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Free WhatsApp voice note transcription

Free WhatsApp voice note 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

For free WhatsApp voice note transcription, the work is short once the file is on your own disk. The text can be searched, quoted and handed over. The free plan is $0: 3 files a day and 30 minutes a file, and no card is needed.

How it works

Free WhatsApp voice note transcription without a card

  1. 1

    Check the auto-download

    Open Settings, then Chats, then Media auto-download, and choose the media to keep on the device.

  2. 2

    Fix the names in the editor

    A wrong name in the text is corrected in the editor. The correction moves no timestamp: the line keeps the moment it was said.

  3. 3

    Copy the part you need

    Every line of the text carries the moment it was said, so a quotation can be copied with its own timecode.

  4. 4

    Wait for the text, not for the file

    The upload of the voice message from WhatsApp is quick; the engine reads it once and hands the whole text back as a document.

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

What the service takes, and what the free plan gives

What the file is

The transcript of a voice message is a feature of the app: it is available only on certain devices, and WhatsApp asks to keep the app updated.

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

Meetings end in files, and the voice message from WhatsApp is what is left of them. 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 voice message from WhatsApp and keeps every timestamp, which is what makes the text quotable later.

Tips

  • Turn on the split by speaker when more than two people talk in the voice message from WhatsApp.

  • Give the speakers of the voice message from WhatsApp their names in the editor, one time, and export again.

  • Send the audio track of the voice message from WhatsApp when the platform gives you both.

  • The audio of the voice message from WhatsApp is smaller than the video of the same call.

  • Export SRT when the voice message from WhatsApp has to become a subtitled video.

FAQ

Questions about the free plan for WhatsApp voice note transcription

Do I need a card to try WhatsApp voice note transcription?

Our own engine reads the voice message from WhatsApp and gives the text back; the part the platform decides is only the download.

What does the free plan give for WhatsApp voice note transcription?

For free WhatsApp voice note transcription, the text comes out of one upload: the file of the voice message from WhatsApp goes to the engine and the text comes back.

How many files do I get for WhatsApp voice note transcription?

The recording of WhatsApp is enough for the engine, and the text of it comes back with the time of every line.

Is a card needed for WhatsApp voice note transcription?

Upload the voice message from WhatsApp 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 WhatsApp voice note transcription?

The file is all it takes: the voice message from WhatsApp goes to our own engine and a document comes back.

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