The host of the meeting downloads the cloud recording in the web portal: the Recordings tab, the thumbnail of the meeting, Download, and the confirmation.
Zoom recording, for free
Free Zoom transcription
Free Zoom 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
An account inside Zoom is not needed: the file of the Zoom recording is enough, and our engine reads it. One upload is enough, and the text comes back to you. The free plan is $0: 3 files a day, up to 30 minutes a file, and no card.
Free Zoom transcription without a card
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Open the Recordings tab
The host signs in to the web portal of Zoom, opens the Recordings tab and finds the meeting in the list.
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Take the file off Zoom
Open Zoom on the device where the recording was made, find the file and take it down. Nothing else of the platform is needed afterwards.
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Send the file to the engine
Drop the file of the Zoom recording on the widget above, set the language and switch the speaker split on when more than one person talks.
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Read the text, fix a name
The text comes back one segment per line, with the start and the end time of every piece. A wrong name is fixed in the editor.
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.
What the service takes, and what the free plan gives
A recording made on a computer is saved in the Zoom folder of the Documents folder; a cloud recording is in the Recordings tab of the web portal.
up to 30 minutes on the free plan, no minute limit on Pro
$0: 3 files a day, up to 30 minutes per file, no card
$10 a month when you pay yearly ($120 a year), or $20 a month
The case
What the free plan does not give you
The Zoom recording is worth a text, and every text is worth the time of every line. The minutes are written twice: once while people talk, and once a week later from a recording nobody wants to sit through. The engine takes the Zoom recording and gives back a text, and the text keeps the time of every part of it.
Tips
Name the file of the Zoom recording after the meeting, not after the day.
Zoom gives the file, but the name of the file is yours to choose.
Check the length of the Zoom recording 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 Zoom recording yourself when you know it, or leave it on automatic detection.
Questions about the free plan for Zoom transcription
What does the free plan give for Zoom transcription?
The file of the Zoom recording is the input, and the engine reads it as it is: no conversion, no link, and no account.
How many files do I get for Zoom transcription?
Bring the Zoom recording to your disk and upload it here; our own engine returns the text with the time of every line.
Is a card needed for Zoom transcription?
Our own engine reads the Zoom recording and keeps the time of every segment, so the work ends with a document.
What is on the paid plan for Zoom transcription?
Send the Zoom recording to the widget and the text comes back as a document, with the speakers on request.
What are the limits of the free plan for Zoom transcription?
There is one step before the engine: the file of the Zoom recording has to be on your own disk.
Related pages
- Zoom recording to textZoom recording to text: where Zoom keeps the file, and what the engine does with it.
- How to get Zoom transcriptHow to get Zoom transcript: the steps of the platform, and what comes back from the engine.
- Zoom transcriptionZoom transcription: the file of Zoom, the limits of it and the price of the service.
- Transcribe a Zoom recordingThe file of a Zoom meeting, the formats it comes in and what the engine does with it.
Sources
- SZoom help: download a cloud recording (read 2026-10-24)support.zoom.com · checked
- SZoom help: where to find your recording (read 2026-10-24)support.zoom.com · checked
- TTranscription service page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked
- TPricing page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked
Reading: 4 minutesUpdated Transcribsi editorial team
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