Transcribe a podcast to text
Upload one episode and you get the text with a timestamp on every line, speaker labels on request and six export formats — a transcript you can turn into show notes, chapters and quotes. One file is up to 64 MB and 120 minutes, the free plan is $0 with 3 files a day, and Pro is $10 a month when you pay yearly.
What an episode gives you
| What | Value | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| The file we take | mp3, m4a, wav, ogg, flac, aac, wma | Service contract |
| Size of one file | 64 MB | Service contract |
| Length of one file | 120 minutes (two hours) | Service contract |
| What comes back | the text, the times of every segment, the speaker labels on request | Service contract |
| Export formats | 6 — TXT, Markdown, SRT, VTT, CSV, DOCX | Pricing page |
| Free plan | $0, 3 files a day, files up to 30 minutes | Pricing page |
| Pro | $10 per month billed yearly ($120 a year), 1,500 minutes a month | Pricing page |
| Speed | the engine works in 22-second fragments with a 3-second overlap | Service contract |
What an episode costs in the allowance
The minutes in the right column are calculated from the published Pro allowance of 1,500 minutes a month.
| Your workload | Minutes a month | Where it lands |
|---|---|---|
| 4 episodes of 45 minutes | 180 | 12% of the Pro allowance (calculated) |
| 8 episodes of 60 minutes | 480 | 32% of the Pro allowance (calculated) |
| 12 episodes of 30 minutes | 360 | 24% of the Pro allowance (calculated) |
| 20 episodes of 75 minutes | 1,500 | exactly the Pro allowance (calculated) |
| one season of 10 episodes of 60 minutes | 600 | 40% of the Pro allowance (calculated) |
What to do with the transcript
| Task | How the transcript helps | Export |
|---|---|---|
| Show notes | the intro, the links and the names that were spoken, with the minute they were said | TXT or Markdown |
| Chapters | the start and the end time of every segment, so the marks land on the words | CSV |
| Quotes | the exact line and the minute it was said at | TXT or CSV |
| Subtitles for the video cut | the timecodes of every segment | SRT or VTT |
| A written review | the whole episode as a document | DOCX (Pro) |
How to transcribe a podcast episode
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Upload the episode
Drop the file on the widget below, or send it with
POST /v1/transcriptsand a multipartfilefield. -
Set the language of the episode
Russian or English, or automatic detection — 0.39 s on a short file in our own measurement.
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Ask for speaker separation when there are several hosts
Switch on “Split by speaker”. The labels come as SPEAKER_00, SPEAKER_01 and so on; you rename them in the editor.
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Export what the episode needs
Markdown for the show notes, CSV for the chapters, SRT for the video cut.
What we do not do
We do not host the episode, we do not publish it, we do not cut audio or video and we do not write the show notes for you. We give you the text with the times, and you decide what to do with it.
Put a file on the page and read the first lines.
The widget below is the same one as on the home page: file → transcript with timecodes and speakers → export. The transcript is saved to your account.
Drop an audio or video file
or — mp3, wav, m4a, mp4, up to 64 MB and two hours
Transcription runs under your account: sign in or create a free account.
No account yet? The free plan needs no card. Create a free account or sign in.
Questions this page answers.
How long can a podcast episode be?
120 minutes per file and 64 MB. At 64 kbps a two-hour episode is about 57.6 MB and fits; at 128 kbps it is 115.2 MB, so it has to be compressed or split.
Can you tell the hosts apart?
Switch on “Split by speaker” and the engine labels the voices. The labels are neutral numbers until you rename them in the editor.
Do you remove filler words?
No. The transcript is what was said. Editing it takes one click in the editor, and the exports follow the edited text.
Can I get the episode as a document?
Yes: DOCX on Pro. On Free the other five formats — TXT, Markdown, SRT, VTT and CSV.
How long does an episode take to transcribe?
The engine works in 22-second fragments with a 3-second overlap, so a 45-minute episode is a few hundred fragments. The status in the widget shows where it is, and we do not promise a fixed speed on a busy queue.
Can I upload a whole season?
One file per request, and the Free plan allows three files a day. A season is many requests; a committed volume is written down on the Team plan.
Related pages.
The general guide: formats, limits, exports and prices.
The format most episodes arrive in.
A checklist for calls, with speakers and timecodes.
Every plan, every limit, in one table.
Upload with drag and drop, the queue and the exports.
The live answer base: 99 questions about the price, the limits, the languages, the exports, the privacy and the API, each with the page of this site it comes from.
Mark Vesyoly, Founder.
Every number on this page comes from the service contract, the pricing page or our own measurements. The author of the page and the publisher of the site are the same person. Questions and corrections: support@transcrib.si.