Free Audio & Video Transcription

Transcribe audio and video to accurate text for free — no credit card, no install.
99 languages, timestamps, export to TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT or VTT.

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Drop your file here to upload
First 30 minutes free — unlock the full recording with Pro →
or

The link must be publicly accessible.

Transcribe for free in three steps

Start transcribing without paying or signing up for a trial — upload a file or paste a link and read the text back in minutes.

  1. Step 1

    Upload a file or paste a link

    Drop in any audio or video file, or paste a YouTube, TikTok or podcast link. No card and no app required to start.

  2. Step 2

    Get your free transcript

    The language is detected and the speech becomes clean, timestamped text — within your free monthly minutes.

  3. Step 3

    Edit and export

    Read, fix, and export the transcript to TXT, DOCX, PDF, or SRT / VTT subtitles — yours to keep.

What you can do on the free plan

Plenty of real work fits inside the free allowance — these are the jobs people get done without paying a cent.

A podcast episode

Transcribe an episode for show notes and a blog version without touching your wallet.

Voice notes

Turn quick recordings into text you can paste into docs and messages.

Short videos & clips

Caption a social clip or get the script of a short video for free.

A lecture or meeting

Capture a class or call as searchable notes within your monthly minutes.

99 languages

Transcribe in almost any language at no cost — detection is automatic.

Real exports

Free transcripts still export to TXT, DOCX, PDF, and SRT / VTT — no watermark.

Genuinely free — here's the catch (there isn't one)

Most “free” transcription tools watermark the output, cap you at a couple of minutes, or demand a card up front. SlayScribe gives you a real monthly minutes allowance with full-quality, OpenAI-Whisper transcripts, timestamps, and unrestricted exports — no credit card to start. When you outgrow the free minutes or need to transcribe hours at a time, Pro is there; until then, the free plan does real work.

Free and Pro, side by side

Free minutes
60 minutes of audio a month, no card required
Pro minutes
30 hours a month
Longest single file
60 min on Free, 10 hours on Pro
Uploads a day
3 on Free; unlimited on Pro
File size
Up to 5 GB per upload on either plan
What is identical
The same Whisper engine, the same 99 languages, the same exports, and no watermark on Free

Frequently asked questions

Is it actually free?

Yes. You get a monthly minutes allowance with no credit card required, and transcripts export with no watermark.

What's the catch?

There's a monthly limit on free minutes and on long files. Heavy or long-form use is what Pro is for.

Do I have to sign up?

Transcription starts as a guest with no account; signing in (free) unlocks long recordings that run in the background and saves your history.

Are free transcripts lower quality?

No — they use the same OpenAI Whisper engine and the same exports as Pro. Only the monthly volume differs.

What can I transcribe?

Any common audio or video file, plus links from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Vimeo and more, in 99 languages.

How do I export?

Download free transcripts to TXT, DOCX, PDF, or SRT / VTT subtitles.

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Long recordings and big files?

Go Pro to transcribe hours of audio and video, with more monthly minutes and unlimited uploads — accurate text in 99 languages.