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Below is the list of popular languages we support for transcription and subtitles.

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How to transcribe academic materials?

1. Upload your recording.

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 and there's no file limit.

2. Select the language of your recording.

We support more than 120 languages, dialects, and accents.

3. Choose "Machine generated" or "Human made".

Our automatic transcription software is lightning fast and 85% accurate. With our human service, your transcript will be transcribed and proofread by an expert and native speaker and delivered with 99% accuracy.

4. Receive your transcript.

Our automatic transcription software will convert your file 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.

5. Click on "Export" and choose your preferred file format.

You can export to TXT, DOCX, PDF, HTML, and many more. It's that easy to have your academic materials transcribed and get your work done quicker!

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does it take to transcribe a file?

On average, manually transcribing audio to text takes about four hours for every hour of audio. With HappyScribe, you'll get it done in minutes!

How long of a file can I have transcribed?

HappyScribe will transcribe files of any length. There is no file size limit, meaning you don't have to trim your interviews and submit multiple files. We also accept 45+ file formats including AIFF, M4A, MP3, MP4, WAV, and WMA, making podcast audio transcription quick and easy.

How many speakers am I limited to on my audio file?

Be it one person or one hundred people, we will transcribe everything on your audio file. Additionally, our speech recognition can detect when the speaker has changed.

Customer Reviews

Rated Excellent 4.8/5 based on 850+ reviews
  • Pretty good
    It's worth the money since it can save you a lot of time
    Peter Zong - Trustpilot
  • A very easy to use service perfect for
    A very easy to use service perfect for those of us who don't have the time spare to transcribe interviews, etc. but are still happy to then edit/proofread the text.
    Richard Johnson - Trustpilot
  • I am a first-time user and have found
    I am a first-time user and have found that it has deeply helped me to understand non-first language English speakers as I work to create videos for a wide audience.
    Jill Packard - Trustpilot
  • Great service
    Great service. Convenient and very accurate.
    Anusha Chari - Trustpilot
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