English transcription
English transcription for your audio and video files: drop the recording and the English comes back as text or timed subtitles.
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English transcription is accurate on clear recordings, which usually need only a quick read. US, UK, Indian, Nigerian and other accents all go through the same page, which is set to English from the start. Download it as plain text or Word, or as SRT or VTT subtitles.
Questions
My recording is in another language. Can I get it in English?
Yes: drop it on translate audio to English, which turns speech in another language into English text and subtitles. This page writes down English as it was spoken.
Can I get English subtitles from a video?
Yes. Download SRT or VTT from the transcript page, and every line keeps its start and end time.
How long can the recording be?
Up to 90 minutes, as long as the file is under 95 MB.
Is it free?
Yes: 90 minutes a day, with no account.
About English recordings
- Script
- Latin alphabet, written left to right, with no accents in everyday words.
- Spoken in
- The United States, the United Kingdom, India, Nigeria, the Philippines, Canada and Australia, and as a second language worldwide.
- Subtitle tip
- English subtitle lines are usually kept to about 42 characters, two lines at most.