Voice memo to text
Get a transcript from any voice memo: iPhone Voice Memos, Android recorder apps, WhatsApp and Telegram voice notes. Upload the file, then read, copy or download the text.
One step to your transcript
We'll email you a sign-in link — no password. Keep this tab open; your file starts automatically.
- 1Extract audio
- 2Upload
- 3Transcribe
Up to 10 hours per file
Audio is deleted right after transcription
- 3 free files every day
- No credit card
- 90+ languages
How to get a transcript from a voice memo on iPhone
- 1Open the Voice Memos app and tap the recording.
- 2Tap the ••• button, then Share, and choose Save to Files (or AirDrop it to your Mac).
- 3Come back to this page, tap the upload box and pick the recording from Files.
- 4Read the transcript, or download it as TXT, SRT or VTT.
On Android
- 1Open your recorder app (for example Samsung Voice Recorder or Google Recorder) and find the recording.
- 2Tap Share and save it to your files or Google Drive, or email it to yourself.
- 3Open this page in your browser, tap the upload box and choose the recording.
- 4Copy the transcript, or download it as TXT, SRT or VTT.
WhatsApp and Telegram voice notes
Voice notes from WhatsApp and Telegram are .opus or .ogg files. Long-press the voice note and share or forward it to save the file, then upload it here as it is; there's nothing to convert.
How it works
From recording to text in three steps
- 1
Upload
Drop in any audio or video file. The audio track is extracted in your browser, so even large videos upload quickly.
- 2
Transcribe
Our AI transcriber turns the speech into text with timestamps and groups it into readable paragraphs. You can close the tab while it works.
- 3
Use it
Copy the text, search it, or download TXT, SRT or VTT. The audio is deleted once the transcript is ready.
The result
A clean transcript, not a wall of words
Read it as paragraphs or line by line with timestamps. Search inside it, copy it, or download subtitles in one click.
Readable paragraphs
Sentences are grouped into paragraphs you can paste straight into notes or a blog post.
Subtitles ready to upload
SRT and VTT files with accurate timing for YouTube, Premiere, CapCut and more.
Find any moment
Search the transcript and jump to the timestamp you need.
Why people switch
Everything you need from a transcription tool
A free audio to text converter with no meeting bots and no per-minute surprises: upload a file, get an accurate transcript.
Fast
Long recordings are split and transcribed in parallel, so most files are ready in minutes.
Accurate
State-of-the-art AI speech recognition that handles accents, jargon and long recordings.
90+ languages
Auto-detects the language, or pick it yourself for best results with accents and dialects.
Long files
Upload recordings up to 10 hours — full lectures, podcasts and all-day workshops.
Audio and video
MP3, M4A, WAV, MP4, MOV, WebM and more. Audio is extracted in your browser before upload.
Private by default
Audio is deleted as soon as the transcript is ready. Delete transcripts any time.
How do I transcribe a voice memo?
Save the voice memo as a file (on iPhone: Share, then Save to Files), open this page and upload it. The transcript appears in a few minutes, ready to copy or download as TXT.
Doesn't my phone already transcribe voice memos?
Recent iPhone and Android versions can show a transcript inside their recorder app for some languages. TranscribeNest helps when you need the text on a computer, a language your phone doesn't support, a long recording, or a file to download as TXT or subtitles.
How accurate is the transcription?
We use state-of-the-art AI speech recognition. Clear recordings typically come out near-verbatim; heavy background noise, people talking over each other and very strong accents reduce accuracy.
What happens to my files?
Audio is converted in your browser, uploaded only to transcribe it, and deleted as soon as the transcript is ready. You can delete transcripts at any time.
How long can a file be?
Free files can be up to 30 minutes. Paid plans support files up to 10 hours each.
What's the difference between pay-as-you-go and Unlimited?
Pay-as-you-go credits are a one-time purchase that never expires — good for occasional long files. Unlimited is a subscription with no daily file limit, subject to fair use of 100 hours per 30 days.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. Manage or cancel your subscription from your account page; you keep access until the end of the paid period.
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