Audio to TXT is the quickest way to turn a spoken recording into a plain-text document you can edit, search, and share. Whether you have an interview, a lecture, a voice memo, or a podcast episode, you upload the file once — and get readable, structured text in return.
Speech2Text handles audio to txt conversion for recordings in any common format. The AI engine processes the spoken content, breaks it into sentences, adds punctuation, and delivers a clean transcript you can review right away in the browser.
For most people, converting audio to txt means getting rid of the bottleneck between a recording and a usable document. You no longer have to replay audio, pause, type, and rewind. Instead:
Upload the audio file or paste a public link to a YouTube video, podcast, or any hosted recording.
Choose the source language (90+ languages supported, including English, Spanish, French, German, and others).
Let the speech-to-txt engine run — a one-hour file typically takes just a few minutes.
Open the result in the editor, correct any names or specialized terms, and export the finished txt recording transcript.
The output is a standard text document you can copy into Google Docs, Word, Notion, or any other tool you already use.
Speech2Text converts audio to txt from virtually any file type you are likely to have:
MP3 — the most common format from recorders, phones, and podcasts
WAV — lossless audio from studio sessions and field recorders
M4A — Apple voice memos and iPhone recordings
OGG / OPUS — compressed audio from messaging apps and browser recordings
WMA — Windows Media Audio files
AAC, FLAC, AMR — other formats from specialized recorders and mobile devices
MP4, MOV, WebM, AVI — video files where only the audio track needs to be transcribed
You can also paste a link to a YouTube video, a Vimeo clip, or any other publicly accessible media URL and get the same txt output without downloading anything first.
Speed. One hour of audio is processed in roughly five to ten minutes, so you are not waiting on long queues to get your transcript.
Accuracy. The AI speech recognition engine is trained on diverse speaking styles, accents, and vocabulary, giving you a transcript that needs only light editing rather than a full rewrite.
Speaker labels. When several people speak in a recording — an interview, a panel discussion, a team meeting — the service separates their lines so you can see exactly who said what.
Timestamps. Every paragraph of the txt output can include a time reference pointing back to the original audio, making it easy to verify a quote or find a specific moment.
Privacy. Your files are processed on secure infrastructure and are not stored on the server once you delete them from your account.
No software to install. Audio to txt conversion happens entirely in the browser. Upload, transcribe, and export without installing anything on your computer.
Open Speech2Text and upload your audio file using the drag-and-drop area, or paste a link to an online recording into the URL field below it.
Select the language spoken in the recording. If the audio contains multiple languages or you are unsure, the auto-detect option can identify the dominant language.
Configure optional settings — turn on speaker separation if more than one person is speaking, or enable timestamps if you need time references in the output.
Run speech-to-txt recognition. The engine processes the file in the background. For most recordings you will have results within a few minutes.
Review and edit the transcript in the built-in text editor. Correct any terms the engine may have misheard — proper nouns, technical vocabulary, or brand names.
Export as TXT (or DOCX, SRT, or other formats). Save the file locally or copy the text directly into your document editor.
Journalism and content creation — Convert interviews, press conference recordings, and field audio into draft transcripts you can quote and publish faster than any manual method.
Education and research — Transcribe recorded lectures, focus group sessions, and qualitative interviews into searchable txt documents for annotation and analysis.
Business and productivity — Turn meeting recordings, client calls, and webinar audio into written summaries and action items that the whole team can read and reference.
Podcasting and media production — Get a clean txt version of every episode for show notes, SEO-optimized blog posts, or social-media snippets extracted from the full recording.
Legal and compliance — Convert deposition audio, witness interviews, and hearing recordings into txt files that can be reviewed, cited, and filed alongside case documents.
You can test the service on a real recording right now without creating an account. Upload a sample file or drop in a link and see the transcript appear in minutes. Once you are satisfied with the accuracy and speed, a paid plan gives you higher monthly volume and additional export options for ongoing audio to txt work.
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