Podcast producers
Turn episode audio into transcripts for show notes, blog posts, or subtitles.
Transcribe Audio to Text Free
Upload an MP3, WAV, M4A, or other audio file and get an accurate, timestamped transcript in seconds. Powered by Whisper, 50+ languages, free to start with no credit card. Video files work too.
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How to transcribe audio to text for free
Transcribing audio to text means turning spoken words from a recording into a written transcript you can read, search, copy, and export. CreatorNote does this automatically: upload an audio file and get a clean, timestamped transcript back in seconds, no typing and no manual rewinding.
It is free to start with no credit card. The Free plan transcribes 1 file per day, up to 30 minutes long, so you can convert a podcast, voice memo, or interview without paying anything. When you need more, Plus, Pro, and Premium raise the duration limits up to 8 hours per file.
Here is how it works: drop in an MP3, WAV, M4A, or AAC file and Whisper, the same speech engine behind professional transcription tools, recognizes the speech and writes it out in 50+ languages. You do not install anything, it runs in your browser.
What you get back is a timestamped transcript you can download as plain TXT, SRT subtitles, or VTT subtitles in one click. Every line is marked with the time it was spoken, so jumping to a specific moment in the recording is easy.
Video files such as MP4, MOV, and WEBM are supported too, the audio track is transcribed the same way. Files can be up to 50 MB.
How it works
- 1
Upload your audio
Drag and drop an MP3, WAV, M4A, or AAC file. Video files (MP4, MOV, WEBM) work too.
- 2
Whisper transcribes it
Whisper recognizes the speech and converts it to text in 50+ languages, automatically.
- 3
Download as TXT/SRT/VTT
Get the timestamped transcript, or jump straight into AI chat to summarize it.
Supported file types
- MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC (audio)
- MP4, MOV, WEBM (video)
- Files up to 50 MB
- Podcasts, voice memos, interviews
- Meeting, conference, and lecture recordings
Example output
Input
interview-recording.mp3 (28:14 duration)Transcript (timestamped)
[00:00] Today we'll review the Q2 roadmap. [02:15] Our goal is to raise mobile conversion from 18% to 25%. [08:42] A/B test results are still inconclusive... [21:05] Decision: cut mobile onboarding to 2 screens.
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