Transcribe authorised lectures and interviews into editable text

How to convert an audio recording to text

The tool makes limits and responsibilities visible before a file is processed. First choose a supported authorised file and review its size, server-verified duration, remaining minutes, and one-file limit. Then confirm that you may process the recording. Finally, check the editable output against the original for names, numbers, quotations, acronyms, specialist terms, and unclear speech before copying or downloading it.

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Audio to Text plans and upload limits

Minutes set the total available transcription time. Every file must be 16 MB or smaller and within its access level's per-file duration. The effective limit is whichever comes first.

A 30-minute high-bit-rate recording can be larger than 16 MB. A One-Day Pass is not sufficient for a file over 30 minutes. If permissions allow it, split audio into smaller files before upload. For a compatible, smaller downloadable copy, use Audio File Prep; no plan or pass overrides the 16 MB ceiling.

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Make an authorised lecture easier to revisit

A checked transcript can help you locate where a concept was discussed and make your own study notes. It does not replace course materials, instructor directions, or careful note-taking. Recordings with identifiable classmates can raise policy and privacy questions.

Create a reviewable interview working copy

For an authorised interview, compare the draft transcript carefully with the audio and follow the approved consent and data-management arrangement. Voice can identify a participant. This tool does not remove identifiers, code qualitative data, or make a research process compliant. Read the research methodology planning guide for a distinct question-to-method workflow.

After transcript review: choose the right next step

Use the Grammar Checker for possible language-level issues in text you are permitted to edit, and judge every suggestion in context. Use the Word Count Calculator to measure a checked excerpt. Before changing the claim, evidence, or scope of your own writing, use the separate meaning-preserving academic paragraph editing guide. For authorised text-based PDFs rather than audio, use the separate PDF Summarizer.

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Privacy, recording permission, and transcript accuracy

For a lecture, follow course and institution policy. For a research interview, follow the approved consent and data-management arrangement. This tool does not establish consent, remove identifiers, code qualitative data, verify accuracy, or provide legal, ethics, or IRB approval.

Raw audio and transcript text are processed for the request and are not saved to account history. The durable quota ledger retains only an opaque request identifier, seconds reserved or used, access scope, status, and timestamps. Do not upload sensitive or confidential recordings unless your permissions and data-handling arrangements allow it.

See the University of Illinois Chicago Lecture Recording Privacy FAQ and University of Virginia Libraries qualitative-data guidance for educational context; neither source endorses this tool.

Audio to Text FAQs

Is Audio to Text free?

Signed-in free accounts receive 15 total transcription minutes each calendar month, with a maximum 15-minute file.

How do I convert an audio recording to text?

Sign in, choose an authorised MP3, M4A, WAV, WebM, or OGG file no larger than 16 MB, confirm that you may process it, then select Transcribe audio. Review the editable output against the recording before you use or share it.

What audio formats can I upload?

Launch formats are MP3, M4A, WAV, WebM, and OGG. Each file must also be 16 MB or smaller and within the duration limit for current access.

Can I use a One-Day Pass for a 30-minute recording?

A One-Day Pass includes 30 transcription minutes through 23:59:59 UTC on its purchase day and accepts one file up to 30 minutes, provided the file is 16 MB or smaller.

What if my recording is over 30 minutes?

The One-Day Pass cannot process it as a single file. If you are authorised to split it, use shorter files within the pass allowance. Monthly options have their own per-file limits and minutes.

Can I transcribe a lecture or research interview?

Only if you are authorised. Check course, institutional, research-consent, and data-management rules before upload.

Is the transcript guaranteed to be accurate?

No. Treat it as editable working text and verify it against the recording.