Google Drive

Google Drive audio to text

Google Drive audio to text: upload the recording in Drive 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

Our engine reads the recording in Drive and keeps the time of every sentence in it. The recording in Drive is read once, and the whole text comes back in one document. The free plan is $0 with 3 files a day, and one file may be 30 minutes.

How it works

How to get Google Drive audio to text

  1. 1

    Find the file in Drive

    The recording is found in the folder of Drive where it was put, and the folder is yours to name.

  2. 2

    Take the file off Google Drive

    Open Google Drive on the device where the recording was made, find the file and take it down. Nothing else of the platform is needed afterwards.

  3. 3

    Send the file to the engine

    Drop the file of the recording in Drive on the widget above, set the language and switch the speaker split on when more than one person talks.

  4. 4

    Read the text, fix a name

    The text comes back one segment per line, with the start and the end time of every piece. A wrong name is fixed in the editor.

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 Google Drive keeps, and what it gives

Where Google Drive keeps the file, and what it says about it
WhatWhat the platform says
Where the file isA file of Google Drive is kept in a folder: you can create folders, drag and drop files into them, and add a description to a file or a folder.
Where the file is keptThe page says that if you organize a lot of files or folders at once, it might take time for the changes to appear.
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 transcription of the recording in Drive is not the hard part, and getting the file is. One word of a decision, three weeks later, and the answer is in a sound file that has to be played from the start. The file of the recording in Drive goes to our own engine and comes back as a text with the time of every sentence.

Tips

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

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

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

FAQ

Questions about Google Drive audio to text

What do I need to know about Google Drive audio to text?

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

Do I need an account for Google Drive audio to text?

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

What comes back after Google Drive audio to text?

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

Is a link enough for Google Drive audio to text?

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

Which file do I need for Google Drive audio to text?

There is one step before the engine: the file of the recording in Drive 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