Audio to Text Converter

Manually transcribing your audio files

If you don't mind spending some more time transcribing your files, what you can do is use our online transcription software. This free interactive editor enables you to listen to the audio file while transcribing it, allowing you to replay the audio as many times as you need. You can use our free transcription editor both from your dashboard or directly in the editor page.

Automatic Transcription Software

The first way you can convert an audio file into a readable file is by using an Automatic Transcription Software.

Human Transcription Services

Another option when converting audio to text is to hire a freelance transcriber or employ transcription services like Happy Scribe. We work with the best transcribers in the world to provide you with top notch transcripts. Our human transcription service is available in English, French, Spanish and German.

1. Sign Up and Choose Between Transcribing and Subtitling Your File

Click here to sign up for our free trial. We won't ask you for your credit card and you'll be able to upload your files right away.

Once you have signed up you'll be asked to choose between transcription and subtitles. Remember that if you are looking to transcribe your audio to create a subtitle file afterwards you can just use our subtitle generator to get the job done in minutes.

2. Upload your Audio File and Select the Language

With our uploader, you can import your file from anywhere, whether it's on your laptop, Google Drive, Youtube, or Dropbox. The first 10 minutes are free. You will be asked to choose between automatic or human transcription. Remember that you have 10 minutes of automatic transcription for free. Once the upload is finished just hit the "Transcribe" button and your audio will be processed.

3. Receive Your Transcript

Our automatic transcription software will convert your audio to text in just a few minutes (depending on the length of your file). If you select our human service, your transcript will be ready within 24 hours. Once the transcript is ready you will be able to proofread it from your user dashboard.

4. Proofread and Export the Transcript

In case you have selected automatic transcription, you might need to proofread and edit the final transcript. Thanks to our transcription editor proofreading your transcripts is much easier. Using the rewind feature, you can play your audio as many times as you want. You will also be able to add speaker names, display the time code... etc. Once you have ensured everything is fine, you can proceed to download the transcript. You will be able to export the file in multiple text or subtitle formats.

Transcribe research interviews

When conducting qualitative research, you might want to document your interviews and meetings. Transcribing all your recordings is the perfect way to make your findings more accessible. Interview transcripts will also enable you to create searchable text documents, fastening the process of navigating all the data. Our transcription services for academic research are fast, precise and affordable.

Add subtitles to a video

When manually adding subtitles to a video, you need to write down the speech of the audio into a text file, and later synchronise it with the video. Using an audio to text converter will do the trick, and fasten the process of creating subtitles. However, Happy Scribe has a dedicated tool to automatically generate subtitles out of a video file; meet our subtitle generator.

This tool enables video editors and content creators to add subtitles to their videos in a snap. No more manually transcribing your audio files. Generate your subtitles automatically and burn them into your video in a matter of minutes. Just plug and play!

Create captions

Another use case when transcribing your audio files is to create captions out of the speech in a video. Captions are useful to make a video more accessible to everyone. More than that, they help to make your footage dynamic, and understandable to a wider audience. If you are a video editor, having to manually transcribe every piece of speech is just exhausting. Once again Happy Scribe comes to your rescue. Our automatic transcription software will generate captions out of the speech in your video while you relax by the pool.

Get a transcript of your podcast

Converting audio to text has also many applications for the podcast industry. Transcribing a podcast and uploading it to your website enables podcasters to tap into a wider audience, as no only the will have listeners but also readers! That's why podcast transcription services like Happy Scribe are a great tool for content creators seeking to reach a wider audience.

Transcribe the audio from class lectures

For students trying to record their lessons, audio transcription is the perfect tool. Transcribing academic lectures is perfect to review your class notes and prepare yourself for any upcoming exam. We offer 25% discounts for students seeking to transcribe audio files.

How to transcribe an audio using Google Docx

• Sign in to Happy Scribe. Sign in to your account and navigate to "Integrations".
• Select Google Docs and Connect Google Docs Via Zapier.
• Receive your transcript in Google Docs. Once your transcript is done, it will be exported in Google Docs format, and will be available through your Google Drive account.