Do I need a card to try podcast transcription?
Our own engine reads the episode of the podcast and gives the text back; the part the platform decides is only the download.
Podcast, for free
Free podcast transcription
Free podcast transcription: what the free plan of the service gives away, 3 files a day and no card, and what the paid plan adds. Free $0.
3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps
In short
The file of the episode of the podcast is the whole input, and the engine reads it in one pass. The export keeps the time of every line. The free plan is $0: 3 files a day and 30 minutes a file, and no card is needed.
Free podcast transcription without a card
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Pick the quality
The app can save the episode in a higher or in a lower quality, and the choice changes the size of the file.
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Keep the export next to the recording
The text of the episode of the podcast lands in a file of its own. Keep it next to the recording and the two stay together.
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Take the audio track, not the video
When Podcasts gives a video and an audio track, the audio is the smaller file and the one the engine reads.
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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.
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 the service takes, and what the free plan gives
| What | What the platform says |
|---|---|
| What the file is | The downloaded episode is an MP3 file, and the app can offer it in a higher or in a lower quality. |
| 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 |
The case
What the free plan does not give you
Podcasts gives you the file, and the engine gives you the text with the time in it. 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 episode of the podcast goes to our own engine and comes back as a text with the time of every sentence.
Tips
Turn on the split by speaker when more than two people talk in the episode of the podcast.
Give the speakers of the episode of the podcast their names in the editor, one time, and export again.
Send the audio track of the episode of the podcast when the platform gives you both.
The audio of the episode of the podcast is smaller than the video of the same call.
Export SRT when the episode of the podcast has to become a subtitled video.
Questions about the free plan for podcast transcription
What does the free plan give for podcast transcription?
For free podcast transcription, the text comes out of one upload: the file of the episode of the podcast goes to the engine and the text comes back.
How many files do I get for podcast transcription?
The recording of Podcasts is enough for the engine, and the text of it comes back with the time of every line.
Is a card needed for podcast transcription?
Upload the episode of the podcast and read the result: our own engine writes down what it hears, with the time of every piece.
What is on the paid plan for podcast transcription?
The file is all it takes: the episode of the podcast goes to our own engine and a document comes back.
Related pages
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Transcribe a podcastAn episode, the ads that come with it and the text you can search afterwards.
Sources
- BBBC Sounds help: download a podcast (read 2026-10-24)bbc.co.uk · checked
- TTranscription service page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked
- TPricing page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked
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