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Chinese lecture transcription tool

Chinese lecture transcription that runs in your browser. AI speech recognition with timestamps and multi-format export.

No credit card · No watermark · Works in browser
Local engine, free tier 34 languages Privacy first
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Tasks
Speech to Text
Subtitle
Voiceover
TTS
S
Chinese lecture transcription tool
Processing in browser · local mode
Chinese AI
Chinese speech recognition
Output
SRT subtitle
Dubbed video
Transcript
Progress72%
34+Translation languages
300+AI voices
24Recognition languages
100%Local mode available
Sound Familiar?

The old way is slow and expensive

Manual translation, hired voice actors, days of waiting. Creators and teams lose time and money on every single video.

Skip the old workflow

Typing out hours of recordings by hand?

Missing key points because you cannot skim audio?

Paying per-minute for transcription services?

Getting messy transcripts without timestamps?

How It Works

Done in four simple steps

Upload, pick languages, and let the AI handle the rest. No software to install.

01

Upload audio or video

A few clicks, that is all.

02

Select the spoken language

A few clicks, that is all.

03

AI transcribes with timestamps

A few clicks, that is all.

04

Export text, SRT or editable script

A few clicks, that is all.

I run a Mandarin language channel on YouTube, and my weekly workflow was brutal: I'd spend 3 hours Sunday night manually typing out my 45-minute grammar lessons. My Chinese tutor speaks fast, drops colloquialisms, and switches between simplified and traditional characters mid-sentence. I tried generic transcription apps but they choked on regional accents and spat out gibberish for technical terms like 把字句 or 量词. This tool handles my uploaded MP4s in about 8 minutes, keeps the 了 particles intact, and exports clean SRT files I drop straight into Premiere. Last month I published 12 videos instead of my usual 6. The TXT output also feeds my blog and newsletter without extra formatting.

A SpeakVid user story
Why SpeakVid

Everything you need, nothing you do not

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24 recognition languages

Including English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish and more.

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Timestamped output

Every sentence carries its timecode for easy navigation.

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Local Whisper engine

Free, unlimited, and your audio never leaves your computer.

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TXT / SRT / VTT export

Export plain text or subtitle files with one click.

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Long audio support

Hour-long recordings are split and processed automatically.

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Private processing

Local mode means no upload, no retention, no risk.

What You Get

Languages and output formats

Chinese speech recognition Translate between 34 languages
TXT / SRT / VTT SRT, MP4, MP3 and more
No watermark Clean exports, always
Fast processing Minutes, not days
FAQ

Common questions

Will it catch the difference between 的, 地, and 得 in my lecture audio?+

Yes, it handles Chinese structural particles contextually. I upload grammar-heavy lessons with lots of 得 complements, and the transcript preserves the correct character based on grammatical function, not just phonetic guesswork.

Can I get both subtitles and a clean transcript from the same upload?+

Absolutely. I download SRT for YouTube and TXT for my course platform in one pass. The timestamps in SRT are accurate enough that I rarely adjust them, and the TXT strips out timecodes for readable lesson notes.

My co-teacher has a strong Taiwanese accent—will that break the transcription?+

It processed our 90-minute collaborative lesson fine. She pronounces 和 as 'hàn' and uses retroflex variations; the output was clean. I do a quick pass for any romanized loanwords she slips in, but that's 2 minutes of editing, not 20.

How accurate is the AI result?+

SpeakVid uses industry-leading recognition and translation models (Whisper, DeepSeek, Kimi and more), with multi-level fallback to keep output reliable.

How long does it take to transcribe chinese lectures?+

Most tasks finish in minutes. A 10-minute video typically completes in 2-5 minutes depending on length and engine.

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