Skype recording, step by step

How to transcribe Skype audio

How to transcribe Skype audio: the steps that take the recording of the Skype call and turn it into text. Free $0, 3 files a day.

3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps
In short

The sound of the recording of the Skype call is enough: the engine reads the file as it was made. The names of the speakers can be fixed afterwards. The free plan is $0 with 3 files a day, and one file may be 30 minutes.

How it works

How to transcribe Skype audio, step by step

  1. 1

    Open the export page

    The export portal of Skype is opened and the request of a copy of the history is made there.

  2. 2

    Wait for the link

    The status of the export is on the same page, under Available Exports; the link to the files appears there when they are ready.

  3. 3

    Take the file before the deadline

    The export can be requested until June 15, 2026, and the deletion of the data starts right after the request.

  4. 4

    Check the names against the agenda

    Two voices in the recording of the Skype call are told apart when the split is on. Name them in the editor and the export keeps the names.

  5. 5

    Split a long recording into parts

    A file over 30 minutes on the free plan has to be cut. The parts keep their own timecodes, so the order of the text stays the order of the talk; the Pro plan takes a recording of any length.

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

How Skype stores the file, and what it says about it

Where the file is

Skype was retired on May 5, 2025, so the recordings of the old calls stay in the history of Skype until it is exported or deleted.

What can go wrong

A copy of the history can be asked for in the export portal until June 15, 2026, but after April 1, 2026 it may not be the full history.

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

The case

What the recording does not give you

Once the recording of the Skype call is on the disk, the rest is the engine and a minute of waiting. The hard part of the recording is over once the file is on the disk; the text is a minute of waiting. Our own engine reads the recording of the Skype call and keeps every timestamp, which is what makes the text quotable later.

Tips

  • Name the file of the recording of the Skype call after the meeting, not after the day.

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

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

FAQ

Questions about how to transcribe Skype audio

What are the steps to transcribe Skype audio?

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

What do I need before I transcribe Skype audio?

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

Do I need an account to transcribe Skype audio?

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

What is in the file after I transcribe Skype audio?

Send the recording of the Skype call to the widget and the text comes back as a document, with the speakers on request.

Is there a faster way to transcribe Skype audio?

There is one step before the engine: the file of the recording of the Skype call has to be on your own disk.

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