe the recording, fix the text, and export as VTT with audio to VTT. WebVTT (.vtt) is the caption format of the HTML video element, so it is the one to use for video on your own web page. VTT versus SRT They carry the same idea, timed lines of text, with slightly different syntax. A VTT file starts with the word WEBVTT and writes times with a full stop before the milliseconds; SRT numbers its cues and uses a comma. Players and platforms vary in which they accept, so export both when unsure. Attaching it to a video on a web page Add a track element inside the video element, pointing at your file, with kind set to captions and a language code. The browser then offers the captions in the player's controls. The file must be served from your own site or with the right cross-origin headers. Before you publish Read the captions from start to finish with the sound on. Correct names and any number that matters. Remember a transcript is a draft: automatic recognition makes mistakes. Try it Audio and video to VTT Upload and export VTT. Questions Is VTT better than SRT? Neither is better. VTT is the web standard; SRT is more common in desktop editing tools. Can I upload VTT captions to a video platform? Many accept one, but it varies. Check the platform's own help; SRT is accepted in more places. Can I do this for free without an account? Yes, for one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, with a few tries a day. Longer files need a free account; see the pricing page for current limits. Keep reading How to make SRT subtitles The SRT workflow. Transcript file formats explained All the export formats. Transcript vs subtitles Which one you need. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Get a More Accurate Transcript from a Recording Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-improve-transcription-accuracy Home / Blog / How to Get a More Accurate Transcript from a Recording Understanding transcription How to Get a More Accurate Transcript from a Recording What actually changes the result of automatic transcription, in order of how much it matters, and what no setting can fix. The Scriptorium team · 15 October 2026 On this page Before you record When you upload After the transcript What no setting fixes Most of the accuracy of an automatic transcript is decided before you upload: by the microphone, the room and the speakers. After that, choosing the right language helps, and so does correcting the draft. No published figure is quoted here, because it would depend on your recording. Before you record Put the microphone close to the speaker. Distance and echo hurt more than almost anything. Cut background noise: close the window, turn off the fan, move away from the kitchen. One person at a time. Overlapping speech is hard for people and harder for software. Record in a quiet room even if the camera is the point. When you upload Choose the spoken language yourself if you know it, rather than leaving it on automatic. Short or quiet clips are where detection guesses wrong. Use the original file rather than a re-compressed copy. See audio to text for accepted formats. After the transcript Search for the names and terms you know matter and correct them first. Check any number. Listen to the passages where the text looks odd; a fluent sentence can still be wrong, which is harder to spot than gibberish. What no setting fixes Heavy accents the recogniser has seen little of, several people talking at once, a phone call in a car, a mix of languages in one sentence, and specialist vocabulary can all produce mistakes however you upload. Treat the result as a draft and check anything you will rely on. Try it Audio to text Try it with your own file. Questions What is the accuracy of automatic transcription? It depends on the recording, so no single number is honest. Clear, close, one-speaker audio does far better than a noisy room or a phone call. Does a bigger model help? Larger models can do better on hard audio but are slower. The no-account preview uses a fixed small model. Should I clean up the audio first? Only if you can do it without distortion. Re-compressing the audio usually costs more than it gains. Keep reading How accurate is AI transcription? The longer answer. How to transcribe non-English audio Language-specific tips. Use cases and languages Every kind of recording covered. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Transcribe a Meeting for Free, and What Free Gets You Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-a-meeting-for-free Home / Blog / How to Transcribe a Meeting for Free, and What Free Gets You Workflows How to Transcribe a Meeting for Free, and What Free Gets You The free options for turning a recorded meeting into text, what each one limits, and when the free route is enough. The Scriptorium team · 15 October 2026 On this page Route one: the meeting software Route two: transcribe the recording Route three: do it yourself The honest limits of free There are three free routes: the transcript your meeting software already makes, a free transcriber that works on the recording, or typing it up yourself. Which works depends on the length of the meeting and how much you need it to be right. Route one: the meeting software Zoom, Teams and Google Meet each offer transcripts on some plans. If yours does, check it first; it costs no extra step. If yours does not, or it is a paid-plan feature, move on. Route two: transcribe the recording Download the recording from your meeting software once the call ends. Upload it to meeting to text and set the language. Read the transcript, rename the speaker labels to real names, and correct names and figures. Export as text or Markdown and share it with the attendees. Without an account you can transcribe one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, a few times a day. A longer meeting needs a free account or a recording cut into parts. This site does not join your call: it works on the file afterwards. Route three: do it yourself Typing a recording by hand is free and slow, and it is the right choice for a five-minute clip where every word matters. For an hour-long meeting, correcting a draft is faster. The honest limits of free Length and size limits per file, and a daily limit on tries. A draft is not a verbatim record. Check names, figures and decisions. Tell people the meeting is being recorded. Consent rules vary by place. Try it Meeting to text Upload a meeting recording. Pricing Free and paid limits. Questions Can I transcribe a Zoom meeting for free? Download the recording and upload it, within the free limits. See the Zoom guide for where the file is. Does it join my meeting as a bot? No. There is no live meeting integration. It works on the recording file. Can I do this for free without an account? Yes, for one recording up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, with a few tries a day. Longer files need a free account; see the pricing page for current limits. Keep reading How to transcribe a meeting The full workflow. How to transcribe a Zoom recording Finding the file. Use cases and languages Every kind of recording covered. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Keep Meeting Recordings Private Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-keep-meeting-recordings-private Home / Blog / How to Keep Meeting Recordings Private Workflows How to Keep Meeting Recordings Private Five decisions that keep recorded meetings private: consent, storage, access, retention, and when to transcribe on your own hardware. The Scriptorium team · 2 October 2026 On this page 1. Get and record consent 2. Decide where the file lives 3. Limit who can open it 4. Set a retention period 5. Choose where it is transcribed Check the transcript before you share it Keep a meeting recording private by deciding five things before you hit record: who has consented, where the file is stored, who can open it, how long you keep it and where it is transcribed. Tools help with the last three; the first two are on you. 1. Get and record consent Tell participants the meeting is being recorded and what the recording is for. Rules differ by country and sometimes by state, and on an international call more than one may apply. This is a legal question; check what applies to you. 2. Decide where the file lives A recording left in a downloads folder or a shared drive with broad access is the most common leak. Store it somewhere with limited access, and avoid forwarding it by email. 3. Limit who can open it Give access to the people who need the record and no more. Transcripts are easier to search and quote than audio, which makes them easier to misuse; treat them with the same care. 4. Set a retention period Delete recordings and transcripts when you no longer need them. A record kept forever is a standing liability. If your organisation has a retention policy, meeting material falls under it. 5. Choose where it is transcribed Any cloud transcription service processes your recording on someone else's infrastructure. For sensitive meetings, run the transcription on hardware you control. private meeting transcription on your own installation keeps the audio, the transcript and the search index in your environment. The hosted site at tryscriptorium.com processes uploads on its own server. Use it for non-sensitive recordings, and self-host for confidential ones. Check the transcript before you share it Automatic transcripts contain errors, and a wrong name or number in a circulated record causes real problems. Read it against the audio before it goes anywhere. Try it Private meeting transcription Transcribe a meeting recording. Self-hosted transcription Keep processing on your own hardware. Questions Do I need consent to record a meeting? Often yes, but the rules vary by jurisdiction. Tell everyone, and check the law where participants are located. Is a transcript less sensitive than the recording? No. It contains the same information in a form that is easier to search, copy and forward, so protect it equally. How long should I keep meeting recordings? As briefly as your needs and any legal obligations allow. Follow your organisation's retention policy if you have one. Keep reading How to transcribe a meeting The full workflow. Self-hosted vs cloud transcription Where should it run? Security How Scriptorium handles data. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Transcribe Sensitive Meetings Without Losing Control of Them Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-sensitive-meetings Home / Blog / How to Transcribe Sensitive Meetings Without Losing Control of Them Workflows How to Transcribe Sensitive Meetings Without Losing Control of Them Legal, medical, HR and research recordings need more care than a podcast. Where to transcribe them, what to check first, and how to limit the exposure. The Scriptorium team · 2 October 2026 On this page What counts as sensitive Check the obligation before the tool Where to run the transcription Limit the exposure Do not treat the transcript as final Transcribe a sensitive meeting on hardware you control, after confirming that the people recorded have agreed and that your obligations allow a transcript to exist at all. The transcript is as sensitive as the audio, and often easier to leak. What counts as sensitive Legal conversations, where privilege can be lost by careless handling. Clinical or counselling sessions covered by medical confidentiality. HR, disciplinary and grievance meetings. Research interviews where participants were promised anonymity. Anything a contract or ethics approval says may not go to a third-party processor. Check the obligation before the tool The question is not which transcription service is best but whether you are permitted to pass the recording to anyone else. Your contract, your professional rules or your ethics approval may answer it for you. If you do not know, ask the person responsible, not the vendor. Where to run the transcription A cloud service processes the recording on someone else's servers. For sensitive material, the cleaner answer is self-hosted transcription: the audio, the transcript and the search index stay on a machine you administer, and there is no third-party transcription service in the path. The hosted site at tryscriptorium.com processes uploads on its own server. It is not the right place for privileged or confidential recordings. Limit the exposure Transcribe on an access-controlled machine, not a shared laptop. Remove or pseudonymise names in the transcript before sharing it, if participants were promised anonymity. Renaming speaker labels to roles does most of the work. Share the transcript, not the audio, when the text is all anyone needs. Delete the recording and transcript when the retention period ends. Do not treat the transcript as final Automatic transcription makes mistakes, and in a legal or clinical setting a wrong word matters. Correct the transcript against the audio before it is relied on. Try it Private meeting transcription Transcribe a meeting recording. Self-hosted transcription Keep it on your own hardware. Security How Scriptorium handles data. Questions Is it safe to upload a confidential recording to an online transcription service? That depends on your obligations and on the service's terms. If you are not permitted to share the recording with a third party, do not. Self-hosting avoids the question. Can I transcribe a recorded legal meeting? Often yes, but privilege and confidentiality rules apply to the transcript as well as the audio. Check the rules that cover your work before you create one. Does removing names make a transcript anonymous? Not by itself. Details such as roles, places and unusual events can still identify someone. Review the whole text, not only the names. Keep reading How to keep meeting recordings private The five decisions. Self-hosted vs cloud transcription Where should it run? How to transcribe an interview For research interviews. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Transcribe a WhatsApp Voice Note Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-a-whatsapp-voice-note Home / Blog / How to Transcribe a WhatsApp Voice Note Audio transcription How to Transcribe a WhatsApp Voice Note WhatsApp voice notes save as an audio file you can transcribe like any other recording — here is how to get the file out and what to expect from the result. The Scriptorium team · 29 September 2026 On this page Getting the file out of WhatsApp What to expect from the transcript A single note vs. a long voice-note thread Open the voice note in WhatsApp, use the … menu or share icon to Forward or Save to Files/Photos, then upload that file to audio to text. WhatsApp voice notes are ordinary audio files under the hood (usually Opus in an .ogg or .m4a container) — nothing about them being sent through WhatsApp changes how they get transcribed. Getting the file out of WhatsApp On a phone: tap the voice note's … menu (or long-press it), choose Forward, then forward it to yourself or to a note-taking app, or use Share and save it to Files (iOS) or your device storage (Android). On WhatsApp Desktop or Web: the voice note plays inline; use the same forward/download option from its menu, which saves it as a normal audio file on your computer. From a chat backup or export: WhatsApp's own "Export chat" feature includes attached media, voice notes among them, as separate files. Once it is a file on your device rather than a bubble inside the app, it behaves exactly like a voice memo or any other short recording. What to expect from the transcript Voice notes are recorded on a phone microphone, often one-handed and while walking or in a noisy room, which is a harder starting point than a quiet room recording. The usual accuracy factors apply: background noise, distance from the mic and people talking over each other in a group chat voice note all cost accuracy, and no transcription tool fixes a recording after the fact. A voice note that is mostly laughing, a group of people talking at once, or recorded in a car with the window down will come back rougher than a calm, one-person message — that is the recording, not the transcription step. A single note vs. a long voice-note thread One short voice note transcribes in seconds. If you are trying to get a written record of a long back-and-forth of voice notes in a group chat, it is faster to forward each one to yourself, upload them to audio to text one at a time, and keep the resulting transcripts in order than to look for a single combined-thread feature — there is not one, because WhatsApp exposes each voice note as its own file. Try it Audio to text Upload the saved voice note file directly. Questions Can I transcribe a WhatsApp voice note directly inside WhatsApp? WhatsApp has its own voice message transcripts, announced in November 2024: turn them on under Settings, Chats, Voice message transcripts, and the supported languages vary. Scriptorium works from a file, not from inside the WhatsApp app, so forward or save the voice note as a file first, then upload it. What audio format are WhatsApp voice notes saved as? Usually Opus inside an .ogg or .m4a container, depending on platform. Either uploads and transcribes fine — there is no conversion step required. Why is my voice note transcript worse than a normal recording? Voice notes are typically recorded one-handed on a phone mic in whatever environment the sender happened to be in — background noise, wind, distance from the mic. That affects accuracy more than the app used to record it. Can I transcribe a free WhatsApp voice note without an account? Yes — one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB with no account, which covers the overwhelming majority of voice notes. Keep reading How to transcribe a voice memo The same idea for a phone's own recorder app. How to convert audio to text The general process this follows. