Voice to Text Converter

Voice to text transcription turns spoken words from a recording into written text. Journalists use it to pull quotes from interviews, teams to keep a written record of meetings, and students to get notes from lectures. It works just as well for podcasts, phone calls, voice memos and dictation, whenever text is easier to search, edit or share than audio.

With automatic transcription, a few minutes, depending on the length of your file. Doing it by hand takes far longer: even an experienced transcriber needs about 4 hours for 1 hour of clear audio, and more if the recording is poor. If you need a proofread transcript, a professional HappyScribe transcriber delivers it within 24 hours.

Our AI reaches up to 98% accuracy, depending on audio quality, speaker accents and technical jargon. If you need 99% accuracy, choose our human service and a professional transcriber will proofread your transcript.

Start with a clean recording. Record in a quiet room, use a good microphone, keep speakers close to it and avoid people talking over each other. The clearer the audio, the more accurate your transcript.

Yes. Sign up for free and record or upload your audio in the browser, with nothing to install. Your first 10 minutes are free, so you can try our speech to text converter on a voice memo, voice message or dictation before choosing a plan. The AI transcribes it in minutes in 150+ languages, and you can edit and export the text right away.