What are the steps to transcribe an Apple podcast?
The file of the podcast episode is the input, and the engine reads it as it is: no conversion, no link, and no account.
Apple Podcasts, step by step
How to transcribe an Apple podcast
How to transcribe an Apple podcast: the steps that take the podcast episode and turn it into text, with the export that comes back. Free $0, 3 files a day.
3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps
In short
Take the podcast episode and the rest of the work is a file upload. Two voices in the podcast episode are told apart, and every line keeps the name. The free plan is $0 with 3 files a day, and one file may be 30 minutes.
How to transcribe an Apple podcast, step by step
- 1
Open the episode
The episode of the show is opened, and the transcript of it is there to be read along with the sound.
- 2
Download the episode
The episode is downloaded on the device, so that the sound of it is a file on your own disk.
- 3
Send the file to the engine
The file of the episode goes to the widget above, and the text comes back with the time of every line.
- 4
Check the length of the recording
One file may be up to 30 minutes, on every plan. A longer the podcast episode is cut into parts before it is sent here.
- 5
Set the language of the file
99+ languages are read, 99+ languages. Set the one the podcast episode is in, or leave the setting on automatic detection.
What comes back from the engine
- TXT
One segment per line, the way a person wrote it down. It is the format to paste into a ticket, a chat or a document.
- TXT, CSV
The start and the end time of every segment, and the speakers named separately when you ask for it.
- SRT, VTT
SRT and VTT with the time of every line, so the recording can carry its own subtitles.
- Markdown, DOCX
The transcript is edited through the API and exported as Markdown for a wiki, or as DOCX for a review.
How Apple Podcasts stores the file, and what it says about it
| What | What the platform says |
|---|---|
| Where the file is | An episode of a podcast can be saved and downloaded on the device, and the guide has a section named 'Save, download, or remove episodes'. |
| Where the file is kept | The episode comes with a transcript, and the guide lets you follow along with it while the episode plays. |
| Length of one file | up to 30 minutes on the free plan, no minute limit on Pro |
| Free plan | $0: 3 files a day, up to 30 minutes per file, no card |
The case
What the recording does not give you
For how to transcribe an Apple podcast, this is the search people type when the work is done and the text is not. A meeting ends with a file on a disk, and the text of it takes a minute more of work. Our own engine reads the podcast episode and returns a text in which every segment keeps its own start and its own end.
Tips
Name the file of the podcast episode after the meeting, not after the day.
Apple Podcasts gives the file, but the name of the file is yours to choose.
Check the length of the podcast episode before the upload: 30 minutes is the limit of one file.
Over 30 minutes on the free plan a file has to be cut before sending; Pro has no minute limit.
Set the language of the podcast episode yourself when you know it, or leave it on automatic detection.
Questions about how to transcribe an Apple podcast
What do I need before I transcribe an Apple podcast?
Bring the podcast episode to your disk and upload it here; our own engine returns the text with the time of every line.
Do I need an account to transcribe an Apple podcast?
Our own engine reads the podcast episode and keeps the time of every segment, so the work ends with a document.
What is in the file after I transcribe an Apple podcast?
Send the podcast episode to the widget and the text comes back as a document, with the speakers on request.
Is there a faster way to transcribe an Apple podcast?
There is one step before the engine: the file of the podcast episode has to be on your own disk.
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Sources
- SApple Podcasts User Guide for Mac - Apple Support (read 2026-10-25)support.apple.com · checked
- TTranscription service page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked
- TPricing page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked
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