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Convert an SRT or VTT File to Plain Text Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-convert-srt-to-plain-text Home / Blog / How to Convert an SRT or VTT File to Plain Text Understanding transcription How to Convert an SRT or VTT File to Plain Text Stripping the numbers and timestamps out of a subtitle file you already have, so you are left with just the words — three ways, depending on what you have. The Scriptorium team · 29 September 2026 On this page What is actually in the file If you have the file but not the recording If you still have the original recording Why not just watch the video with subtitles on and copy them? An SRT or VTT file is mostly numbers and timestamps with your actual words sitting between them. To get just the text, you either paste it into a plain-text editor and delete the timing lines by hand for a short file, use a text editor's find-and-replace with a pattern for a longer one, or — if you still have the original recording, not just the subtitle file — re-transcribe it and export plain text directly, which skips the cleanup entirely. What is actually in the file Open an .srt file in any plain-text editor and you will see blocks like this: 1 00:00:01,200 --> 00:00:03,800 Welcome back to the show. 2 00:00:03,900 --> 00:00:06,100 Today we are talking about…Each block is a sequence number, a start and end timestamp, and one or more lines of text. VTT looks almost the same, with a WEBVTT header at the top and timestamps separated by a period instead of a comma. Converting to plain text means removing everything except that last line in each block. If you have the file but not the recording Short file: by hand For a few minutes of dialogue, open the file in a plain-text editor, and delete the sequence-number and timestamp line above each block of text. Tedious for anything long, but reliable and requires no other software. Longer file: find-and-replace with a pattern Most text editors and word processors support find-and-replace with a regular expression. Matching a line that is only digits (the sequence number) or a line containing --> (the timestamp line) and replacing it with nothing removes both in one pass, leaving blank lines and the spoken text. A final pass to collapse repeated blank lines cleans it up. There is no dedicated "upload an SRT, get plain text back" tool on this site today — this is a genuine gap, not something hidden behind another button. The find-and-replace approach above is the practical workaround until there is one. If you still have the original recording This is the better route when it is available. Upload the audio or video to audio to text or video to text and export as plain text directly — no subtitle file, no cleanup, and you also get speaker labels if there is more than one voice, which a subtitle file rarely carries in a way that survives stripping the timestamps. Why not just watch the video with subtitles on and copy them? You can, for a short clip, but it is slower than either method above and error-prone — you are transcribing by eye, pausing and rewinding, rather than reading a file that already has the text in it. Try it Audio to text If you still have the recording, this is simpler than cleaning up an SRT. Video to text Same idea, for video. Questions Is there a tool that converts SRT directly to a TXT file? Not on this site as of this writing. This article's find-and-replace method is a practical workaround; if you still have the original recording, transcribing it fresh and exporting plain text is simpler and also gets you speaker labels. What is the difference between converting SRT to text and just re-transcribing? Converting an existing SRT only strips formatting from text that is already there, including any errors in it. Re-transcribing from the original audio produces a fresh transcript and lets you correct it against the audio, which a stripped SRT cannot. Does VTT convert to plain text the same way as SRT? Yes — the structure is almost identical (sequence-or-cue markers, a timestamp line, then text), so the same find-and-replace approach works for both. Will stripping timestamps keep speaker labels? Only if the subtitle file already had them written into the text, which most do not. A transcript with real speaker labels comes from transcribing the original recording, not from a subtitle file — see audio to text and video to text. Keep reading Transcript file formats explained What SRT, VTT and the other export formats are each for. Transcript vs. subtitles The distinction this article assumes. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Transcribe Non-English Audio Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-non-english-audio Home / Blog / How to Transcribe Non-English Audio Audio transcription How to Transcribe Non-English Audio Transcribing a recording that is not in English: setting the right language, what accuracy looks like across languages, and what still does not work. The Scriptorium team · 29 September 2026 On this page Setting the language Accuracy is not the same across languages A recording with an accent, or informal speech A recording that switches languages What is not supported Upload the recording and set its language explicitly rather than leaving it on auto-detect, if you know what the language is — the process supports 33 languages plus automatic detection, and picking the right one directly is more reliable than letting detection guess from a few opening seconds. Setting the language Auto-detect works by listening to the first few seconds of audio, which is enough most of the time but can commit to the wrong guess if a recording opens with music, silence, or a brief line in a different language than the rest of the recording. Setting the language explicitly whenever you know it removes that failure mode entirely. Accuracy is not the same across languages This is worth saying plainly rather than glossing over: speech recognition quality varies by language, and it is not evenly distributed. Languages with more available training data and simpler phonetic-to-text mapping tend to transcribe more reliably; languages with less data, heavy dialectal variation, or no standard writing system for casual speech tend to do worse. Nobody offering transcription, including this one, should claim uniform accuracy across every supported language, and none of the figures on this site do. Nobody should quote you a single accuracy figure, including us. Automatic transcription of one person speaking clearly into a close microphone is very good — good enough that correcting it is much faster than typing it. The same system on a recording with two people talking over each other, a noisy room, a strong accent or a lot of specialist vocabulary is meaningfully worse. The failure mode worth knowing about is that it does not degrade into obvious nonsense. It produces fluent, confident, plausible sentences that are wrong, which is harder to catch than gibberish would be. That is why you check a transcript against the audio rather than reading it on its own. A recording with an accent, or informal speech Strong regional accents and informal or dialectal speech are harder than the standard, clearly-enunciated version of a language that most training data reflects — this is true within English as well, not just across languages. It is not a reason to avoid transcribing the recording, but it is a reason to check the result against the audio rather than trusting it outright, especially for names and regionally specific vocabulary. A recording that switches languages Covered in more depth in its own article — the short version is that a recording with more than one language in it is a genuinely harder case, and choosing whichever language dominates the recording, then expecting to correct the other language's segments by hand, is the realistic approach rather than a fully automatic one. What is not supported A language outside the 33 listed on audio to text and video to text is not supported at all, full stop — there is no partial or degraded mode for an unlisted language, and claiming otherwise would not be honest. Try it Audio to text Set the language explicitly on upload. Video to text Same language list, for video files. Questions How many languages does transcription support? 33, plus automatic language detection when you are not sure which to pick. Is accuracy the same for every supported language? No, and no transcription provider should claim it is. Accuracy varies by how much training data and phonetic regularity a language has, on top of the usual factors — recording quality, accents, background noise. Should I use auto-detect or set the language manually? Set it manually whenever you know it. Auto-detect reads only the first few seconds and can be thrown off by a recording that opens with music, silence, or a different language than the rest of it. What happens if I upload audio in a language that is not supported? It is not transcribed — there is no partial result for an unsupported language. Check the language list on audio to text before uploading a long file. Keep reading How to transcribe a recording with more than one language The harder case of a recording that switches mid-way. How to transcribe Arabic audio to text A language-specific walkthrough. How accurate is AI transcription? The honest general answer. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Transcribe a Phone or Conference Call Recording Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-a-phone-call-recording Home / Blog / How to Transcribe a Phone or Conference Call Recording Workflows How to Transcribe a Phone or Conference Call Recording Turning a recorded phone call into text: getting the recording as a file, why phone audio transcribes a little worse than a room recording, and what to do about it. The Scriptorium team · 29 September 2026 On this page Getting the recording out as a file Why phone audio transcribes a little worse Multiple people on the call If the call was two-way and you only have one side Get the call recording as an audio file, then upload it to audio to text the same as any other recording. The one thing worth knowing going in: phone audio is narrowband, meaning it carries a smaller range of frequencies than a room recording, so a phone call transcribes reasonably well but usually a little worse than the same conversation recorded in person. Getting the recording out as a file This depends entirely on how the call was recorded, since transcription tools work from a file and cannot reach into a call in progress: A call-recording app (phone-side) typically saves each call as an audio file in its own app, exportable via share or export. Conferencing software (dial-in conference lines, not video meetings — see the dedicated Zoom, Teams and Google Meet articles for those) usually offers a downloadable recording from the host's account after the call ends. A carrier or PBX voicemail/recording feature generally provides a download link or attaches the recording to an email. Whatever the source, once it is a standalone MP3, WAV, M4A or similar file on your device, it behaves exactly like any other audio recording from here. Why phone audio transcribes a little worse Landline and most cellular calls carry a narrower band of frequencies than a normal room recording — a deliberate trade-off phone networks make to save bandwidth, going back to analogue telephony. That discards some of the acoustic detail a speech recognizer would otherwise use, particularly for sibilant sounds ("s", "f") that sound similar to each other on narrowband audio. It still works; it is just not the same starting point as a clear in-person recording. Calls made over a data connection through an app (rather than a traditional phone line) sometimes carry more frequency range than a standard cellular call and can transcribe a little better as a result — but this varies by app and connection quality, and is not something to rely on. Multiple people on the call Conference calls with several participants benefit the most from speaker labelling, since a phone-call transcript with no attribution is harder to follow than a video-meeting transcript where you at least remember who was on screen. Speech is grouped by speaker and each turn labelled, up to eight speakers, though a phone line's audio quality makes distinguishing very similar-sounding voices somewhat harder than it is on a clean room recording. If the call was two-way and you only have one side Some recording setups (certain call-recording apps, one-sided consent recording) capture only your own audio, not the other party's. There is no way to recover audio that was never captured — the transcript will only contain what is actually in the file, half a conversation and all. Try it Audio to text Upload the exported call recording directly. Meeting to text Built for exactly this: call and meeting recordings. Questions Can I transcribe a phone call directly, without a recording? No — transcription works from a file, not by listening to a live call. Record the call first, using whatever recording feature your phone, app or conferencing service provides, then upload the resulting file. Why does my phone call transcript have more errors than a normal recording? Phone audio is narrowband — it carries a smaller range of frequencies than a room recording, which is a property of the phone network, not the transcription. It still works, just a little less accurately. Is recording a phone call legal? This varies by jurisdiction and sometimes by whether one or all parties must consent — that is a legal question outside the scope of this article, and worth checking locally before recording a call. Can it tell who is speaking on a conference call? Yes, up to eight speakers, grouped by the sound of each voice. Similar-sounding voices on a phone line's reduced audio quality are a harder case than on a clean room recording. Keep reading How to keep meeting recordings private Before you upload a sensitive recording. How to transcribe a sales call A specific, common kind of recorded call. How to transcribe a Zoom recording For a video conferencing call instead of a phone line. How to label speakers in a transcript More on renaming speaker labels. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Transcribe a Zoom Recording Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-a-zoom-recording Home / Blog / How to Transcribe a Zoom Recording Workflows How to Transcribe a Zoom Recording Get a transcript of a Zoom meeting: what Zoom's own transcript gives you, where the recording file actually is, and when to transcribe it yourself. The Scriptorium team · 19 September 2026 On this page First: check whether Zoom already made one Where the recording file actually is Transcribing it yourself Which route to pick Getting a better recording next time Zoom can already give you a transcript, and if the meeting was recorded to the cloud you may not need anything else. It is worth knowing what that transcript is before you decide — because for a lot of meetings it is not quite the thing people want. First: check whether Zoom already made one Cloud recordings can be transcribed automatically by Zoom itself. If your account has it switched on, the transcript is waiting for you: Sign in to Zoom on the web and open Recordings. Open the meeting you want. If a transcript exists, it appears beside the recording as Audio Transcript. What you get is a VTT file — a caption file, with a timestamp on each short chunk of speech. That is genuinely useful for captions. It is less pleasant to read as a document, it has no speaker labels beyond what Zoom guessed, and you cannot correct it and have the correction follow you anywhere. This only exists for cloud recordings, on paid plans, when transcription was enabled before the meeting. A local recording has no transcript, and enabling the setting afterwards does not go back and make one. Where the recording file actually is If you recorded locally — the default on a free plan — the files are on the computer of whoever pressed record, not in the cloud. Zoom writes them when the meeting ends, and until that conversion finishes there is nothing to find. Windows: Documents\Zoom, in a folder named for the date and meeting. macOS: ~/Documents/Zoom, same arrangement. In the app: Settings → Recording shows the exact location, and Meetings → Recorded lists them with an Open button. Inside that folder you will usually find zoom_0.mp4 — the video — and audio_only.m4a. Either will transcribe. The audio file is much smaller and produces exactly the same text, so prefer it if you have it. Transcribing it yourself If you want a readable transcript with speaker turns, one you can correct and export in a format that is not a caption file, upload the recording: Open video to text — or audio to text if you are using the audio_only.m4a file. Drop in the Zoom file. There is no conversion step first; MP4 and M4A both go straight in. Wait for the transcript. Transcription runs faster than real time, so a one-hour call is usually done in a fraction of an hour. Read it against the audio and fix the names — meeting recordings are full of proper nouns, and proper nouns are what automatic transcription gets wrong most. Export as plain text or Markdown for notes, or SRT/VTT if you did want captions after all. Scriptorium cannot reach into your Zoom account, and there is no Zoom integration. It transcribes files you upload. That is a real limitation and it is better said here than discovered after you have gone looking for a connect button. Which route to pick What you needUse Captions to upload back to a videoZoom's own VTT, if it exists A readable record of who said whatUpload the recording and transcribe it To correct mistakes and keep the corrected versionUpload it — the Zoom transcript is not editable in place A transcript of a local recordingUpload it — Zoom never made one To search across many past meetings at onceUpload them to one account Getting a better recording next time Almost everything that decides transcript quality is decided while recording, not afterwards. On a call that means: ask people to use a headset rather than a laptop microphone, ask them not to talk over each other, and record the meeting rather than recording the room the meeting is playing in. A call recorded through a laptop speaker and re-captured by a phone is the worst case there is. Try it Video to text For the zoom_0.mp4 file. Audio to text For the smaller audio_only.m4a. Questions Does Zoom transcribe recordings automatically? For cloud recordings on plans that include it, and only when audio transcription was enabled before the meeting. Local recordings are never transcribed by Zoom. Where are Zoom recordings saved on my computer? Documents\Zoom on Windows and ~/Documents/Zoom on macOS, in a folder per meeting. Settings → Recording shows the exact path. Can I paste a Zoom link to transcribe it? No. Scriptorium transcribes files you upload — download the recording first. There is no Zoom integration. Should I upload the MP4 or the M4A? The M4A if you have it. Only the sound is read, so the audio-only file gives an identical transcript from a much smaller upload. Can it tell who was speaking? It separates and labels speaker turns by voice, up to eight, and you rename the labels once each. It works from the sound, not from Zoom's participant list, so it does not know anyone's actual name until you say so. Keep reading How to keep meeting recordings private Before you upload a sensitive recording. How to transcribe a meeting The general version, whatever the platform. How to make meeting minutes from a recording Turning the transcript into a decision record. How to label speakers in a transcript Getting names onto the turns. