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Dropbox audio to text

Dropbox audio to text: upload the recording in Dropbox and get the text with a timecode on every line. Free $0, 3 files a day.

3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps
In short

Dropbox keeps the recording on its own servers, and the first step is to bring it down. The speakers of the recording in Dropbox are told apart on request. The free plan is $0 with 3 files a day, and one file may be 30 minutes.

How it works

How to get Dropbox audio to text

  1. 1

    Find the file

    The recording is found in the folder of Dropbox where it was put.

  2. 2

    Decide the format before the export

    TXT for a plain text, CSV for a spreadsheet, Markdown for a wiki, SRT and VTT for subtitles, DOCX for a review on Pro.

  3. 3

    Do not convert the file first

    The engine reads the file the way the platform made it: MP4, MP3, M4A, WAV and the other containers of the recorders.

  4. 4

    Fix the names in the editor

    A wrong name in the text is corrected in the editor. The correction moves no timestamp: the line keeps the moment it was said.

The result

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.

The facts

What Dropbox keeps, and what it gives

Where Dropbox keeps the file, and what it says about it
WhatWhat the platform says
Where the file isA file or a folder of Dropbox is downloaded as a separate local copy, and the changes you make in the copy do not reach the original file in the account.
What the file isYou can look at the pages of a document, scrub through a video, or flip through the contents of a folder without opening it.
Length of one fileup 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

The recording in Dropbox is already on your disk, and it already holds the whole meeting. The hour after a meeting is spent listening to it again, and it is spent badly, because the ears are tired. Send the recording in Dropbox through our own engine and it comes back as text, one segment per line.

Tips

  • Name the file of the recording in Dropbox after the meeting, not after the day.

  • Dropbox gives the file, but the name of the file is yours to choose.

  • Check the length of the recording in Dropbox 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 recording in Dropbox yourself when you know it, or leave it on automatic detection.

FAQ

Questions about Dropbox audio to text

What do I need to know about Dropbox audio to text?

The file of the recording in Dropbox is the input, and the engine reads it as it is: no conversion, no link, and no account.

Do I need an account for Dropbox audio to text?

Bring the recording in Dropbox to your disk and upload it here; our own engine returns the text with the time of every line.

What comes back after Dropbox audio to text?

Our own engine reads the recording in Dropbox and keeps the time of every segment, so the work ends with a document.

Is a link enough for Dropbox audio to text?

Send the recording in Dropbox to the widget and the text comes back as a document, with the speakers on request.

Which file do I need for Dropbox audio to text?

There is one step before the engine: the file of the recording in Dropbox has to be on your own disk.

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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.

3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps