MP3 to Text

Turn any MP3 into accurate, timestamped text — interviews, podcasts, voice memos.
99 languages, export to TXT, DOCX, PDF or SRT. Free to start.

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Transcribe an MP3 in three steps

MP3 is the most common audio format — and the easiest to transcribe. Drop one in and read it back as text.

  1. Step 1

    Upload your MP3

    Drag in the MP3 file or paste a link to it. Other audio formats work too, but MP3 is the one most recorders and apps produce.

  2. Step 2

    Get the transcript

    The language is detected and the audio is turned into clean, timestamped text. Long MP3s transcribe in the background.

  3. Step 3

    Edit and export

    Polish the text alongside the player, then export to TXT, DOCX, PDF, or SRT subtitles.

What lives inside your MP3s

Most recordings end up as MP3 — and most of them are worth reading, not just hearing.

Podcast episodes

Turn an MP3 episode into show notes, a blog post, and a searchable transcript.

Recorded interviews

Get a quotable transcript from an MP3 interview without scrubbing the timeline.

Voice recorder files

Phone and dictaphone apps save MP3s — transcribe them into notes you can actually use.

Lectures & sermons

Convert a recorded talk into text to study, quote, or share with people who missed it.

Call recordings

Transcribe an MP3 of a call into minutes and follow-ups in seconds.

99 languages

Transcribe MP3s in almost any language — detection is automatic.

Why MP3 is the easiest thing to transcribe

MP3 is the universal audio format — every voice recorder, podcast host, and phone app produces it. That makes it the simplest file to turn into text: just drop it in and SlayScribe handles the rest, returning punctuated, timestamped text in 99 languages. No conversion step, no setup — your MP3 becomes a searchable, editable document in minutes.

MP3 facts worth knowing before you transcribe

Typical speech bitrate
64–128 kbps is normal for dictaphone and podcast files; music-grade MP3s run 192–320 kbps
File size
Roughly 1 MB per minute at 128 kbps, so an hour-long interview is about 60 MB
Mono vs stereo
Speech is usually recorded mono, and mono is enough — a stereo file is simply mixed down before recognition
Lossy compression
MP3 discards frequencies the ear rarely notices; at 64 kbps and above that loss does not meaningfully change the transcript
Where MP3s come from
Phone recorder apps, podcast downloads, call recorders, and the audio exported out of a video
Long MP3s
Transcribed in the background on Pro rather than held open in the browser tab

Frequently asked questions

How do I transcribe an MP3 to text?

Upload the MP3 (or paste a link), and SlayScribe transcribes it automatically into timestamped text you can edit and export.

Is there a file-size or length limit?

Short MP3s transcribe instantly; long ones run in the background on Pro. Free has a monthly minutes allowance.

How accurate is MP3 transcription?

MP3 transcription uses OpenAI Whisper, so clear MP3s come back near-perfect. Noisy recordings may need light edits.

Can I export to Word or subtitles?

Yes — TXT, DOCX, PDF, and SRT / VTT subtitles are all available.

Which languages can my MP3 be in?

Any of 99 — the spoken language is detected from the recording itself.

Is MP3 transcription free?

Yes — MP3 transcription is free within a monthly minutes allowance; Pro adds long files and unlimited uploads.

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Long recordings and big files?

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