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Transcribe a Microsoft Teams Meeting Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-a-teams-meeting Home / Blog / How to Transcribe a Microsoft Teams Meeting Workflows How to Transcribe a Microsoft Teams Meeting Where a Teams recording is stored, how to get the file out of OneDrive or SharePoint, and how to turn it into a transcript you can edit and export. The Scriptorium team · 19 September 2026 On this page Teams can transcribe it for you Getting the recording file Transcribing the downloaded file A note on confidential meetings Teams records to the cloud, not to your machine, and that is the part that trips people up: there is no file in a folder to find. The recording lives in OneDrive or SharePoint and you download it from there. Teams can transcribe it for you Teams has live transcription, and when it was turned on during the meeting the transcript is attached to the meeting afterwards — open the meeting in your calendar or in Chat and look for the Recap or Transcript tab. You can usually download it as .docx or .vtt from there. As with every built-in transcript, it is a record rather than a document: the formatting is fixed, corrections do not travel with it, and what you can do with it afterwards is limited to what that tab offers. Transcription has to have been on during the meeting. Nothing can reconstruct it afterwards except transcribing the recording itself — which is exactly what the rest of this page is about. Getting the recording file Where it lands depends on the kind of meeting, and this is the single most useful thing to know about Teams recordings: A channel meeting — the recording goes to that team's SharePoint site, in the channel's Recordings folder. Any other meeting — it goes to the OneDrive of the person who pressed record, in a Recordings folder. Open the meeting in Teams — in Chat, or in your calendar. Find the recording in the chat history, or open the Recap/Files tab. Open it in OneDrive or SharePoint, then choose Download. You get an MP4. If you cannot see a download option, the file is shared with you but not yours to take — ask whoever recorded it. That is a permissions decision made by your organisation, and it is worth respecting rather than working around. Transcribing the downloaded file Open video to text and drop the MP4 in. Wait for the transcript — the picture is ignored entirely, so a long call is cheaper to transcribe than its file size suggests. Correct names and any jargon while listening back to the parts that matter. Export as Markdown or plain text for a written record, or CSV if the transcript is going into a spreadsheet. The advantage over the built-in transcript is what happens next: the text is editable line by line, corrections are re-indexed so search finds the corrected version, and you can search across every meeting you have transcribed rather than one at a time. There is no Teams integration and no way to paste a Teams link. Download the recording and upload the file. A note on confidential meetings Plenty of Teams meetings should not be uploaded to somebody else's server at all — anything covered by legal privilege, medical confidentiality, or an internal policy that names approved processors. For those, the same software can be run on hardware you control: see self-hosted transcription. The honest guidance is to decide that before uploading, not after. Try it Video to text For the downloaded MP4. Self-hosted transcription When the meeting cannot leave your environment. Questions Where are Teams recordings stored? In SharePoint for a channel meeting — the channel's Recordings folder — and in the OneDrive of whoever started the recording for every other kind of meeting. Why is there no transcript on my Teams meeting? Transcription has to be enabled during the meeting. If it was not, the meeting has a recording but no transcript, and the only way to get one is to transcribe the recording. Can I transcribe a Teams meeting I was not the organiser of? Only if you can download the recording, which is a permissions question for your organisation rather than a technical one. What file does Teams give me? An MP4. Upload it as-is — there is no conversion step. Keep reading How to keep meeting recordings private Before you upload a sensitive recording. How to transcribe a Zoom recording The same job on the other big platform. How to transcribe a meeting Platform-independent version. How to make meeting minutes from a recording What to do with the transcript afterwards. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Transcribe a Google Meet Recording Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-a-google-meet-recording Home / Blog / How to Transcribe a Google Meet Recording Workflows How to Transcribe a Google Meet Recording Google Meet only records on some plans, and the file goes to Drive. How to find it, and how to get a transcript you can edit and export. The Scriptorium team · 19 September 2026 On this page If the meeting was recorded Turning it into a transcript When there is no recording The first thing to know about Google Meet is that most meetings are not recorded at all. Recording is a feature of certain Workspace plans, and on a personal Google account there is usually no record button and therefore nothing to transcribe afterwards. If the meeting was recorded Recordings go to Google Drive, in a Meet Recordings folder belonging to whoever started the recording, and an email with the link arrives when processing finishes. A long meeting can take a while to appear — the recording is not ready the moment the call ends. Open Drive and find Meet Recordings, or use the link from the email. Open the recording and choose Download. You get an MP4. Meet can also produce its own transcript on plans that include it, saved to Drive alongside the recording as a document. Like every built-in transcript it is a fixed record — useful, but not something you correct and carry onward. Turning it into a transcript Open video to text and drop in the downloaded MP4. Wait — only the audio track is read, so the video's resolution changes nothing. Fix names and terms against the audio. Export: plain text or Markdown for notes, SRT or VTT for captions, CSV for a sheet. There is no Google Meet or Drive integration, and no way to paste a Drive link. Download the file and upload it. When there is no recording This is the common case, and it is worth being blunt: if nobody recorded the meeting, there is nothing to transcribe. No tool can recover a call that was not captured. The options are to record the next one, or — if you are in the meeting and need a record of it — to record your own audio locally and transcribe that. If you are recording your own audio, our record and transcribe page does both in one step, and the resulting transcript behaves like any other: editable, searchable, exportable. Recording a meeting is not only a technical question. Consent rules differ by country and by employer, and in several places recording without telling everyone is unlawful. Say that you are recording. Try it Video to text For the MP4 from Drive. Record and transcribe When there is no recording to download. Questions Can I record a Google Meet on a free account? Generally no. Recording is limited to certain Google Workspace plans, which is why many Meet calls have no recording to transcribe. Where do Google Meet recordings go? To a Meet Recordings folder in the Google Drive of whoever started the recording, with an email link once processing finishes. Does Google Meet make a transcript? On plans that include it, saved to Drive next to the recording. It is a fixed document rather than something you edit in place. Can Scriptorium join my meeting? No. There is no bot and no integration — it transcribes files you upload, which also means nothing of ours ever appears in your call. Keep reading How to keep meeting recordings private Before you upload a sensitive recording. How to transcribe a Zoom recording The same job on Zoom. How to transcribe a Microsoft Teams meeting And on Teams. How to record and transcribe at the same time For meetings nobody recorded. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Transcribe a Recording with More Than One Language Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-multiple-languages-in-one-recording Home / Blog / How to Transcribe a Recording with More Than One Language Workflows How to Transcribe a Recording with More Than One Language What actually happens when a recording switches languages mid-way, why it confuses automatic transcription, and how to get a usable result anyway. The Scriptorium team · 18 September 2026 On this page Why detection cannot switch mid-recording What this looks like in practice What to do about it This is a real limitation, not a bug to report Automatic transcription picks one language for the whole recording — either the one you choose, or its own best guess from roughly the first stretch of audio if you leave it on auto-detect. A recording that switches languages partway through does not make it switch with you: whichever language it settled on is what it keeps transcribing in, and the other language comes out as garbled or badly misheard text rather than being recognised correctly. Why detection cannot switch mid-recording Language detection happens once, early, by design — re-detecting continuously would make every short phrase in a conversation a fresh guess, which is far less reliable than committing to one answer from more context. The trade-off is exactly the failure mode described above: correct for a recording in one language throughout, and it exists because the single-language case is the overwhelming majority of real recordings. What this looks like in practice A meeting that starts in English and switches to Arabic partway through comes back with the English portion transcribed correctly and the Arabic portion turned into nonsense, or vice versa. A recording with brief phrases in a second language — a greeting, a quoted term — usually survives fine if the surrounding language dominates; short interjections in the minority language are what the model gets wrong, not the recording as a whole. A recording that is evenly split between two languages is the worst case: whichever language auto-detect happened to pick from the opening seconds decides the outcome for the entire file. What to do about it If you know a recording changes language at a specific point, split the audio file there and transcribe each part separately, choosing the correct language for each. If the switch is brief and occasional, transcribe once in the dominant language and correct the short foreign-language sections by hand — usually faster than re-processing the whole file twice. If you are not sure which language dominates, do not rely on auto-detect — check a minute of the recording yourself first, then set the language explicitly in video to text or audio to text rather than leaving it to guess. This is a real limitation, not a bug to report No automatic transcription system handles code-switching (fluent mixing of two languages within one conversation) well, because the underlying model still commits to one language per pass. Splitting the recording is not a workaround for something broken — it is how the actual constraint gets worked around, and it is the same approach any transcription tool's users end up using for genuinely mixed-language audio. Try it Video to text Set the language explicitly rather than trusting auto-detect on mixed audio. Audio to text Same approach for audio-only recordings. Questions Can I set two languages for one transcription job? No — one language is chosen (or auto-detected) per job. For a recording that genuinely changes language partway through, split the file and transcribe each part with its own language set. Will auto-detect notice a recording has two languages? No. It makes one decision, early, and transcribes the whole file as that language. It does not re-evaluate partway through. Does a few words in another language ruin the whole transcript? Usually not — an occasional word or short phrase in a second language, surrounded by the dominant one, is typically just misheard in that one spot rather than derailing the rest of the transcript. Keep reading How accurate is AI transcription? Other real limitations worth knowing before you rely on a transcript. How to transcribe Arabic audio to text Setting the language correctly for non-English audio. How to transcribe a meeting A common source of a recording that changes speakers, and sometimes languages. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Transcribe a Sales Call Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-a-sales-call Home / Blog / How to Transcribe a Sales Call Workflows How to Transcribe a Sales Call Turning recorded sales calls into searchable text for coaching and CRM notes — the consent step teams skip, and what to pull out once you have a transcript. The Scriptorium team · 16 September 2026 On this page Recording a call is a consent question, not a settings toggle Getting a transcript What to pull out afterwards Coaching from a transcript beats coaching from memory Upload the call recording, transcribe it, then pull out the handful of things a rep or manager actually needs — objections, next steps, a commitment on price or timing. The transcript itself is rarely read end to end a second time; what gets reused is the two or three sentences someone will want to quote back later. Recording a call is a consent question, not a settings toggle Whether you need one party's consent or everyone's depends on where the call takes place and where each participant is, and a call with people in different jurisdictions can mean more than one rule applies at once. A dial-in announcement is not the same thing as asking. If your team records calls routinely, get that answer from whoever handles compliance once, in writing, rather than re-deciding it call by call. Say it out loud on the call as well as relying on an automated notice. A prospect who is told plainly that the call is recorded and why is also a prospect who trusts the rest of the conversation more. Getting a transcript If the call ran through a dialer or conferencing tool, export the recording rather than a screenshot of its own auto-generated notes — those vary a lot in quality. Upload the audio to transcribe audio, or the recording to transcribe video if it was a video call. Set the spoken language, and turn on speaker labels so the rep and the prospect are not run together in one block of text. Rename the speaker labels to real names or roles once the transcript is back. Phone audio compressed for a cellular call is a harder case than a clean VoIP or video-call recording, so expect to check names, numbers and product terms more carefully on calls that went out over a mobile network. What to pull out afterwards The objection, in the prospect's own words. Not your summary of it — the actual sentence, which is what a manager coaching the call needs to hear. Anything with a number attached. Budget, headcount, a renewal date, a quoted price. These are exactly the details worth re-checking against the audio. The next step and who owns it. A call transcript with no agreed next action was a conversation, not a sales call. Search across a library of call transcripts instead of re-listening when you need to find how a specific objection was handled before — see how in searching your transcripts. Coaching from a transcript beats coaching from memory A manager reviewing a transcript catches things that get lost in a live listen-in: how much of the call the rep spent talking versus listening, where the conversation moved off the agreed structure, and whether the close actually happened or was implied. None of that requires transcribing every call forever — a few a month, read closely, teaches more than many, skimmed. Try it Transcribe audio Phone and VoIP call recordings, with speaker labels. Transcribe video For a recorded video sales call. Questions Can I legally record a sales call? Usually, with the right consent — but the rule depends on where each participant is, and a cross-border call can mean more than one law applies. Confirm this with whoever handles compliance for your team rather than assuming. What is the best way to transcribe a phone sales call? Export the actual recording from your dialer or conferencing tool, upload it with speaker labels turned on, then rename the labels to real names once it comes back. What should I pull out of a sales-call transcript? The objection in the prospect's exact words, any number that was mentioned, and the agreed next step. Those are what a manager or CRM note actually needs. Keep reading How to keep meeting recordings private Before you upload a sensitive recording. How to transcribe a meeting The equivalent internal-meeting workflow. How to search your transcripts Finding a past call by what was said in it. How accurate is AI transcription? What to double-check before quoting a call. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Transcribe a Webinar Recording Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-a-webinar Home / Blog / How to Transcribe a Webinar Recording Workflows How to Transcribe a Webinar Recording Turning a recorded webinar into text you can repurpose as show notes, a blog post or a searchable Q&A — without re-watching the whole recording. The Scriptorium team · 16 September 2026 On this page Get the cleanest source you can Transcribing it Turning it into show notes The Q&A segment is usually the most reusable part If the goal is a blog post or landing page A webinar transcript exists to save you from re-watching an hour of recording to find one answer, one slide reference or one quotable line. The transcription step itself works the same way it does for any recorded video — see video to text for the general mechanics — the part specific to a webinar is what you do with the transcript once you have it, because a webinar is usually recorded once and reused several ways. Get the cleanest source you can Most webinar platforms record the presenter's audio separately from the room, which is why webinar recordings are often cleaner than an in-person talk. Use the platform's own export rather than a screen-and-microphone re-recording where one is available — it skips a generation of audio loss. If the session had more than one speaker — a host and a guest, or a panel — check whether the recording gives each person their own track. A single mixed track still transcribes fine; it just makes speaker labels less reliable when two people talk over each other. Transcribing it Upload the recording to video to text. Turn on speaker labels if there was more than one presenter. Read through once against the audio, focusing on product names, version numbers and anything spelled out on a slide — these are the terms a transcript gets wrong most often. Turning it into show notes A full transcript is not show notes. Pull a short summary and a timestamped list of the topics covered from the transcript, and publish that alongside — or instead of — the complete text. The full transcript is still worth keeping and linking, because it is what makes the recording searchable later. The Q&A segment is usually the most reusable part The prepared talk repeats what is on the slides. The unscripted questions at the end are often the material worth turning into a follow-up article or a set of short clips, because they answer things the slides did not anticipate. Pull those question-and-answer pairs out as their own section rather than leaving them buried at the bottom of the transcript. If the goal is a blog post or landing page A webinar transcript is a genuinely good starting draft for written content, since someone already explained the topic out loud in full sentences. Turning a video into a blog post covers the editing pass that turns spoken transcript into readable prose, and using a transcript for SEO covers publishing the transcript itself alongside the recording. Try it Video to text Transcribe the webinar recording itself. Audio to text If you only have the audio track. Questions How do I transcribe a webinar recording? Upload the recording to video to text, turn on speaker labels if there was more than one presenter, then check product names and anything shown on a slide against the audio. What is the most useful part of a webinar to transcribe? The live Q&A at the end, usually — it answers questions the prepared talk did not anticipate and repurposes well into a follow-up article or short clips. Can I turn a webinar transcript into a blog post? Yes — it makes a strong first draft since the material is already explained in full sentences. It still needs an editing pass to read as prose rather than speech. Keep reading How to turn a video into a blog post Editing a transcript into prose. Video transcript for SEO Publishing the transcript alongside the recording. How to transcribe a meeting The equivalent workflow for an internal call. