MP3 to text converter
MP3 to text in one step: drop the file and the speech comes back as text to copy, or as SRT subtitles with timings.
Transcription is free within your daily minutes
A subtitle file dropped here is converted instead.
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MP3 is the format most recordings end up in, from podcasts and lectures to phone calls and old voice notes. Drop one here to transcribe the MP3 into text you can copy, or into subtitles with timings. An hour of MP3 at the usual 128 kbps is about 58 MB. That's well under the 95 MB limit, and anything up to 90 minutes is accepted.
Questions
How do I convert an MP3 to text?
Drop the MP3 above. When the transcription finishes, copy the text or download it as a TXT, SRT or VTT file.
How do I transcribe an MP3?
Drop the MP3 above, or choose it from your phone or computer, and the transcript appears on the page in the language that was spoken. Copy it, or download it as TXT, Word or PDF, or as SRT or VTT with a time on every line.
Is MP3 to text free?
Yes, within a daily limit counted in minutes of audio, so a 10-minute MP3 uses 10 minutes. The meter on the page shows how many you have left before anything starts.
What's the biggest MP3 I can use?
95 MB or 90 minutes, whichever comes first. At 128 kbps a 90-minute MP3 is about 86 MB, so it fits. At 192 kbps it doesn't. Save it again at a lower bitrate.
Can I get the transcript with timestamps?
Yes. Download it as SRT or VTT and every line keeps its start and end time. Plain text leaves the timings out.