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MP3 to Text · Audio to text

MP3 to Text

Transcribe MP3 files into editable, punctuation-aware text online. Upload the audio or record it live, review the timestamped transcript, then export TXT, SRT or plain text — free to start, files cleared after the task.

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Free tier to start 67 languages Privacy first
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Tasks
MP3 to Text
Subtitle
Voiceover
TTS
S
MP3 to Text
Progress visible in browser
MP3 · WAV · M4A · AAC · FLAC Text AI
MP3 · WAV · M4A · AAC · FLAC
Output
SRT subtitle✓
Dubbed video✓
Transcript✓
Progress72%
67+Translation languages
300+AI voices
90Recognition languages
100%No watermark on export
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

I have a two-hour meeting recording and only one afternoon to turn it into readable minutes.

Phone interviews came back as MP3 and I need searchable, quotable text — not a summary.

The podcast episode needs both a text version for the site and an SRT for the video upload.

How It Works

Done in four simple steps

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

01

Upload the MP3 — or WAV, M4A, AAC or FLAC

A few clicks, that is all.

02

Pick the spoken language (or record straight into the browser if the audio does not exist yet)

A few clicks, that is all.

03

Read through the timestamped transcript and fix names or jargon in the editor

A few clicks, that is all.

04

Export TXT for minutes, SRT for subtitles, then translate if you need another language

A few clicks, that is all.

MP3 is the format most audio arrives in: phone call recordings, voice memos, podcast masters, meeting captures, interview tapes. Turning one into text is a single step here. Upload the file, pick the spoken language, and you get an editable transcript with automatic sentence segmentation, punctuation and timestamps — which is what makes the difference between a wall of text and something you can actually work with, because you can click a line and hear that exact moment again. Accuracy reaches up to 98% on clean audio; a call recorded through a laptop microphone at the far end of a meeting room will not come close to that, and long stretches of crosstalk are the usual failure case. Long files are segmented automatically so multi-hour recordings do not need cutting first. Export TXT or plain text for minutes and articles, SRT if the audio is going back onto video, and translate into 67+ languages if the transcript is for another market. 1 credit per minute of audio, 20 free at sign-up.

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Why SpeakVid

Everything you need, nothing you do not

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Made for recordings, not just podcasts

Voice memos, call captures, lecture recordings and meeting audio are all normal inputs. Both audio and video containers are accepted, so you do not have to separate the tracks first.

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Click a line, hear that moment

The transcript is timestamped, so verifying a quote or checking a number takes one click instead of scrubbing through an hour of audio. Long files stay in one timeline.

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Text out in the shape you need

TXT and plain text for minutes, articles and show notes; SRT when the audio belongs to a video; 67+ language translation when the transcript is going to another market.

What You Get

Inputs and limits

Audio in, text out 1 credit per minute, 20 free at sign-up
MP3 · WAV · M4A · AAC · FLAC TXT for minutes, SRT for subtitles
No watermark Clean exports, always
Fast processing Minutes, not days
FAQ

Common questions

How do I turn an MP3 into text?+

Upload the MP3, choose the spoken language and start the task. You get an editable transcript with punctuation and timestamps, exportable as TXT, plain text or SRT. It costs 1 credit per minute of audio, and signing up starts you with 20 free credits plus a daily free allowance.

Is MP3 transcription accurate?+

Up to 98% on clean audio — a single speaker, little background noise, decent microphone. Accuracy falls off with call-line compression, overlapping speakers, strong accents and music underneath the voice. Timestamps let you jump straight to the passages you need to verify rather than re-reading the whole file.

Can it handle long recordings like meetings or lectures?+

Yes. Multi-hour files are segmented automatically, the timeline stays continuous, and there is no need to split the audio beforehand. Progress is visible while it runs, and the finished task stays in your history so you can re-export without paying twice.

Do I get speaker labels?+

No — the transcript comes out as one continuous, timestamped text, which is what most note-taking, quoting and subtitling workflows need. It is not a who-said-what report, so for multi-speaker recordings you will still assign names to the turns while editing.

Which audio formats work besides MP3?+

WAV, M4A, AAC and FLAC, plus video files such as MP4, MOV, MKV and WebM if the audio is still inside a video container. You can also record directly into the browser with the microphone instead of uploading anything.

What happens to my file afterwards?+

It is used for the task you started and cleared when the task finishes — not shared with third parties and not used for training. Failed tasks are not charged.

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