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Search Across All Your Transcripts Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-search-your-transcripts Home / Blog / How to Search Across All Your Transcripts Understanding transcription How to Search Across All Your Transcripts What full-text search over a transcript library actually matches, what it misses, and how to phrase a query so it finds the moment you remember. The Scriptorium team · 16 September 2026 On this page It is a keyword search, not a mind reader It jumps straight to the moment, not just the file It only searches your own library What it will not find Building a library worth searching Once you have transcribed more than a handful of recordings, the problem stops being "transcribe this file" and becomes "find the five minutes, somewhere across dozens of files, where someone said a specific thing." A transcript library only pays off if you can search it, so it is worth knowing what that search actually does before you rely on it. It is a keyword search, not a mind reader Search matches the words that are actually in a transcript's text, ranked by how well they match — it does not understand what you meant if you use a different word than the one that was said. Searching for "budget" will not find a segment where the word used was "spend" or "cost" instead. The practical version of this: search for the specific word or phrase you remember hearing, not the general topic. "Renewal date" finds more than "contract stuff" does. It jumps straight to the moment, not just the file A result is not just "this recording contains that word" — it is the exact segment, with its timestamp, so you can jump straight to the moment it was said and confirm it in context rather than re-reading a whole transcript to find one line. It only searches your own library Results are scoped to your own account — search never reaches into anyone else's transcripts, including on a shared or team deployment. What you can search is exactly what you can already open. What it will not find A word that was said but transcribed wrong. If the transcript itself has the wrong word in that spot, searching for the right one will not surface it — this is the main reason correcting recurring terms after transcribing is worth doing. A concept discussed without the word you searched for ever being used. Anything in the audio that has not been transcribed yet. This is also why the correction pass matters for more than just readability: a transcript you never fix stays hard to search, not just hard to read. Building a library worth searching Search gets more useful the more you have transcribed, which is really an argument for transcribing routinely rather than only when something specific is needed. A year of meeting or call transcripts, kept and lightly corrected, turns into an archive you can actually query later — the alternative is trying to remember which recording something was in, or re-listening to find out. Try it Video to text Start building a searchable transcript library. Audio to text Same, for audio-only recordings. Questions Does transcript search understand synonyms? No — it matches the words actually present in the transcript text. Search for the specific word you remember, not a rough paraphrase of the topic. Can search find something in someone else's transcripts? No. Search is scoped to your own account only, on a shared or team deployment as much as anywhere else. Why does a search miss something I know was said? Either the transcript has the wrong word in that spot, the recording has not been transcribed yet, or the exact word you searched for was never used — only paraphrased. Keep reading What is a video transcript? What you get before you can search it. How to transcribe a meeting One common source of a transcript library. Best free transcription tools Where to start if you have not transcribed anything yet. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Label Speakers in a Transcript Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-label-speakers-in-a-transcript Home / Blog / How to Label Speakers in a Transcript Understanding transcription How to Label Speakers in a Transcript How automatic speaker labelling actually works, why it sometimes miscounts or swaps speakers, and how to get labels you can trust once a transcript is back. The Scriptorium team · 16 September 2026 On this page What it is actually doing Why the count is sometimes wrong Getting labels you can rely on When there is no automatic labelling at all Automatic speaker labelling groups segments of a transcript by how similar the voices sound, without being told in advance how many people are on the recording. That is useful and imperfect in ways worth understanding before you rely on a label to say who said what. What it is actually doing The process compares short stretches of audio and clusters the ones that sound like the same voice, using a distance threshold rather than a fixed speaker count. It has no idea who "Speaker 1" is — it only knows that a set of segments sound more like each other than like the rest. Turning "Speaker 1" into a real name is a step you do afterwards, using context from the conversation. Why the count is sometimes wrong Two people with similar-sounding voices can be merged into one label. One person moving further from the microphone, or a phone changing hands, can shift a voice enough to be split into a second label. Cross-talk — two people speaking at once — has to be assigned to somebody, and a clustering step over a short overlapping segment will sometimes assign it to the wrong one. None of this means the transcript's words are wrong — the text is usually still accurate. What can be wrong is which label a correct sentence is attached to. Getting labels you can rely on Treat the automatic labels as "voice A" and "voice B" rather than as verified identities until you have checked a few lines of each against the audio. Rename labels to real names once you are confident which is which — most people do this from a line near the start where someone is introduced or introduces themselves. Where a label matters for something that will be quoted or acted on, confirm that specific line against the audio rather than trusting the label alone. Recordings with clearly distinct voices, minimal cross-talk and each speaker close to a microphone give the cleanest labels. A single phone in the middle of a busy room asks the most of automatic labelling and is where manual correction earns its keep. When there is no automatic labelling at all Speaker labelling depends on a speaker-embedding model being available; where it is not, a recording still transcribes normally and falls back to manual labelling — you assign names to segments yourself rather than starting from an automatic guess. The transcript is not degraded, only the labelling step. Try it Transcribe audio Speaker labels for calls, interviews and meetings. Transcribe video The same, for a recorded video call. Questions Why did my transcript get the number of speakers wrong? Automatic labelling clusters segments by voice similarity rather than counting people directly. Similar-sounding voices can merge into one label, and one voice heard under different conditions can split into two. Can I rename speaker labels after transcribing? Yes — treat the automatic labels as placeholders and rename them to real names once you have confirmed a few lines of each against the audio. Does speaker labelling identify who is speaking by name? No. It groups segments that sound like the same voice; attaching a real name to that voice is something you do afterwards from context in the conversation. Keep reading How to transcribe a meeting A common multi-speaker recording. How to transcribe a focus group Where speaker labels matter most and are hardest to get right. How accurate is AI transcription? What else to check before quoting a transcript. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Transcribe Short-Form Video for TikTok, Reels and Shorts Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-short-form-video Home / Blog / How to Transcribe Short-Form Video for TikTok, Reels and Shorts Video transcription How to Transcribe Short-Form Video for TikTok, Reels and Shorts Turning a 30-to-90-second vertical video into an accurate script and caption file — what is actually different about transcribing a short, dense clip. The Scriptorium team · 16 September 2026 On this page Background audio is the main obstacle Getting the transcript From transcript to captions Keep the scripts, not just the clips A short-form clip transcribes the same way any other video does — the audio track is read and turned into text, same as video to text for anything longer. What is different is the density: a minute of fast-talking, edited short-form content packs in far more words per second than a meeting or a lecture, and it is far more likely to have background music mixed under the speech. Background audio is the main obstacle Trending audio, a music bed or a sound effect layered under narration all compete with the speech for the same frequency range, which is exactly what makes short-form content lively and exactly what makes it harder to transcribe cleanly than a single voice in a quiet room. Where you have a choice, export or re-record a version with the music track lower, or transcribe from the original narration take before it was mixed with the rest of the edit. Getting the transcript Upload the clip to video to text — the picture and any overlay text are ignored; only the audio track is read. Read the transcript back against the clip. Fast, informal speech with slang, trailing-off sentences and filler words is normal here and does not need to be cleaned up unless you are repurposing it as prose. From transcript to captions Burned-in captions rendered directly into the video file are not something this product does — export a caption file and add it in whatever tool you already edit the video in. Export SRT or VTT for a caption file with correct timing, or plain text if you just want the script to build captions from manually. Transcript vs. subtitles covers the difference between the two, and adding subtitles to a video covers the editing step this product does not. Keep the scripts, not just the clips A library of short-form scripts is worth keeping past the video's shelf life — it is what lets you find which clip already covered a topic before you record it again. See searching your transcripts for how that works once you have more than a few. Try it Video to text Transcribe the clip itself. Questions Can I transcribe a TikTok or Reel directly from a link? No — upload the video file itself. Pasting a link to a hosted video is not supported; download the file first if you do not already have it. Does background music in a short-form video break the transcript? It makes it harder, not impossible. Music or a sound effect under narration competes with the speech; a version with the narration isolated or the music lower transcribes more cleanly. Can this burn captions into my video automatically? No. It exports a caption file (SRT or VTT) with correct timing, which you add to the video in your editor of choice. Keep reading Transcript vs. subtitles What each format is actually for. How to add subtitles to video The editing step after export. Video transcript for SEO Publishing a script alongside the clip. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Transcribe a Long Recording Without Losing Track of It Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-a-long-recording Home / Blog / How to Transcribe a Long Recording Without Losing Track of It Workflows How to Transcribe a Long Recording Without Losing Track of It Practical advice for hour-plus recordings: choosing a model, using auto-generated chapters, and reviewing a long transcript in pieces. The Scriptorium team · 16 September 2026 On this page Model choice matters more here Let the transcript break itself into chapters Reviewing without re-reading the whole thing A note on single long takes A long recording — a multi-hour meeting, an audiobook chapter, a full-day workshop — transcribes the same way a short one does; the difference is entirely in how you handle the result afterwards. Nobody reads a three-hour transcript start to finish, so the goal is to make it possible to find and review in pieces. Model choice matters more here A faster, smaller model gets through a long file sooner; a larger model takes longer per hour of audio but catches more of what a smaller one misses. On a short clip that trade-off barely matters. On a multi-hour recording it is the difference between a transcript back in a few minutes and one you wait considerably longer for — pick based on whether you need a fast draft or the most accurate version you can get. Let the transcript break itself into chapters A long transcript is automatically split at its longest pauses into a handful of chapters, each labelled by the words that are distinctive to that stretch rather than a generic "Part 3". That turns one long wall of text into sections you can jump between, which matters far more on an hour-plus recording than on a five-minute one. Reviewing without re-reading the whole thing Combine chapters with search rather than reading linearly: skim the chapter list for the section you need, then search for the specific term or name you are looking for within it. Searching your transcripts covers how to phrase a query that actually finds what you remember hearing. The free preview here covers a file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB — a genuinely long recording will need an account rather than the guest tier. A note on single long takes An audiobook chapter, a webinar recording or a full lecture recorded as one continuous take has no natural pause points the way a meeting with several agenda items does, so the automatic chapters will be less evenly spaced. That is expected — they are marking where the longest silences actually fall, not imposing an even structure on content that does not have one. Try it Audio to text For a long audio-only recording. Video to text For a long recorded video. Questions Does a longer recording take proportionally longer to transcribe? Roughly, yes, and the model you choose affects that more than the file's length does — a smaller model is faster per hour of audio, a larger one is slower but more accurate. How do chapters get created in a long transcript? The transcript is split at its longest pauses and each resulting section is labelled with the words most distinctive to it, generated automatically rather than hand-written. What is the best way to review a multi-hour transcript? Use the auto-generated chapters to find the right section, then search within it for a specific term or name rather than reading the whole thing in order. Keep reading How to search your transcripts Finding a moment inside a long transcript. How to transcribe a lecture A common source of long single-speaker recordings. How to transcribe a podcast Another long-form, often single-take recording. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Record and Transcribe at the Same Time Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-record-and-transcribe-at-the-same-time Home / Blog / How to Record and Transcribe at the Same Time Workflows How to Record and Transcribe at the Same Time Getting a transcript without a separate recording step: capturing audio and transcribing it from the same place, and when to use a real recorder instead. The Scriptorium team · 16 September 2026 On this page When this is the right tool When a dedicated recording still wins What to expect while it is happening For a conversation you can capture from your own device, recording and transcribing in the same place skips the step of exporting a file from somewhere else and uploading it separately — you capture the audio and go straight to a transcript from the same screen. Record and transcribe does exactly this for a microphone you can point at the conversation directly. When this is the right tool A conversation happening in front of you — an in-person interview, a one-on-one, a small meeting — where your own device's microphone can reach everyone speaking. A quick voice memo you want as text immediately rather than as an audio file to deal with later. Anywhere you would otherwise record on your phone and then separately upload the file — this removes that second step. When a dedicated recording still wins A recording made by a platform you are already using — a video call's own recording, a lapel microphone at a lecture, a proper interview recorder — is usually cleaner than whatever a laptop or phone microphone captures live in the room, because it is placed closer to the speaker or wired directly to them. For anything where audio quality matters more than convenience, capture the best recording you can and upload it afterwards rather than recording live. What to expect while it is happening Transcription of a live recording works the same way as any other upload once the recording stops — there is no meaningfully different accuracy from recording this way versus uploading a file captured elsewhere. What changes is convenience, not the transcript itself. Try it Record and transcribe Capture audio and get a transcript from the same place. Questions Is a live-recorded transcript less accurate than an uploaded file? No — accuracy depends on the audio quality captured, not on whether the file was recorded directly or uploaded afterwards. A closer, cleaner microphone helps either way. When should I record separately instead of recording and transcribing at once? When a better microphone is available elsewhere — a video call's own recording, a lapel mic, a dedicated recorder — since audio placed closer to the speaker usually beats a laptop or phone mic capturing the whole room. Keep reading How to transcribe a voice memo The equivalent workflow starting from an existing recording. How to transcribe an interview A common use case for recording live. Best free transcription tools Where this fits among the other options. