Audacity audio to text
Audacity audio to text: upload the Audacity recording and get the text with a timecode on every line, in TXT, Markdown, SRT, VTT or CSV. Free $0, 3 files a day.
The Audacity recording is the only thing this service needs from Audacity. Every segment of the Audacity recording keeps the moment it was said. The free plan is $0 with 3 files a day, and one file may be 30 minutes.
How to get Audacity audio to text
- 1
Open the project
The project of Audacity is opened, and the recording that has to be transcribed is the one inside it.
- 2
Check the length of the recording
One file may be up to 30 minutes, on every plan. A longer the Audacity recording is cut into parts before it is sent here.
- 3
Set the language of the file
99+ languages are read, 99+ languages. Set the one the Audacity recording is in, or leave the setting on automatic detection.
- 4
Switch the speaker split on
The split by speaker names the voices in the text when more than one person talks, and the names can be changed in the editor.
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.
What Audacity keeps, and what it gives
- Where the file is
The recording of Audacity is a project on your own computer: the manual says that the data sits in the AUP3 project file.
- Where the file is kept
The manual warns that for a critical recording it is worth shutting down the other applications, so that Audacity has the computer to itself.
- 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
What the recording does not give you
Say one word of a decision three weeks later and see whether you can find it in the Audacity recording. Everything after the meeting is decided by what was written down, and by what can be found in it later. Our own engine reads the Audacity recording once, and the text of it is yours to work with.
Tips
Name the file of the Audacity recording after the meeting, not after the day.
Audacity gives the file, but the name of the file is yours to choose.
Check the length of the Audacity recording 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 Audacity recording yourself when you know it, or leave it on automatic detection.
Questions about Audacity audio to text
What do I need to know about Audacity audio to text?
The file of the Audacity recording is the input, and the engine reads it as it is: no conversion, no link, and no account.
Do I need an account for Audacity audio to text?
Bring the Audacity recording to your disk and upload it here; our own engine returns the text with the time of every line.
What comes back after Audacity audio to text?
Our own engine reads the Audacity recording and keeps the time of every segment, so the work ends with a document.
Is a link enough for Audacity audio to text?
Send the Audacity recording to the widget and the text comes back as a document, with the speakers on request.
Which file do I need for Audacity audio to text?
There is one step before the engine: the file of the Audacity recording has to be on your own disk.
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Sources
- MFAQ:Opening and Saving Files - Audacity Manual (read 2026-10-25)manual.audacityteam.org · checked
- MBasic Recording, Editing and Exporting - Audacity Manual (read 2026-10-25)manual.audacityteam.org · checked
- TTranscription service page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked
- TPricing page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked
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Drop a recording — the text arrives in a minute
Speakers by name, a time on every line, export to TXT, SRT, VTT, CSV and Markdown.