it exists only when the host switched it on before the space started
X Spaces
Transcribe an X Space to text
X Spaces transcript: the talk of a space as text with the start and the end time of every line, exported as TXT, SRT, VTT or CSV. Up to 30 minutes a file on the free plan, no minute limit on Pro.
3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps
In short
X records a space only when the host switches the recording on, and the file comes from the archive of the account. Upload it and the talk comes back as text, one line per segment, with the time of every line. One file holds 30 minutes.
How to transcribe an X Space
- 1
Check that the space was recorded
Only the host switches the recording on, and only before the space goes live. A space that nobody recorded leaves a replay for the listeners and no file at all.
- 2
Take the file of the recording
The host opens the recording in the profile after the space ends, or takes the audio out of the archive of the account: Settings and privacy → Your account → Download an archive of your data.
- 3
Upload the file
Put the audio of the space on the widget above and leave the language on automatic detection. A space of an hour is one file, well under 30 minutes.
- 4
Export the text
Every line of the export shows the second it starts at, and the speakers can be named separately. SRT and VTT are the two formats for subtitles, CSV carries the time and the voice.
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
What the transcript of a space holds
up to 30 minutes on the free plan, no minute limit on Pro
the host, the co-hosts and the speakers are named separately, on request
99+ languages; the language is detected on its own
The case
Why a space of forty minutes needs a text
A space is a room with a voice in it and nothing to scroll: the record of a talk of forty minutes is one long track, and the sentence worth keeping sits somewhere in the middle of it. A text of the same track turns the minute into a word you can search for.
Tips
Ask the host for the file of the recording, not for the link to the space.
Keep the archive of your account: the file of the space is in it.
Cut a long space into parts of an hour.
Name the speakers on request: the export keeps the voices apart.
Questions this page answers
Can a listener get the recording?
The replay of a space is shown to the listeners, but X puts no download button there. The file belongs to the host, who takes it from the archive of the account.
Where does the host get the audio?
From the archive of the account: the request goes through a check of the identity and the archive comes by e-mail. X itself says that a host can download a recording of a space from the archive.
Do the guests get a copy?
No. X does not send the file of a space to the people who spoke in it. The host keeps the recording and shares it, and the guests ask for it.
How long may one file be?
up to 30 minutes, on every plan. A space longer than that is cut into parts before the upload, and every part carries its own timecodes.
Sources
- HX: how to host a Spacehelp.x.com · checked 24 October 2026
- HX: the podcasts of the Spaces tabhelp.x.com · checked 24 October 2026
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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