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Transcribe Arabic Audio to Text Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-arabic-audio-to-text Home / Blog / How to Transcribe Arabic Audio to Text Audio transcription How to Transcribe Arabic Audio to Text How to turn an Arabic recording into editable text, choose the right language setting, and check the words automatic transcription is most likely to miss. The Scriptorium team · 13 September 2026 On this page Choose Arabic instead of automatic detection when you can Prepare the recording, not the words What to check first Make future recordings easier to transcribe To transcribe Arabic audio, upload the recording, choose Arabic when you know the language, then review the names, numbers and dialect words while listening back. Automatic transcription gives you a useful draft; it does not know the spelling a particular person, place or local expression should use. Choose Arabic instead of automatic detection when you can Automatic language detection is convenient for a recording whose language you do not know. It has less to work with at the beginning of a short clip, though, and it can be distracted by music, silence or an English introduction. If the recording is mainly Arabic, selecting Arabic gives the transcription a clear starting point. If speakers naturally switch between Arabic and English, try the recording as it is first. Do not translate the audio before transcribing: a second speech-to-text or text-to-speech pass only gives errors another chance to enter the result. Prepare the recording, not the words Open an audio to text tool and add the original recording where possible. Set the spoken language to Arabic. Leave it on automatic only when the language is genuinely uncertain. Let the first draft finish, then play the audio while correcting the places that matter. Export the finished text in the format the next step needs: plain text for reading, Markdown for notes, or subtitles for a video. A voice note, interview or lecture usually does not need to be converted before uploading. MP3, M4A, WAV and common video files already contain the audio the transcription process needs. What to check first Names and organisations. A recogniser cannot know the preferred spelling of a person or business. Numbers, dates and currency. These are easy to mishear and expensive to get wrong. Dialect words. A system may choose a more common written word when a speaker uses a local expression. Overlapping speech. No transcription tool can cleanly separate two people talking at once from a poor recording. For a recording that will be quoted, published or used to make a decision, check the final version against the audio. This is especially important when a word can be written in more than one way or when Arabic and English appear in the same sentence. Make future recordings easier to transcribe Put the microphone closer to the speaker than feels necessary, reduce background noise and ask people not to talk over one another. Those habits do more for a transcript than choosing a different file format ever will. A free preview is enough to test a short recording. Create a free account when you want to keep the transcript in your library, return to it later, or search across your work. Try it Audio to text Upload an Arabic voice note, interview or lecture. Video to text For an Arabic recording inside a video. Questions Can I transcribe Arabic voice notes? Yes. Upload the original audio file, choose Arabic when the note is mainly Arabic, then review names, numbers and dialect words against the recording. Should I use automatic language detection for Arabic audio? Use Arabic when you know the recording is mainly Arabic. Automatic detection is useful when the language is genuinely uncertain. Will Arabic transcription be perfect? No. Clear speech gives a much better draft, but names, numbers, local expressions and overlapping voices still need a human check. Keep reading How to convert audio to text The general audio workflow. How accurate is AI transcription? What to check before trusting a draft. How to transcribe an interview A workflow for conversations with more than one person. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Make Meeting Minutes From a Recording Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-make-meeting-minutes-from-a-recording Home / Blog / How to Make Meeting Minutes From a Recording Workflows How to Make Meeting Minutes From a Recording A practical way to turn a meeting recording into useful minutes: make a transcript, verify decisions and actions, then write the short record people need. The Scriptorium team · 13 September 2026 On this page Record the right thing Turn the recording into a working transcript Pull out only what belongs in minutes Use a simple minutes structure Check before you send The reliable way to make meeting minutes from a recording is to transcribe the meeting first, verify the decisions and action items against the audio, then write a short record from that checked source. Do not send the raw transcript as minutes: it contains the discussion, not the agreed result. Record the right thing Ask participants before recording and make sure the microphone can hear everyone. A laptop at one end of a room will favour the people nearest it; no later editing can restore words that were never captured. If the meeting is remote, use the platform's recording when it gives each speaker a cleaner channel. Turn the recording into a working transcript Upload the audio or video using audio to text or video to text. If you know the spoken language, choose it rather than relying on detection. Speaker labels are useful for a meeting, but treat them as a draft too: confirm who made an important decision before putting their name beside it. Keep the recording and transcript together while you are working. A timestamp gives you a fast way back to the exact moment when a sentence is unclear. Pull out only what belongs in minutes Decisions. What was agreed, not every argument that led there. Actions. The task, the owner and the due date if one was actually agreed. Open questions. Things that were deliberately left unresolved. Context. Only enough background for someone absent to understand the decision. Avoid turning a tentative suggestion into an action. Phrases such as “we could” or “someone should” are not assignments unless the group actually named an owner and agreed to do it. Use a simple minutes structure SectionWhat to include MeetingDate, attendees and a one-line purpose. DecisionsThe agreed outcome and any condition attached to it. ActionsOwner, task and due date where agreed. Open itemsQuestions or decisions deferred to a later meeting. Write in plain language and link to supporting material rather than copying it into the minutes. Someone reading later should be able to see what they need to do in a minute or two. Check before you send Listen again to every decision, owner, deadline, amount and date. Those are the details a plausible-looking automatic transcript can get subtly wrong. Send the minutes soon after the meeting, while people can still correct a misunderstanding. A free account is useful for recurring meetings because it keeps recordings and transcripts in one searchable library instead of leaving each meeting as an isolated file. Try it Audio to text Turn a meeting recording into the source transcript. Video to text For recorded video calls and presentations. Questions Can I use a transcript as meeting minutes? Use it as the source, not the final document. Minutes should contain confirmed decisions, assigned actions and unresolved questions rather than every spoken sentence. What should meeting minutes include? The meeting details, decisions, actions with owners and dates where agreed, and open items that need a future decision. Do speaker labels make meeting minutes easier? Yes, but verify the labels for important decisions and assignments. They are a helpful draft, not proof of who said something. Keep reading How to transcribe a meeting The recording and transcription setup. How to turn video into notes A shorter notes workflow. How accurate is AI transcription? What to verify in a transcript. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Transcribe a Voice Memo Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-a-voice-memo Home / Blog / How to Transcribe a Voice Memo Audio transcription How to Transcribe a Voice Memo Turn a voice memo into editable text without re-recording it: find the original file, upload it, then check the details automatic transcription misses. The Scriptorium team · 13 September 2026 On this page Find the original recording Make a usable first draft The parts worth checking Keep useful memos findable To transcribe a voice memo, use the original audio file rather than playing it through a speaker and recording it again. Upload the file, choose the spoken language when you know it, then correct names, numbers and any important wording while listening back. Find the original recording Voice notes arrive in several forms: a recording app, a messaging app attachment, or a file someone has sent you. Save or share the original audio file to your device first. Re-recording it with another phone adds room noise and makes every recognition problem harder. The file extension is less important than the audio itself. Common formats such as M4A, MP3, WAV, OGG and Opus are normal voice-memo formats. There is usually no reason to convert one before transcribing it. Make a usable first draft Open audio to text and choose the original voice-memo file. Set the language if you know it; automatic detection is for genuinely uncertain recordings. Wait for the transcript, then play the audio alongside it. Correct the details that change the meaning before sharing or acting on the text. A short memo is a good way to test transcription quality because you already know what was said. If it is a message from someone else, make sure you have permission to store, share or transcribe it before uploading it. The parts worth checking People and place names. The system has no way to know a preferred spelling. Dates, times and numbers. These are easy to hear incorrectly and often the reason the memo was sent. Tasks and instructions. Confirm the verb, not just the subject. “Send” and “do not send” are very different notes. Background conversations. A memo recorded in a busy place may include words the speaker did not intend to dictate. Keep useful memos findable A single transcription saves typing. A saved library of them becomes useful later: you can search for the person, project or phrase you remember instead of opening every audio clip. That is the point at which a free account is more useful than a one-off preview. Do not use a transcript as evidence that someone said something without checking the original audio. It is a navigation tool and a working draft, not a perfect record of a conversation. Try it Audio to text Turn a voice memo into editable text. Transcribe audio For supported formats and the full workflow. Questions What format is a voice memo? Voice memos commonly use M4A, MP3, WAV, OGG or Opus. Use the original audio file where possible instead of recording it again through a speaker. Do I need to convert a voice memo before transcribing it? Usually not. Common voice-memo audio formats can be transcribed directly, and converting can add an unnecessary extra step. Should I check a voice-memo transcript? Yes, especially names, dates, numbers, instructions and anything you plan to share or act on. Check those details against the original audio. Keep reading How to convert audio to text The general audio process. How to transcribe Arabic audio to text For Arabic and mixed-language recordings. How accurate is AI transcription? What a draft can get wrong. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Transcribe a Focus Group Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-a-focus-group Home / Blog / How to Transcribe a Focus Group Workflows How to Transcribe a Focus Group A practical focus-group transcription workflow: record with consent, identify speakers, review overlapping talk, and prepare text you can actually analyse. The Scriptorium team · 13 September 2026 On this page Start with consent and a recording plan Capture cleaner voices Transcribe, label and review Prepare text for analysis Do not over-trust speaker labels A focus group needs more than an automatic transcript: record it with clear consent, make the speakers as easy to hear as possible, then use the transcript as a first draft that you label and verify before analysing. The difficult part is not turning sound into words; it is preserving who said what when people respond to each other. Start with consent and a recording plan Tell participants that the session is being recorded, how the recording and transcript will be used, who can access them and how long they will be kept. The exact consent rules depend on where you work and the type of research, so follow your organisation's approved process rather than relying on a generic template. Give the moderator a short opening script with the consent question and record the answer. It is easier to keep that evidence with the session than to reconstruct it later. Capture cleaner voices Ask everyone to say their name once at the start; it gives you an audio reference for later labels. Put the microphone close to the group, away from a projector, fan or open window. Ask participants to avoid talking over one another when possible, while accepting that natural discussion will sometimes overlap. Keep a written seating plan or participant list so a speaker label can be confirmed later. One microphone in a lively room is a compromise. It can produce a useful transcript, but it cannot reliably separate simultaneous speech. Separate microphones or individual tracks are better when the identity of every speaker matters. Transcribe, label and review Upload the recording to audio to text and select the spoken language when you know it. Use the speaker labels as a first pass, then rename and correct them from your participant list. Listen again at overlaps, unclear answers, names and statements you expect to quote. Remove or replace identifying details in the working copy if your research plan requires it. Prepare text for analysis Decide before you edit whether your project needs a clean transcript or a verbatim one. A clean version is easier to read and often enough for thematic analysis. A verbatim version keeps filler words, false starts and interruptions, which can be important when the way something was said is part of the analysis. Keep timestamps beside passages you may quote. They are the quickest way to revisit tone, a pause or a response from the rest of the group that plain text cannot show. Do not over-trust speaker labels Speaker recognition is helpful for making a long discussion readable, not a final identity check. Similar voices, people moving around the room and crosstalk can all swap labels. Verify any label attached to a quote, finding or participant-level conclusion before using it. Try it Audio to text Create the first transcript from a focus-group recording. Transcribe audio For speaker labels, editing and export. Questions Can AI transcribe a focus group? It can create a useful first draft, but overlapping speech and similar voices need review. Verify names and labels before using a quote or participant-level finding. How do I improve a focus-group recording? Get clear consent, place the microphone close to the group, reduce room noise, keep a seating plan and ask participants to avoid talking over one another when possible. Should a focus-group transcript be verbatim? Use verbatim when pauses, interruptions and exact wording matter to your analysis. Use a clean transcript when you need a readable record of the discussion. Keep reading How to transcribe an interview A related research workflow. How accurate is AI transcription? How to review a machine-generated draft. How to transcribe a meeting Another multi-speaker recording workflow. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Transcribe a Video to Text Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-video-to-text Home / Blog / How to Transcribe a Video to Text Video transcription How to Transcribe a Video to Text Four ways to turn a video into text, what is actually happening when you do it, and how to check the result without reading it twice. The Scriptorium team · 11 September 2026 · Updated 12 September 2026 On this page What is actually happening Route 1: upload the file to a transcription tool Route 2: use captions the platform already made Route 3: type it yourself Route 4: pay a human service Which situation are you actually in? How to check a transcript quickly Getting a better transcript before you record How accurate is it? Common problems Which format to export The short version: upload the video to a transcription tool, wait, then correct the result while listening to the audio. That last step is the one people skip and the one that decides whether the transcript is any good. The longer version depends on what you have and what the transcript is for. Below are the four routes that actually exist, what is actually happening when a video becomes text, and how to handle the situation you are actually in — your own file, someone else's YouTube video, a recorded meeting, or a page you cannot download from. What is actually happening Converting a video to text means reading the speech on its sound track and writing it out as words. The picture is never involved. A video file is a container holding at least two streams — a picture track and a sound track — and a transcription tool opens the container, ignores the picture entirely, decodes the audio, and runs speech recognition over it. Two consequences follow, and both are useful to know before you upload anything: Resolution does not matter. A 4K file and a 480p export of the same talk produce the same transcript. If you are choosing which copy to upload, pick the one with the better audio, not the better picture. Anything without speech produces nothing. Music, room tone, sound effects and silence come back empty. That is correct, not a failure. Route 1: upload the file to a transcription tool This is the default and it is the right default. You give a tool the video file, it reads the audio track and gives you back text, usually with a timestamp on every line. Open a transcription tool — video to text here, if you want to try it now. Drop the video file in. MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, AVI, M4V, WMV, FLV, MPG, MPEG, TS and 3GP all work; there is no need to convert the container or extract the audio first. Converting an MKV to an MP4 before uploading achieves nothing except a second generation of compression on the audio, which can only make the transcript worse. Set the language if you know it. Auto-detection is good but can be thrown by a recording that opens with music or noise. Wait. Transcription runs faster than real time, so a recording usually takes a fraction of its own length, though you may queue behind other work. Read the transcript with the audio playing and fix what is wrong. Export it in the format the next step needs. Free tiers exist and are genuinely usable for short files. Here it is one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB with no account at all. Route 2: use captions the platform already made If the