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.
- 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.
- Step 2
Get the transcript
The language is detected and the audio is turned into clean, timestamped text. Long MP3s transcribe in the background.
- 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 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.
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.
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