Do I have to play the message first?
No. Save the file and send it as it is. The service reads the audio and never asks for the number of the caller, and it has no access to your mailbox.
Voicemail
Voicemail to text: read the message instead of listening to it
Voicemail to text: upload the message from your phone and read it as written text, with the time of every line and the name of the caller in it.
3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps
In short
A voicemail is a short file with one voice in it. Send it to the widget and it comes back as text, with the start and the end time of every line. One file is up to 30 minutes, the free plan is $0.
How to get the text of a voicemail
- 1
Save the message as a file
Open the voicemail on the phone and save or share it, so the phone writes an audio file. The service takes that file as it is: nothing is dialled and nothing is fetched from the mailbox.
- 2
Send the file to the widget
Put the recording on the widget above and pick the language: 99+ languages, or leave it on the automatic detection. The free plan takes 3 files a day, up to 30 minutes each.
- 3
Read the text and fix a name
The transcript arrives as lines, and every line says when it starts and when it ends. A name written the way the caller said it is often the one word that matters, so correct it in the editor.
- 4
Reply in writing
Copy the words into a message, a ticket or a note. TXT and Markdown are plain text, CSV is a table for a sheet, and DOCX on Pro is a Word file for a handover.
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
Who else transcribes a voicemail
| Service | What its free plan gives | Price we read |
|---|---|---|
| TurboScribe | 3 transcriptions a day, files up to 30 minutes | $0 |
| Sonix | 30 minutes, no card | the price is looked up on their pricing page |
| Notta | two hours a month, a 3-minute limit per session | the price is looked up on their pricing page |
| Otter | 300 minutes a month | the price is looked up on their pricing page |
| Transcribe.com | a 30-minute trial of transcription | $0 |
The case
Why a message should not have to be heard twice
The message arrives while you are in a meeting, and by the time you call back the name and the number are gone. Listening twice is the normal way to work, and the second listen is where you write things down. A transcript removes the second listen: the words sit on the screen and can be copied without a mistake.
Tips
Save the message as a file instead of replaying it.
Check the spelling of the number before you call back.
Name the file by the date and by the caller.
Free plan: 3 files a day, up to 30 minutes each.
Questions about transcribing a voicemail
Can it tell who left the message?
With one voice there is nothing to split. When the recording holds two people, switch on the split by speaker and each voice gets a label of its own on the lines.
How long does a voicemail take?
Our own measurement of 21 October 2026: 0.84 s to transcribe a short file and 0.39 s to detect its language. A voicemail is a short file, so the wait is short.
What if the message is in Russian?
99+ languages are the 99+ languages of the service. Set the language yourself or leave the detection on, and the answer states which source was used.
Sources
- TTurboScribe — pricingturboscribe.ai · checked 21 October 2026
- SSonix — pricingsonix.ai · checked 21 October 2026
- NNotta — pricingnotta.ai · checked 21 October 2026
- OOtter — pricingotter.ai · checked 21 October 2026
- TTranscribe.com — pricingtranscribe.com · checked 21 October 2026
Reading: 4 minutesUpdated 
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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