video is already on YouTube, a transcript may exist for free. YouTube auto-captions most public videos, and on desktop you can open that text directly: click …more under the title, scroll to the bottom of the description, and click Show transcript. It is rougher than a dedicated pass and has no speaker labels, but it costs nothing and takes ten seconds. The YouTube transcript page covers this in detail, including what to do when the panel is missing. Route 3: type it yourself Worth naming because it is sometimes right. For a two-minute clip where every word has to be exact, typing it while you listen is faster than uploading, waiting and correcting. For anything longer, it is not: manual transcription runs at several times the length of the recording for most people. Route 4: pay a human service Human transcription services charge per audio minute and turn work around in hours or days. For legal proceedings, medical records, research that will be published, or heavily accented and overlapping speech, this is still the accurate option and the money is well spent. For everything else it is overkill. Which situation are you actually in? The four routes above cover the general case. Here is the fastest path for the specific situations that come up most: The video is a file on your computer or phone Route 1, directly — drop it into a transcription tool. If the file is too large, extracting the audio usually brings it under a size limit without changing the transcript at all. It is your own video, already on YouTube Download it from YouTube Studio (Content, then the three-dot menu next to the video, then Download), then use Route 1. The extra step is worth it when the transcript matters: you get speaker labels, line-by-line editing and proper subtitle files, none of which YouTube's own captions give you. It is someone else's video on YouTube Route 2, above — YouTube's own transcript panel. That is the only route to someone else's video without downloading it yourself. It is a recorded meeting Check the meeting tool first. Zoom, Teams and Google Meet all offer recording transcripts, sometimes only on paid plans, and if one already exists you have saved yourself a step. If not, download the recording and use Route 1 — meeting recordings are a good case for speaker labels, since the value is usually in who said what rather than just what was said. It is embedded on a website you do not control Check whether the page already has a transcript published below the player — many do, particularly for talks, lectures and podcasts. If not, and you cannot download the video, there is no clean route, and that is the honest answer. You only need part of it Trim first. If you want the ten minutes where a specific topic came up, cutting to that section before uploading means a shorter wait, a smaller file, and a transcript you do not have to search through. How to check a transcript quickly Do not read it top to bottom. Play the audio and read along. Errors announce themselves because the words on screen stop matching the words in your ears, and in a good tool clicking a line jumps the audio to that second. Errors cluster. Check these first and you will catch most of them: Proper nouns — names of people, companies, products and places. Numbers, dates, prices and units. The opening seconds, before the system has any context. Any passage where two people speak at once. Domain vocabulary: medical, legal, technical or internal shorthand. Getting a better transcript before you record Almost all of the quality is decided by the audio, and almost none of it by the video. A 4K file and a 480p file of the same talk transcribe identically. What changes the result: Microphone distance. Closer is better, and it beats every other factor. Room echo. Soft furnishings help; bare rooms smear words together. One voice at a time. Overlapping speech is the hardest case there is. Background noise. Close the window, turn off the fan. How accurate is it? Nobody should quote you a single accuracy figure, including us. Automatic transcription of one person speaking clearly into a close microphone is very good — good enough that correcting it is much faster than typing it. The same system on a recording with two people talking over each other, a noisy room, a strong accent or a lot of specialist vocabulary is meaningfully worse. The failure mode worth knowing about is that it does not degrade into obvious nonsense. It produces fluent, confident, plausible sentences that are wrong, which is harder to catch than gibberish would be. That is why you check a transcript against the audio rather than reading it on its own. Common problems The transcript is empty Either there is no speech on the track, or the video has no audio stream at all. Play the file with your volume up and check. It came back in the wrong language Auto-detection made its decision from the opening seconds. If the video starts with music, an intro sting or silence, set the language explicitly and run it again. The file is too large Extract the audio and upload that instead. An audio-only version of a video is a small fraction of the size and produces exactly the same transcript. Names are spelled wrong Expected. A speech model has no way to know how a name is spelled unless the context makes it obvious. Fix the first occurrence, then use find and replace. Which format to export This is the decision people get wrong, usually by exporting plain text and then discovering they needed timestamps. You want to…Export Paste it into a documentPlain text (.txt) Cite the moment something was saidTimestamped text Add subtitles to a videoSRT or WebVTT Publish show notes or a reportMarkdown Process it in codeJSON with word timings Work with it in a spreadsheetCSV If you are unsure, export timestamped text. You can always strip timestamps out later; you cannot add them back in. Try it Video to text Upload a video and get a transcript. Transcribe video Accuracy, editing and subtitles. YouTube transcript When the video is on YouTube. Questions What is the fastest way to transcribe a video? Upload it to an automatic transcription tool, then correct the result while listening. For a video already on YouTube, the built-in transcript panel is faster still, if you can accept rougher text with no speaker labels. Can I transcribe a video for free? Yes. Free tiers cover short files — here, one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB with no account. YouTube's own transcript panel is also free for public videos. Do I need to extract the audio first? No. Transcription tools read the audio track out of the video container themselves. Upload the video as it is. Does video quality affect the transcript? No. The picture is ignored entirely. Audio quality is what decides accuracy — microphone distance, echo and background noise. How long does it take? Automatic transcription runs faster than real time, so the machine work is usually a fraction of the recording's length. Budget your own time for checking it, which is the part that actually takes a while. Can I get a transcript from a YouTube video that is not mine? Yes, through YouTube's own transcript panel — see Route 2 above. Downloading someone else's video yourself is a separate question, governed by YouTube's terms. Which export format should I choose? Timestamped text if you are unsure, SRT or WebVTT for subtitles, plain text for pasting into a document, JSON if code is going to process it. Keep reading Transcript from video to text, free What the free options really cover. How accurate is AI transcription? The honest answer. How to get a YouTube transcript Two routes, depending on whose video it is. What is a video transcript? And how it differs from subtitles. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Get a YouTube Transcript Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-get-youtube-transcript Home / Blog / How to Get a YouTube Transcript YouTube How to Get a YouTube Transcript Two reliable routes: YouTube's built-in transcript panel for any public video, and uploading the file for a much better transcript of your own. The Scriptorium team · 11 September 2026 On this page Method 1: YouTube's transcript panel Method 2: upload the file Which one should you use A note on other people's videos YouTube generates captions for most public videos and will show them to you as a transcript, free, in about ten seconds. If you need something better than that — speaker labels, corrections, subtitle files — you upload the video file to a transcription tool instead. Here is both. Method 1: YouTube's transcript panel This works on any public video that has captions, whether or not it is yours, and costs nothing. Open the video in a desktop browser. This does not work in the mobile apps. Click …more under the video title to expand the description. Scroll to the bottom of the expanded description. Click Show transcript. The transcript opens in a panel to the right of the video, with a timestamp on each line. Clicking a line jumps the video to that moment. Removing the timestamps Use the three-dot menu at the top of the transcript panel and choose Toggle timestamps. That gives you clean prose you can select and copy straight into a document. When there is no Show transcript button Three reasons, and only one has a workaround: The uploader disabled captions. Nothing you can do from YouTube's side. The video has not been auto-captioned yet. Very new uploads, and some languages, are not covered. Check again later. You are on a phone. Open it on a desktop browser instead. Method 2: upload the file For your own videos, this is worth the extra two minutes. Download the video from YouTube Studio (Content, then the three-dot menu next to the video, then Download), and upload the file to video to text. What you get that YouTube's panel does not give you: Speaker labels. YouTube's captions are one undifferentiated stream regardless of how many people are talking. Better accuracy, particularly on names and technical terms. Line-by-line editing, so you can fix errors rather than working around them. Real subtitle files — SRT and WebVTT you can upload back to YouTube to replace the automatic captions. Other export formats — Markdown, JSON with word timings, CSV. You cannot paste a YouTube link into Scriptorium. It transcribes files you upload. That is a genuine limitation and it is better stated here than discovered after you have tried. Which one should you use SituationUse Skimming someone else's videoYouTube's transcript panel Quoting someone else's videoYouTube's panel, then verify against the audio Captions for your own videoUpload the file, export SRT or WebVTT Show notes or an article from your videoUpload the file, export Markdown An interview with several peopleUpload the file, for the speaker labels A note on other people's videos Reading the transcript YouTube provides is a feature YouTube provides, and quoting from a video for commentary, criticism, news or research is ordinary practice. Downloading someone else's video is restricted by YouTube's terms of service, and republishing a full transcript of someone's work as your own is a copyright problem regardless of how you obtained it. Try it YouTube transcript Both routes, on one page. Video to text Once you have downloaded the file. Transcribe video Editing and subtitle export. Questions How do I see the transcript of a YouTube video? On a desktop browser, click "...more" under the video title, scroll to the bottom of the description, and click "Show transcript". The transcript opens beside the video. Why can I not find the Show transcript button? Either the uploader disabled captions, the video has not been auto-captioned yet, or you are using a mobile app. The feature is desktop-only. Can I get a YouTube transcript without timestamps? Yes. In the transcript panel, use the three-dot menu and choose Toggle timestamps. Can I paste a YouTube link into Scriptorium? No. Scriptorium transcribes uploaded files. For your own videos, download from YouTube Studio first; for other people's, use YouTube's transcript panel. Is the YouTube transcript accurate? It is automatic captioning, so it is reasonable on clear speech and weaker on names, accents and technical terms. It has no speaker labels. Keep reading How to download a YouTube transcript Getting the text out as a file. How to transcribe YouTube videos For creators, in bulk. Transcript vs subtitles Which one you actually need. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Download a YouTube Transcript Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-download-youtube-transcript Home / Blog / How to Download a YouTube Transcript YouTube How to Download a YouTube Transcript YouTube shows you a transcript but has no download button on the watch page. Here is how to get the text out, including as a proper subtitle file. The Scriptorium team · 11 September 2026 On this page Copying it from the watch page Downloading subtitles from YouTube Studio Getting a better file by uploading the video About browser extensions and downloader sites YouTube will show you a transcript, but on the watch page there is no download button — you copy the text out by hand. If the video is yours, YouTube Studio does have a real download, and uploading the file to a transcription tool gives you more formats than either. Copying it from the watch page This works for any public video with captions. Open the video on a desktop browser. Click …more under the title, scroll to the bottom of the description, and click Show transcript. In the transcript panel, open the three-dot menu and choose Toggle timestamps to turn them off. Skip this if you want them. Click at the start of the transcript, scroll to the end, and shift-click to select it all. Copy, then paste into a document. The result is plain text with no speaker labels and no structure. For a long video the selection step is fiddly, which is the main argument for one of the other methods. Downloading subtitles from YouTube Studio For your own videos there is a genuine download: Open YouTube Studio and go to Subtitles. Select the video, then the language track. Use the menu to download the subtitles, choosing SRT, VTT or SBV. This gives you a real subtitle file rather than copied text. It is still the automatic caption text, so it carries the same errors. Getting a better file by uploading the video If what you want is an accurate transcript in a specific format, transcribe the file rather than exporting YouTube's guess at it. Download your video from YouTube Studio, upload it to video to text, correct anything wrong, then export: FormatFor Plain textPasting into a document. Timestamped textCiting a moment. SRTUploading back to YouTube as corrected subtitles. WebVTTWeb players and YouTube. MarkdownShow notes or an article, with speakers. JSONWord-level timings, for code. CSVSpreadsheets. Uploading a corrected SRT back to YouTube in Studio replaces the automatic captions, which improves the experience for viewers who use them and gives YouTube better text to index. About browser extensions and downloader sites There are many extensions and sites that offer one-click YouTube transcript downloads. Some work well. Two things to weigh before using one: extensions that read page content have broad access to what you browse, and tools that download video rather than just captions sit outside YouTube's terms of service. The two methods above use YouTube's own features and your own files, which avoids both questions. Try it YouTube transcript Both routes explained. Video to text Transcribe the downloaded file. Transcribe video Subtitle export. Questions Does YouTube have a transcript download button? Not on the watch page — you select and copy the text from the transcript panel. YouTube Studio does have a real subtitle download for your own videos. How do I download a YouTube transcript as a text file? Copy it from the transcript panel and paste into a document. For your own videos, download SRT or VTT from YouTube Studio under Subtitles. How do I remove timestamps from a YouTube transcript? Open the three-dot menu in the transcript panel and choose Toggle timestamps. Can I get a better transcript than YouTube's? Yes, by downloading your video and transcribing the file. You get speaker labels, editing and better handling of names and technical terms. Keep reading How to get a YouTube transcript The two methods. How to transcribe YouTube videos For creators. How to add subtitles to a video Using the SRT you exported. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Transcribe YouTube Videos Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-youtube-videos Home / Blog / How to Transcribe YouTube Videos YouTube How to Transcribe YouTube Videos A workflow for creators: getting accurate transcripts of your own YouTube videos, and turning each one into captions, chapters and written content. The Scriptorium team · 11 September 2026 On this page Why YouTube's automatic captions are not enough The workflow Turning one transcript into five things Doing it for a back catalogue What this does not do If you publish on YouTube, a transcript of each video is worth more than the transcript itself. It is captions, chapters, a description, a blog post and a searchable archive, all from one pass. Here is the workflow. Why YouTube's automatic captions are not enough They are free and instant, and for many viewers they are fine. But they have no speaker labels, they are weakest exactly where your content is most specific (product names, guest names, technical terms), and you cannot correct them without replacing them entirely. Since replacing them means producing your own subtitle file anyway, you may as well produce a good one and get the other uses for free. The workflow Download the video. YouTube Studio, Content, three-dot menu next to the video, Download. Transcribe it. Upload the file to video to text. Label the speakers. If the video has a guest, rename the labels once and they apply throughout. Correct it. Play the audio and read along. Fix names, product terms and numbers first — they are where the errors are. Export what you need. SRT for captions, Markdown for the written version, timestamped text for chapters. Upload the captions back. In Studio, under Subtitles, upload your SRT to replace the automatic track. Turning one transcript into five things Captions Upload the SRT in Studio. Viewers who watch muted — a large share on mobile and in feeds — get accurate text instead of approximations. Chapters Export timestamped text and use it to find the natural section boundaries. YouTube chapters need a timestamped list in the description starting at 00:00. A better description The first two lines of a description do the work. A transcript makes it easy to pull the actual promise of the video rather than writing a summary from memory. A blog post A transcript is a draft with bad structure. Reorganising one into an article is far faster than writing from nothing, and it gives the video a text version that search engines can read. Do rewrite it — published raw transcripts read badly. Social clips Timestamps let you find quotable moments without scrubbing through the video, and the transcript gives you the caption text for the clip. Doing it for a back catalogue If you have a hundred videos, do not start at the beginning. Start with the ones that already get traffic: captions and a text version have the most effect where there are already viewers. Check your analytics for the top ten and work down. What this does not do Scriptorium produces subtitle files; it does not burn captions into the video picture. It also cannot fetch a YouTube link — you download the file first. Both are real limitations rather than things hidden behind a setting. Try it YouTube transcript The two routes. Video to text Transcribe the downloaded file. Transcribe video Editing and export. Questions How do I transcribe my own YouTube video? Download it from YouTube Studio under Content, then upload the file to a transcription tool. Correct the result and export SRT to replace YouTube's automatic captions. Should I replace YouTube's automatic captions? If accuracy matters for your content, yes. Automatic captions are weakest on names and specialist terms, which is usually the vocabulary that matters most. Can I transcribe a YouTube video without downloading it? Only via YouTube's own transcript panel, which shows the automatic captions. A transcription tool needs the file. Does adding a transcript help my video get found? Accurate captions give YouTube better text to work with, and publishing a written version elsewhere gives search engines something to index that a video alone does not. Keep reading How to get a YouTube transcript Including other people's videos. How to turn a video into a blog post The written version. Video transcript for SEO Publishing transcripts well. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Convert Audio to Text Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-convert-audio-to-text Home / Blog / How to Convert Audio to Text Audio transcription How to Convert Audio to Text Turning a recording into text: which formats work, how to handle multiple speakers, and the recording habits that decide the result. The Scriptorium team · 11 September 2026 On this page The steps Which audio formats work Where accuracy actually comes from Multiple speakers Common problems Upload the audio file to a transcription tool, wait, correct the result while listening. That is the whole process. What varies is how good the starting audio is, and that is what this article is mostly about. The steps Open audio to text. Drop in the recording. MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC, OGG, Opus, WMA, AIFF, AMR and CAF all work as they are. Set the language if you know it. Wait for the transcript. Rename the speaker labels if there is more than one voice. Read along with the audio and correct what is wrong. Export. Free for one recording up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, with no account. Which audio formats work All the common ones, and there is no need to convert between them first. Compressed or uncompressed makes very little practical difference: a decent MP3 of a clear conversation transcribes about as well as the WAV it came from. What does matter is re-compression. Exporting an already-compressed file again, especially at a low bitrate, throws away detail the recogniser was using. Upload the original recording rather than a copy you made for emailing. Where accuracy actually comes from Almost entirely from the recording, and hardly at all from the software. In descending order of impact: Whether people talk over each other. The hardest case in the field. How close the microphone is. A phone on the table across the room records mostly room. Echo. Hard surfaces smear each word into the next. Background noise. Traffic, cafés, fans, air conditioning. Specialist vocabulary. Names, jargon, case numbers, drug names. If you can influence the recording at all, moving the microphone closer will improve your transcript more than any other single change, including buying better equipment. Multiple speakers When a recording has several voices, speech is grouped by speaker and each turn is labelled, so an interview reads as an exchange rather than a wall of text. You rename the labels to real names once and the change applies everywhere. This is worked out from the sound of each voice. It is very good at noticing that the speaker changed and less reliable at counting how many distinct people there are, particularly with similar voices or a lot of crosstalk. It handles up to eight speakers. If you control the recording and the speakers matter, record each person on a separate track. That removes the problem rather than asking software to solve it. Common problems The transcript is empty There is no speech on the recording, or the file has no audio stream. Play it and check. Wrong language detected Detection reads the opening seconds. If the recording starts with music or silence it can commit to the wrong guess. Set the language explicitly. One speaker labelled as two Usually caused by a change in how the person sounds — moving closer to the microphone, or a change in tone. Merge the labels manually. Phone call audio is rough Expected. Phone audio is narrowband, which discards frequencies the recogniser would otherwise use. It works, just less well. Try it Audio to text The converter itself. Transcribe audio Workflows by recording type. Video to text If it is a video file. Questions What audio formats can be converted to text? MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, FLAC, OGG, Opus, WMA, AIFF, AMR and CAF, among others. No conversion needed first. Is WAV better than MP3 for transcription? Barely. A decent MP3 of clear speech transcribes about as well as the WAV. What hurts is re-compressing an already compressed file. Can it identify different speakers? Yes, up to eight. Each turn is labelled and you rename the labels. It is better at detecting a speaker change than at counting exactly how many people there are. How do I convert audio to text for free? Upload a file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB with no account. A free account raises the limits. Keep reading How to transcribe an interview The most common case. How to transcribe a podcast Show notes and captions. How accurate is AI transcription? Before you rely on it. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Transcribe an Interview Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-an-interview Home / Blog / How to Transcribe an Interview Audio transcription How to Transcribe an Interview A workflow for interviews where the quotes have to be right: recording, transcribing, verifying, and the consent question people skip. The Scriptorium team · 11 September 2026 On this page Before you record Transcribing it Verifying quotes Clean or verbatim? Exporting Keeping it An interview transcript has one job that other transcripts do not: the quotes have to be exactly right, and you have to be able to prove it. That changes the workflow at both ends. Before you record Consent Ask, out loud, on the recording. Recording laws vary: some places require every party to consent, some only one, and the rules differ again for phone calls and across borders. Getting agreement on tape at the start costs ten seconds and settles the question permanently. Separately from the law, be clear about what the recording is for and whether the interview is on the record. That is a professional obligation, not a legal one. The recording itself This is where your transcript quality is decided: Put the microphone close to whoever is speaking. Closer than feels polite. Choose a room with soft furnishings. Avoid glass, bare tables and hard floors. Ask your subject not to talk over you and try not to talk over them. Overlapping speech is the single worst case for any transcription. Record each person separately if you can. Two tracks means no crosstalk problem. Do a ten-second test and listen back before you start the real thing. Transcribing it Upload the recording to transcribe audio. Set the language. Rename the speaker labels to real names. Once each, and it applies throughout. Read the transcript with the audio playing. Reading along is not optional for interview work. Automatic transcription produces fluent, confident sentences even when it has misheard, so a transcript that reads perfectly can still be wrong. The errors only reveal themselves against the audio. Verifying quotes For anything you are going to publish or attribute: Find the quote in the transcript. Click the line to jump the audio to that second. Listen to it. Check every word. Note the timestamp beside the quote in your notes. The timestamp is the point. If the quote is challenged later, you can go straight to the moment rather than searching an hour of tape. Check names, numbers, dates, job titles and organisation names specifically. These are where automatic transcription is least reliable and where an error does the most damage. Clean or verbatim? Decide before you start editing, because the two are different documents. VerbatimClean IncludesEvery um, false start, repetition, stutterThe words, tidied Use forResearch, legal work, speech analysisJournalism, publishing, notes EffortLower — leave it aloneHigher — you edit RiskUnflattering to readChanging meaning while tidying If you clean, the rule is that you may remove disfluencies and you may not change what someone said. Cutting "I think maybe we should" down to "we should" is a different statement, not a tidier one. Exporting Timestamped text for your own working copy, so you keep the pointers back to the audio. Plain text for the version you write from. Markdown if you want a formatted document with speakers separated. Keeping it Keep the original audio as long as you might need to defend a quote. A transcript is a derived document; the recording is the evidence. Try it Transcribe audio Interviews, with speaker labels. Audio to text Formats and accuracy. Video to text If you filmed it. Questions What is the best way to transcribe an interview? Record with the microphone close and one person speaking at a time, transcribe automatically, then verify every quote against the audio using the timestamps. Do I need permission to record an interview? Usually yes, and the rules vary by jurisdiction. Ask on the recording at the start — it costs ten seconds and settles it. Should an interview transcript be verbatim or cleaned up? Verbatim for research and legal work, cleaned for journalism and publishing. Either way, never change what someone actually said. How do I check a quote is accurate? Click the line in the transcript to jump the audio to that moment and listen. Note the timestamp beside the quote in your notes. Keep reading How to transcribe a meeting A similar workflow, different output. How accurate is AI transcription? Why you verify quotes. How to convert audio to text The basics. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Transcribe a Podcast Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-a-podcast Home / Blog / How to Transcribe a Podcast Audio transcription How to Transcribe a Podcast Why every episode should have a transcript, how to produce one efficiently, and how to turn it into show notes, captions and a searchable archive. The Scriptorium team · 11 September 2026 On this page Why bother The workflow Getting a cleaner starting point Publishing it Turning it into show notes Video podcasts A podcast transcript does three jobs at once: it makes the episode accessible, it gives search engines something to read, and it is the raw material for show notes. One pass, three outputs. Why bother Accessibility. Deaf and hard-of-hearing listeners cannot access your show without one. That is the whole reason, and it is sufficient on its own. Discoverability. Audio is invisible to search engines. A transcript on the episode page is the only text they have to work with. Show notes. Far faster to edit down from a transcript than to write from memory. Your own archive. After thirty episodes, finding the one where a guest said a particular thing is impossible without text. Listeners who prefer reading. A meaningful share of people would rather skim than listen, and currently they simply do not. The workflow Transcribe the finished episode. Upload the published audio to audio to text — the edited version, so the transcript matches what listeners hear. Label the speakers. Rename host and guests once. Correct it. Read along with the audio. Prioritise guest names, company names, book titles, products and any technical vocabulary. Export twice. Markdown for the episode page, WebVTT if you also publish video. Do this as part of publishing an episode rather than as a separate project. A backlog of untranscribed episodes never gets done; one episode at publication time takes twenty minutes. Getting a cleaner starting point Podcast audio is usually good, which is why podcast transcripts are usually good. The exception is remote interviews. If you record guests over a call, record each side locally — a double-ender — rather than relying on the call recording. It eliminates crosstalk between tracks and removes connection artefacts, which improves the transcript as much as it improves the audio. Publishing it On the episode page Put the transcript on the same page as the player, below the show notes. Splitting it onto a separate page divides the page's relevance between two URLs and makes the listener click. Format it A wall of text nobody reads is a wasted transcript. Speaker names in bold, a blank line between turns, and headings at the topic changes. The Markdown export gives you most of this already. Do not just paste raw Spoken language on the page reads badly. Removing filler words and tidying false starts makes it readable without changing what anyone said. Turning it into show notes The transcript gives you, directly: the topics discussed with timestamps, every book, product and person mentioned, and the quotable moments. Show notes are mostly an editing job on top of that rather than a writing job. Timestamped text is the useful export here, because chapter markers come straight out of it. Video podcasts If you publish to YouTube as well, export WebVTT and upload it as the subtitle track. Same transcript, no extra work, and better than the automatic captions YouTube would otherwise use — particularly for guest names. Try it Audio to text For the episode audio. Transcribe audio Podcast workflows. Video to text If you publish video too. Questions Should podcasts have transcripts? Yes. Accessibility is the primary reason. Discoverability, show notes and a searchable archive are the practical ones. How long does transcribing an episode take? The machine work is a fraction of the episode length. Correcting it is the real cost — budget roughly twenty minutes for an hour-long episode with clean audio. Where should I publish the transcript? On the same page as the episode, below the show notes. Splitting it onto its own page divides the page's relevance and makes listeners click. Can I use the transcript for YouTube captions? Yes. Export WebVTT and upload it as the subtitle track. Better than YouTube's automatic captions, especially for names. Keep reading How to transcribe an interview For guest episodes. How to turn a video into a blog post Repurposing the transcript. Video transcript for SEO Publishing it properly. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Transcribe a Meeting Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-a-meeting Home / Blog / How to Transcribe a Meeting Audio transcription How to Transcribe a Meeting Getting a written record of a recorded call: what your meeting tool already does, what to do when it does not, and the consent question. The Scriptorium team · 11 September 2026 On this page Tell people they are being recorded If your meeting tool has transcription If it does not Getting a usable recording What to do with the transcript Retention A note on sensitive meetings Check whether your meeting tool already produced a transcript before you transcribe the recording again. Zoom, Teams and Google Meet all offer them, often on paid plans. If one exists, you have saved yourself a step. Tell people they are being recorded Before anything else. Most meeting platforms announce it automatically, which is the minimum rather than the whole obligation. Say it out loud, and say what the recording is for. Recording consent rules vary by jurisdiction, and on a call with participants in several countries more than one set may apply. Beyond the law, people speak differently when they know they are on the record, and they are entitled to know. If your meeting tool has transcription Use it. It is already there, it needs no upload, and for a routine internal meeting it is enough. Its weaknesses are the usual ones: names, technical terms and anybody who talks over somebody else. Reasons to transcribe the recording separately anyway: you need better accuracy, you need a format the meeting tool does not export, or you want the record somewhere other than that vendor's cloud. If it does not Download the recording. Upload it to transcribe audio. Rename the speaker labels to real names. Read through with the audio playing, correcting names, numbers and decisions. Export Markdown for a formatted record. Getting a usable recording Remote meetings transcribe better than in-person ones, because each person is already on their own microphone. In-person meetings are the hard case: One laptop microphone at the end of a long table records mostly table. Meeting rooms are acoustically the worst kind of room — hard surfaces on every side. Several people, often talking at once. If in-person meetings are routine, a decent conference microphone in the middle of the table will do more for your transcripts than any software choice. For hybrid meetings, having in-room participants join on their own devices, muted except when speaking, works remarkably well. What to do with the transcript A full meeting transcript is rarely the useful artefact. What people want is shorter: Decisions. What was agreed, by whom. Actions. Who is doing what, by when. Open questions. What was raised and not settled. The record. The full transcript, kept but not circulated. Write the summary from the transcript and circulate that. Attach or link the full transcript for anyone who needs to check what was actually said. Retention Decide how long you keep meeting recordings and transcripts, and apply it consistently. Indefinitely is a decision too, and usually not a good one: a written record of every internal conversation is a liability as well as an asset. If your organisation has a retention policy, meeting transcripts fall under it. A note on sensitive meetings For conversations covered by legal privilege, medical confidentiality or similar, think about where the audio goes before you upload it anywhere. Any cloud transcription service means the recording is processed on someone else's infrastructure. Running transcription on hardware you control is the only approach that removes the question entirely, and the software behind this service can be self-hosted for that reason. Try it Transcribe audio Meetings, with speaker labels. Private meeting transcription For meetings that should not leave your control. Video to text For a recorded video call. Audio to text Formats and accuracy. Questions Does Zoom or Teams already transcribe meetings? Both offer transcription, often on paid plans, as does Google Meet. Check before transcribing the recording separately. Do I need to tell people I am recording a meeting? Yes. Most platforms announce it automatically, but say it out loud as well and say what the recording is for. Consent rules vary by jurisdiction. Why are in-person meeting recordings harder to transcribe? One distant microphone, a room with hard surfaces, and several people who talk over each other. A conference microphone helps more than any software setting. How long should I keep meeting transcripts? As long as your organisation's retention policy says. Keeping everything forever is a decision with its own risks. Keep reading How to transcribe an interview A related workflow. How to turn a video into notes Getting to the useful part. How accurate is AI transcription? What to check. