The Screenshot app of the Mac is opened with the Shift, Command and 5 keys together, and it shows a panel with the controls of the recording: Record Entire Screen and Record Selected Portion.
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Screen recording on a Mac to quotes with timestamps in English
Screen recording on a Mac to quotes with timestamps 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.
3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps
In short
What the macOS stores is what the engine needs. The English speech becomes the list of quotations in the sections Who spoke, Quotes with timestamps, Themes; one file may be up to 30 minutes, and 3 files a day are free.
How to get the file and turn it into quotes with timestamps
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Stop and find the file
The recording is stopped with the Stop button, the thumbnail in the corner of the screen opens the editor, and the file waits on the desktop
- 2
Attach the recording
The engine takes the Screen recording on a Mac from the widget of the page; the speech is in English, and the list of quotations comes back with the timecodes.
- 3
Ask the task for the list of quotations
The text of the Screen recording on a Mac is given to the instruction of the list of quotations, and the answer is written in the sections Who spoke, Quotes with timestamps, Themes, one after another.
- 4
Tell the engine what it hears
The engine reads 99+ languages; the speech of this Screen recording on a Mac is in English, and the widget carries that setting for the list of quotations.
- 5
Check the file before the upload
The recording of the screen of a Mac is a video: the H.264 video format in the SDR capture and the HEVC video format in the HDR capture
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 macOS keeps, and what it says about it
The options of the panel of the Screenshot app hold a microphone for the voice, a timer, the mouse clicks and the place where the recording is saved, and by default the recording is saved to the desktop.
On the supported models with macOS Tahoe 26 or later the capture format is changed in the same panel: SDR records in the H.264 video format and HDR in the HEVC video format.
The recording of the screen of a Mac is a video: the H.264 video format in the SDR capture and the HEVC video format in the HDR capture.
The recording is stopped with the Stop button in the menu bar or with the Command, Control and Esc keys.
up to 30 minutes on the free plan, no minute limit on Pro
$0: 3 files a day, up to 30 minutes per file, no card
$10 a month when you pay yearly ($120 a year), or $20 a month
The case
What the recording does not give you
On the supported models with macOS Tahoe 26 or later the capture format is changed in the same panel: SDR records in the H.264 video format and HDR in the HEVC video format. The Screen recording on a Mac from the macOS is only the input: the engine reads the English speech and writes the list of quotations out of the transcript.
Tips
The instruction of the list of quotations is already written.
A recording of the Screen recording on a Mac in English is read as English.
A file over 30 minutes has to be cut into parts; the Pro plan takes a recording of any length.
Some apps, such as the Apple TV app, might not let you record their windows.
Questions about Screen recording on a Mac and quotes with timestamps
What does the macOS say about the Screen recording on a Mac?
The engine reads the English speech of the Screen recording on a Mac and writes the list of quotations from that text.
Which problems can come with the Screen recording on a Mac?
Some apps, such as the Apple TV app, might not let you record their windows. The engine does not change the file of the Screen recording on a Mac; it reads it as it is and writes the list of quotations.
How is the list of quotations built from the Screen recording on a Mac?
The engine reads the English speech and the instruction writes the list of quotations in the sections Who spoke, Quotes with timestamps, Themes; every line comes from the transcript of the Screen recording on a Mac.
Is there a limit to the length of the Screen recording on a Mac?
One file of the Screen recording on a Mac may be up to 30 minutes on the free plan; the free plan gives 3 files a day.
Is a link enough for the Screen recording on a Mac?
Bring the file of the Screen recording on a Mac to your own disk and upload it here; the engine returns the list of quotations with the time of every line.
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Transcribe audio to textWhat the service does with a file: the formats of the export, the limits and the plans.
Sources
- SApple Support: How to record the screen on Mac (read 2026-10-25)support.apple.com · checked
- TTranscription service page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked
- TPricing page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked
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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