Dropbox file to show notes in English
Dropbox file to show notes in English: send the file and get the text with the timecodes. One file may be up to 30 minutes on the free plan, no minute limit on Pro.
The file of the Dropbox file is the input of this page, and the Dropbox keeps it, Transcribsi reads the English speech and writes the show notes in the sections Episode summary, Chapters, Quotes. One file may be up to 30 minutes.
How to get the file and turn it into show notes
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Sign in to dropbox.com
You open dropbox.com and sign in to the account with the recording
- 2
Upload the file
The file of the Dropbox file is attached in the widget of this page, and the speech is marked as English; the answer comes back as the show notes.
- 3
Give the transcript to the instruction
The instruction of the task asks for the show notes and puts the answer about the Dropbox file into the sections Episode summary, Chapters, Quotes; a claim that is not in the recording is not written.
- 4
Name the language of the speech
The engine reads 99+ languages; the speech of this Dropbox file is in English, and the widget carries that setting for the show notes.
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Check the file before the upload
The comments of a file are downloaded as a .txt file that is created automatically
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 Dropbox keeps, and what it says about it
- Where the file is
The file is downloaded from dropbox.com: you log in, hover over the file, tick the checkbox next to it and press Download.
- What the file is
A folder is downloaded the same way: the checkboxes of the files and of the folders are ticked and Download is pressed.
- What can go wrong
The comments of a file are downloaded from the file itself: the comments icon in the upper right corner, then the more options icon and Download comments.
- What the platform says
A folder is downloaded as a compressed .zip file.
- What the platform says
The comments of a file are downloaded as a .txt file that is created automatically.
- 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
- Pro plan
$10 a month when you pay yearly ($120 a year), or $20 a month
What the recording does not give you
Before the show notes there is the file of the Dropbox file. The file is downloaded from dropbox.com: you log in, hover over the file, tick the checkbox next to it and press Download. The English speech is read once, and the sections Episode summary, Chapters, Quotes are written from it.
Tips
The sections of the show notes are the same for every recording.
The language of the widget is the language of the Dropbox file.
The file of the Dropbox file stays on your own disk.
Because of the limits of the browser and of the network, Dropbox recommends the desktop app for the large files.
Questions about Dropbox file and show notes
What does the Dropbox keep for the Dropbox file?
A folder is downloaded the same way: the checkboxes of the files and of the folders are ticked and Download is pressed. The file of the Dropbox file is the input of the engine, and the show notes is written from it.
What does the Dropbox say about the Dropbox file?
Because of the limits of the browser and of the network, Dropbox recommends the desktop app for the large files. The engine reads the English speech of the Dropbox file and writes the show notes from that text.
Who reads the show notes after the Dropbox file is sent?
the producer of the episode. The transcript of the Dropbox file is read first, and the show notes comes out of it in the sections Episode summary, Chapters, Quotes.
What do I get without a card?
3 files a day of up to 30 minutes every day, and the export of the text in the formats of the service, so the show notes comes back in every one of them.
Do I need an account for the Dropbox file?
The file of the Dropbox file and the widget are enough: the engine reads the English speech and writes the show notes.
Related pages
The same task on another recording, with the same steps and the same sections.
Podcast episode to show notesThe page of the task: the instruction that is written for it and an example of the answer.
Transcribe audio to textWhat the service does with a file: the formats of the export, the limits and the plans.
Dropbox file to textWhere Dropbox keeps the file, what it holds and what the engine does with it.
Sources
- HDropbox help: how to download a file or folder from Dropbox (read 2026-10-25)help.dropbox.com · checked
- TTranscription service page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked
- TPricing page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked
Reading: 4 minutesUpdated Transcribsi editorial team
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Speakers by name, a time on every line, export to TXT, SRT, VTT, CSV and Markdown.