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Transcribe a Lecture Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-transcribe-a-lecture Home / Blog / How to Transcribe a Lecture Audio transcription How to Transcribe a Lecture Turning recorded lectures into searchable, revisable text — including the permission question and why transcribing as you go beats a panic before exams. The Scriptorium team · 11 September 2026 On this page Check you are allowed to record Recording it well Transcribing Transcribe as you go Turning a transcript into notes If you have an accommodation A lecture transcript is for finding things again. The value is not in reading it once; it is in being able to search a term's worth of lectures for the five minutes where something was actually explained. Check you are allowed to record Most institutions have a policy, and it is usually more permissive than students assume — many explicitly allow recording for personal study. Some require you to ask, and disability services can often arrange permission where the default is no. The consistent rule everywhere is that a recording made for personal study is for personal study. Uploading a lecturer's recording, or its transcript, to a shared drive or a study site is a copyright problem and often a disciplinary one. Recording it well Lecture halls are close to the worst case for automatic transcription: a large room, hard surfaces, a speaker who moves, and a phone in a bag three rows back. Sit near the front if you can. Distance is the dominant factor. Put the phone on the desk, microphone end pointing at the lecturer, not in a bag or pocket. If the lecture is recorded officially, use that recording instead. It is usually taken from a lapel microphone and is far cleaner than anything you can capture. Check whether slides or notes are published. Technical terms spelled correctly on a slide are exactly what the transcript will get wrong. Transcribing Upload the recording to audio to text. Set the language. Skim the transcript against the audio, focusing on technical vocabulary. Fix the recurring terms. A subject-specific word misheard once is misheard every time, so a find-and-replace fixes a whole lecture at once. You do not need to correct a lecture transcript line by line. Unlike an interview, nobody is being quoted. Get the terminology right so that searching works, and leave the rest. Transcribe as you go The mistake is saving it all for revision week. Transcribing after each lecture takes a few minutes and builds an archive that is searchable when you need it. Doing thirty lectures the week before an exam is both miserable and too late to be useful. Turning a transcript into notes A transcript is not notes. It is a complete record of everything said, including the digressions, and reading it start to finish is slower than having attended. What works: Search it for the concept you are stuck on and read only that section. Pull the definitions out into your own notes, in your own words. Use the timestamps to jump back to the audio for anything the text alone does not make clear — tone and emphasis carry a lot in an explanation. Note what the lecturer repeated or slowed down for. That is the exam signal. If you have an accommodation If you have a disability-related accommodation for recording lectures, your institution's disability service may already provide transcription, and may cover the cost of a tool. Ask before paying for one yourself. Try it Audio to text For a lecture recording. Transcribe audio Lecture workflows. Video to text If the lecture was filmed. Questions Am I allowed to record lectures? Usually for personal study, but check your institution's policy. Some require you to ask first. Sharing the recording or transcript is a separate question and is normally not allowed. How do I get a good lecture recording? Sit near the front, put the phone on the desk with the microphone facing the lecturer, and use the official recording instead if one exists. Do I need to correct the whole transcript? No. Fix the recurring technical terms so search works. Nobody is being quoted, so line-by-line accuracy matters much less than in an interview. Is a transcript the same as lecture notes? No. A transcript is everything that was said. Notes are what you concluded. Use the transcript to find things and write notes in your own words. Keep reading How to turn a video into notes Getting from transcript to notes. How to convert audio to text The basics. How to transcribe a meeting A related workflow. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Turn a Video Into Notes Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-turn-video-into-notes Home / Blog / How to Turn a Video Into Notes Workflows How to Turn a Video Into Notes A transcript is not notes. Here is how to get from one to the other without reading an hour of text, and why the machine cannot do the last step for you. The Scriptorium team · 11 September 2026 On this page Why the transcript is not the notes The workflow What to actually write down Using timestamps properly On asking a model to summarise it Building an archive Transcribing a video gives you every word that was said. Notes are the opposite: the few things worth keeping, in your own words. Getting from one to the other is an editing job, and it is the part that actually produces understanding. Why the transcript is not the notes A one-hour talk is roughly nine thousand words. Reading that takes about as long as watching the talk did, which means a raw transcript has saved you nothing except the ability to search it. That last part is worth a lot, but it is not notes. Notes are shorter than the source, organised by idea rather than by chronology, and written in your own words. The last property is the one that matters: rewriting something in your own words is what tests whether you understood it. The workflow Transcribe the video. video to text takes the file directly. Skim the headings and timestamps to get the shape of it. You are looking for where the topic changes, not for content yet. Mark the parts that matter. Usually a small fraction of the whole. Write the notes from the marked sections, in your own words, keeping the timestamp beside anything you might need to check. Keep the transcript. It is your index back into the video. What to actually write down The useful test for any sentence in a transcript is whether you would want it again in six months. That usually leaves: Definitions and the distinctions between similar things. Claims with reasons attached, and the reasons. Anything that contradicted what you expected. Numbers, with what they measure and where they came from. Things to look up. Anything the speaker repeated, slowed down for, or said twice differently. What to leave: recaps, examples you already understood, housekeeping, and anything you are copying because it sounded good rather than because it was useful. Using timestamps properly Keep the timestamp next to any note you might need to verify. Written explanations lose tone, emphasis and the pause before an important qualifier, and sometimes the only way to recover what someone meant is to hear them say it again. It also makes your notes checkable by someone else, which matters if you are taking notes on behalf of a team. On asking a model to summarise it You can paste a transcript into a language model and get a summary. It will be fluent, roughly correct, and will silently drop the qualifications — which is exactly where the meaning often lives. It also cannot know which three sentences matter to you, because that depends on what you already know. Used as a first pass to find the sections worth reading, it is genuinely helpful. Used as the notes themselves, you end up with a document you have never actually read, about a video you never watched. Building an archive The compounding benefit arrives after you have done this a few times. Individually a transcript is a convenience; twenty of them, searchable, is a reference library of everything you have watched — and searching across all of them is a genuinely different capability from searching one. Try it Video to text Transcribe the video first. Audio to text For a recording. Transcribe video Editing and export. Questions How do I take notes from a video without watching it twice? Transcribe it, skim for where the topic changes, mark the sections that matter, and write notes from those in your own words. Is a transcript the same as notes? No. A transcript is every word that was said. Notes are the few things worth keeping, reorganised and rewritten in your own words. Should I let an AI summarise the transcript? As a way to find the sections worth reading, yes. As the notes themselves, no — summaries drop the qualifications, and writing notes yourself is what produces understanding. Why keep timestamps in notes? So you can jump back to the moment and hear the tone and emphasis, which written text loses. Keep reading How to transcribe a lecture Where this matters most. How to turn a video into a blog post A different output. How to transcribe a meeting Decisions and actions. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Add Subtitles to a Video Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-add-subtitles-to-video Home / Blog / How to Add Subtitles to a Video Workflows How to Add Subtitles to a Video Producing a subtitle file from a transcript and adding it to YouTube, a web player or a video editor — and when to burn captions in instead. The Scriptorium team · 11 September 2026 On this page Step 1: get an accurate transcript Step 2: export SRT or WebVTT Step 3: add it to the video Separate track or burned in? Making subtitles readable Subtitles come from a transcript. Transcribe the video, correct the text, export SRT or WebVTT, then attach that file wherever the video plays. The only real decision is whether the subtitles should be a separate track or burned into the picture. Step 1: get an accurate transcript Upload the video to video to text and read the transcript with the audio playing. Correct it now rather than later — fixing a subtitle file after the fact means editing timed fragments one at a time, which is considerably worse. Prioritise names, product terms and numbers. Those are both the most likely errors and the most visible ones when they appear on screen. Step 2: export SRT or WebVTT SRT if you are unsure. It is accepted almost everywhere. WebVTT for HTML5 video on the web, and for YouTube. Step 3: add it to the video YouTube Open YouTube Studio and go to Subtitles. Select the video, then Add language if the language is not listed. Choose Upload file, select With timing, and pick your SRT. Review and publish. Your uploaded track replaces the automatic captions, which is worth doing on any video where names or technical terms matter. A website Use the HTML5 element with your WebVTT file: Use kind="captions" rather than kind="subtitles" when the track is for accessibility and includes non-speech sound. A video editor Most editors import SRT directly and place it as a text or caption layer. From there you can style it and, if you need to, render it into the picture. Vimeo, LinkedIn and the rest Almost every platform that hosts video accepts an SRT upload alongside it. Look for captions or subtitles in the video's settings after upload. Separate track or burned in? Separate trackBurned in Viewer can turn offYesNo Works on muted autoplay feedsOften notAlways Can be translated laterYesNo Readable by search enginesSometimesNo Needs re-rendering to changeNoYes Rule of thumb: burned-in for social feeds that autoplay muted, a separate track for everything else. A separate track is the accessible choice, because the viewer keeps control. Scriptorium produces the subtitle file. Burning captions into the picture happens in your video editor or on the platform, not here. Making subtitles readable Two lines at most on screen at a time. Roughly 32 to 42 characters per line. Break at natural phrase boundaries, not mid-phrase. Leave each caption on screen long enough to read — about a second minimum. Keep the text in sync with the audio rather than slightly ahead. Exported SRT and WebVTT follow segment boundaries from the transcript, which is usually close to right. For broadcast-standard subtitling you will want to adjust the splits by hand in a subtitle editor. Try it Video to text Transcribe, then export SRT or WebVTT. Transcribe video Correcting before export. YouTube transcript For YouTube videos. Questions How do I add subtitles to a YouTube video? In YouTube Studio, go to Subtitles, select the video and language, choose Upload file with timing, and upload your SRT. It replaces the automatic captions. What file format do I need for subtitles? SRT is the most widely accepted. WebVTT is the web standard and what HTML5 video and YouTube use. Should subtitles be burned into the video? Only for social feeds that autoplay muted. Everywhere else, a separate track is better — the viewer can turn it off, it can be translated, and it can be changed without re-rendering. Can I make subtitles from a transcript? Yes, that is how subtitles are made. Export SRT or WebVTT from the transcript rather than writing them separately. Keep reading Transcript vs subtitles Which one you need. How to transcribe YouTube videos The creator workflow. Video transcript for SEO Publishing the text version. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account --- ## How to Turn a Video Into a Blog Post Source: https://tryscriptorium.com/blog/how-to-turn-video-into-blog-post Home / Blog / How to Turn a Video Into a Blog Post Workflows How to Turn a Video Into a Blog Post A transcript is a first draft with terrible structure. Here is how to turn one into something worth reading, and why publishing it raw does not work. The Scriptorium team · 11 September 2026 On this page Why you cannot just publish the transcript The process What to cut What to keep exactly as said How long it takes On asking a model to do it for you Publishing it Turning a video into an article is mostly deletion. The transcript gives you every idea you had, in the order you happened to say them, with all the repetition and none of the structure. The work is choosing and rearranging, not writing. Why you cannot just publish the transcript Spoken and written language are different registers, and the difference is bigger than people expect. Speech repeats itself deliberately, wanders, backtracks, uses "so" and "right" as punctuation, and relies on tone to carry meaning that the words alone do not. On a page, all of that reads as padding. A published raw transcript makes a good talk look like a bad article. The process Transcribe the video. video to text, then correct the names and terms. Read it once, marking what is worth keeping. Expect to keep between a third and a half. Find the actual structure. What you said in the video followed the order you thought of it. Written form wants the conclusion much earlier and the arguments grouped rather than scattered. Write the opening yourself. Spoken introductions warm up; written ones cannot afford to. Say what the piece is about in the first two sentences. Rewrite each kept section as prose. Cut the fillers, finish the unfinished sentences, remove the repetition. Add what the video conveyed visually. Anything you pointed at or showed on screen needs a screenshot, a table, or a sentence describing it. Add headings and a conclusion. Embed the video. The article and the video should live on the same page. What to cut Warm-up and housekeeping. "Before we start, make sure you subscribe." Repetition. You said things twice in the video for a good reason; on a page the reader can look back. Verbal tics: so, right, basically, you know, kind of. Digressions, however good. Split a genuinely good one into its own article. Anything that only made sense with something on screen, unless you add the image. What to keep exactly as said Specific numbers with their sources, direct quotes from other people, technical instructions where the wording matters, and any phrasing you got right the first time. Some spoken sentences are better than what you would write at a keyboard, and those are worth preserving. How long it takes Meaningfully less than writing from scratch, because the thinking is done and the examples exist. Meaningfully more than nothing, because the editing is real work. Anyone promising a finished article from a video at the press of a button is describing a raw transcript with headings added. On asking a model to do it for you A language model will turn a transcript into something article-shaped, and it is a genuinely useful way to get a structural first pass — an outline, the natural section breaks, a list of the points you actually made. What it will not do is keep your specifics. Summaries drop the numbers, flatten the qualifications and smooth out the one unusual thing you said, which was probably the reason the video was worth watching. If you use one, use it for the skeleton and write the sentences yourself. Publishing it Put the article and the video on the same page. The article is what search engines read and what a reader who will not watch a video gets; the video is what people who prefer watching get. See video transcripts for SEO for how to publish the full transcript alongside it. Try it Video to text Start with the transcript. Audio to text For podcast episodes. Transcribe video Correcting before you edit. Questions Can I just publish my video transcript as a blog post? It will read badly. Spoken language repeats, wanders and relies on tone. Expect to cut half of it and rewrite the rest as prose. How long does turning a video into an article take? Less than writing from scratch, because the thinking and examples already exist. More than nothing, because the editing is real work. Should the article replace the video? No. Put both on the same page. Some people read, some watch, and search engines only read. Can AI turn my transcript into a blog post? It can give you a structural first pass, which is useful. It will drop your specific numbers and qualifications, so write the sentences yourself. Keep reading Video transcript for SEO Publishing it properly. How to turn a video into notes A shorter output. How to transcribe YouTube videos The creator workflow. Transcribe a file Free for a first file, with no account. Transcribe a file Create free account ---