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Convert audio or video into text transcriptions - a free online service for speech recognition

Key Advantages

Accuracy
Accuracy

Turn any audio into accurate text, no matter the sound quality (example) and (example)

Speaker Diarization
Speaker Diarization

Get a transcription with speakers identified — you can rename them (example)

Lightning Fast
Lightning Fast

Transcribe one hour of audio or video in just 10 minutes!

Many languages
Many languages

Transcribe audio and video in 90+ languages, including English, French, German, Spanish, etc.

Security & Privacy
Security & Privacy

Your privacy is our top priority. We do not store your files or transcriptions after you delete them. All data is encrypted during uploading to ensure your information remains secure.

Subtitles Ready
Subtitles Ready

Download transcript as subtitles and use them with your video.

Speech file to text conversion means turning everything said in a recorded speech into a readable document. Instead of replaying a long recording, you get structured text that you can scan, edit, quote, and share with your team.

Why convert a speech file to text?

Create summaries and articles

Use the transcript of a keynote, internal briefing, or public talk to prepare blog posts, executive summaries, reports, and training materials without retyping every sentence.

Prepare captions and handouts

A speech to text file helps you create captions, slide notes, and printed handouts so your content is easier to follow for people who prefer reading or who can’t always listen with sound on.

Analyze long recordings

Searching inside a text is much faster than scanning through a timeline. When you use speech to text from file, you can quickly find quotes, topics, and names and jump back to the exact moment in the original audio if needed.

How speech to text from file works

Speech2Text lets you run speech to text online from file with just a few simple steps:

— Upload your speech file from your computer or cloud storage. It can be a recording of a conference talk, lecture, sermon, town hall, or company meeting.

— Choose the language of the speaker and enable speaker separation if several people are talking.

— Start recognition so the system can turn your speech file to text with punctuation and paragraph breaks.

— Review the transcript in the built-in editor, fix names or terms, and copy key fragments into your notes or documents.

— Export the finished text in your preferred document format for further editing, sharing, or archiving.

Why use Speech2Text for speech file to text

— Handles real-world audio
The engine is designed for real speech, not just studio recordings. It works with varied speaking speeds, accents, and moderate background noise, so conference halls and meeting rooms are supported too.

— Works with many recording formats
You can upload typical speech files from recorders, phones, conferencing tools, and AV systems. There is no need to manually convert formats before starting speech to text from file.

— Recognizes multiple speakers
If a Q&A session or panel discussion is part of the recording, automatic speaker recognition helps you see who is speaking. This is especially useful for interview notes and meeting minutes.

— Restores structure and punctuation
The service does more than just output a stream of words. It restores commas, periods, and paragraph breaks so that the speech to text file is comfortable to read and easy to reuse.

— Respects privacy and control
You decide how long speech files and transcripts are stored. Upload, process, download, and delete content according to your internal policies and project requirements.

Try speech file to text on your next recording

Running speech to text online from file frees you from manual note-taking. Upload a real speech file — a keynote, internal town hall, or training session — and see how quickly it turns into an accurate, searchable transcript.

Once you have the text, you can turn it into summaries, articles, documentation, or learning materials and keep the transcript as a long-term reference for your team.

FAQs

It means converting the audio of a recorded speech into written text. Instead of playing the file and typing everything by hand, a service processes the speech file to text automatically.

Sign in, upload your speech file, select the language and options like speaker separation or timestamps, and start recognition. In a few minutes, the system performs speech to text from file and shows the transcript in an online editor.

Yes. You can start with a free tier that allows you to run speech to text online from file within a limited volume. This is enough to test the service on real talks, lectures, and meetings before moving to a paid plan.

Most common audio formats from recorders, phones, and conferencing tools are supported. If your speech file plays normally on your device, you can generally upload it for transcription.

The resulting speech to text file includes restored punctuation and paragraph breaks, and can optionally include timestamps and speaker labels. This makes the transcript easier to read, search, and insert into other documents.

Yes. The system can handle long speeches, conferences, and town halls, and you can enable speaker recognition for sessions with several presenters or a Q&A segment.

Processing time depends on the length and quality of the recording, but it is usually much faster than real time. An hour-long speech typically takes only a fraction of that time to transcribe.

Recordings are processed on secure infrastructure, and you control your data. You can delete both speech files and their text transcripts from your account at any time according to your privacy and security requirements.