M4A to text
M4A to text for iPhone recordings, Zoom audio and podcast downloads: drop the file and the words come back ready to copy.
Transcription is free within your daily minutes
A subtitle file dropped here is converted instead.
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M4A is Apple's usual audio format, and it turns up in more places than people expect. iPhone voice memos are M4A. So is the audio-only file Zoom saves next to a recorded meeting, and so are many podcast downloads. They all work here as they are, with no converting to MP3 first.
Questions
How do I convert M4A to text?
Drop the M4A above, then copy the result or download it as text, SRT or VTT.
Can I transcribe a Zoom recording?
Yes, if you have the audio file. Zoom's recordings include an audio-only M4A alongside the video, and that's the file to drop here.
Is there a size limit?
95 MB and 90 minutes per file. Most M4A recordings are compressed enough that the 90-minute limit comes first.
Is M4A or MP3 better for transcription?
Neither has an edge. Both are compressed audio, so drop whichever you have.