Transform Speech to Text

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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.

Transform speech to text and turn conversations, meetings, lectures, and voice notes into clean, searchable writing that’s easy to scan, quote, and share. Upload a file or paste a shareable link — Speech2Text returns a structured transcript with punctuation and paragraphs (perfect when you need to swiftly convert audio file to text formats).

Transform speech to text online

Use Speech2Text to transform spoken audio quickly and reliably. The service lets you:

  • Upload a recording or paste a link to hosted media, acting as a direct way to securely auto transcribe audio file uploads.

  • Automatically generate a transcript with timestamps and optional speaker labels.

  • Edit the text online and export to standard documents or subtitle files, which is how professionals flawlessly turn audio file to text for reporting.

Speech into text — in minutes

Speech2Text is tuned for real-world conditions. It handles accents, natural pacing, and moderate background noise. Long recordings are processed fast — an hour of audio typically completes in about ten minutes — so your notes, quotes, and captions are ready without manual typing, allowing you to instantly get transcript of audio file material on demand.

Free speech to text

Start for free to test quality on your own material. No software to install, privacy controls included — you manage your files and transcripts and can delete them at any time.

Try it now

Upload a short sample, review the output, and continue editing in the Speech to Text editor.

FAQs

It’s the automated conversion of spoken audio into readable text with punctuation, paragraphs, and optional timestamps.

Add a file or paste a link, choose language and options (timestamps, speaker labels), start recognition, then edit and export the result.

Yes. You can start for free to evaluate speed and accuracy, then upgrade when you need more minutes or team features.

Enable diarization to label speakers in meetings, interviews, panels, and group discussions.

The engine is optimized for real-world audio and restores punctuation automatically. Clearer sources improve results further.

Over 90 languages and accents — ideal for international teams, research, and education.

Yes. If the recording is accessible via a shareable link and playable in the browser, you can paste it and process without a local upload.

Download a standard document for text work or a subtitle file for captions and accessibility workflows.