Is a Meet add-on needed for this?
No. The service does not install itself into a meeting and never joins as a participant. It reads the recording file that you already have, and it does not touch the account.
Google Meet to text
Transcribe a Google Meet recording to text
Transcribe a Google Meet recording: upload the file, get a timecode on every line, the speakers named on request and six export formats. Free $0, 3 files a day.
3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps
In short
Send the recording of the Meet call to the widget and the transcript comes back with a timecode on every line, the speakers named on request and six export formats. One file is up to 30 minutes; the free plan is $0.
How to transcribe a Google Meet recording
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Take the recording of the call
Open the recording of the meeting in your Drive and download it. The file holds the sound of the call, and the service reads the sound.
- 2
Upload the file as it is
Drop it on the widget above. A file may be up to 30 minutes, and the free plan takes 3 of them a day without asking for a card.
- 3
Ask for the voices to be split
Turn the split by speaker on and the transcript names the people who talked. Each line keeps the start and the end time of the words.
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Send the transcript on
TXT and Markdown for the notes, CSV for the archive, SRT and VTT for the video, DOCX for the editor on Pro. One transcript, six ways out of it.
What you get
- TXT
Plain text for an email, a note or a chat
- SRT
Subtitles for video editors and platforms
- VTT
Subtitles for a browser and a website
- CSV
A table: time, speaker, text
- DOCX
A Word document with speakers and times
- Markdown
Text with headings for notes
What a Meet transcript contains
| What | Value |
|---|---|
| One recording | up to 30 minutes on the free plan, no minute limit on Pro |
| Price | $0: 3 files a day. Pro is $10 a month paid yearly ($120 a year) |
The case
The recording and the panel on the screen
A Meet call can leave two things behind: a recording in the folder of the account and a transcript on the screen of the meeting. The recording is the one that can be checked, quoted and archived, because it keeps the voice of every speaker together with the moment it was said. Take that file and the words come back as text with the timecodes still on them.
Tips
The recording in Drive is the copy you can keep.
Leave the language on automatic for a mixed call.
Check the first minute for the names.
Export SRT when the recording has to become subtitles.
Questions this page answers
Can a long call be split over several files?
Yes, and it has to be. One file is up to 30 minutes, so a longer call is cut into parts by you and uploaded part by part.
Which languages are supported?
99+ languages, and a mix of the two is transcribed as it was spoken. Set the language in the widget or leave the detection on, which took 0.39 s on a short file in our measurement.
What does a competitor offer for free?
Fireflies publishes an unlimited transcription (fireflies.ai/pricing, read on 21 October 2026). Ours counts files: 3 a day for $0, up to 30 minutes per file, no card needed.
Sources
- FThe pricing page of Fireflies, read on 21 October 2026fireflies.ai · checked 21 October 2026
Reading: 5 minutesUpdated 
Transcribsi editorial team
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