Voice to Text Online

Record your voice in the browser and get text you can copy, download or share. No file needed to start.

Uses your microphone. Language is detected automatically.

Start Voice RecordingUp to 30 minutes (4 hours on Pro) · language detected automatically · noise suppressedWorks best in a quiet room. Speak at a normal pace.Or upload an audio file you already have.
Voice transcriptSample from a short interview. Not your file.
00:01:12

Maya Chen: We shipped the cut on Thursday.

00:01:18

Jordan Hale: The captions still overlap on the second line.

Free: recordings up to 30 minutes.

How voice to text works

4 steps

  1. 1. Allow the microphone

    Your browser asks once. Nothing is recorded until you press Start.

  2. 2. Speak

    Up to 30 minutes per recording on Free, 4 hours on Pro. A live transcript shows as you speak when it is available.

  3. 3. Stop and transcribe

    When you stop, your transcript is finalised from the live transcript, or from the recording if live text wasn't available.

  4. 4. Copy, download or share

    Copy the text, download TXT or create a read-only share link. Pro can translate it.

What the recorder does

5 capabilities

  • No file needed

    Record straight from the browser on desktop or phone.

  • Up to 4 hours on Pro

    Recording stops and transcribes automatically at the limit: 30 minutes on Free, 4 hours on Pro.

  • Live transcript

    See text while you speak, when live transcription is available for your session.

  • Share without accounts

    Viewers open a read-only page without signing in.

  • Translate (Pro)

    Translate the transcript and share the original and the translation separately.

Real example

Real before and after. 1 example
A browser recording turned into text
Waveform of a 44-second voice recording captured in the browserBefore
Text transcribed from the browser recording, exported as TXTAfter, VideoText output

The narration was captured through the browser microphone and transcribed. Lines 4 to 7 of the TXT export are shown exactly as returned.

Source clip: NASA ScienceCasts, public domain. NASA does not endorse VideoText.

Real output · 44-second browser recording

Input
Microphone recording · 44 s
Output (excerpt)
Near-Earth asteroid Bennu interests researchers for two reasons.
First, it is a carbon-rich asteroid that could harbor amino acids

Who uses Voice to Text

Notes and drafts, Interviews in the room, Accessibility

  • Notes and drafts

    Dictate ideas, outlines and messages without typing.

  • Interviews in the room

    Record a conversation and get the text immediately.

  • Accessibility

    Speak instead of type, on any modern browser.

Frequently asked questions

8 questions

Is this voice to text tool free?

Yes, there is a free plan. Free exports include short VideoText watermark notes. Pro gives clean exports and translation.

Do I see the text while I speak?

A live transcript appears as you speak when it is available, and becomes your transcript when you stop. If live text isn't available, the recording is transcribed after you stop.

How long can a recording be?

Up to 30 minutes on Free and 4 hours on Pro. At the limit the recording stops and is transcribed automatically.

Can I download the transcript?

Yes: copy the text, download TXT or share a read-only link.

Can I translate my recording?

Yes on Pro. You can share the original and the translation separately.

Does it work on phones?

Yes, in modern mobile browsers that allow microphone access.

What if the microphone is blocked?

Allow microphone access in your browser's address bar, then try again. Nothing is recorded and no free use is spent.

Can I upload an audio file instead?

Use Video to Transcript. It accepts audio files such as MP3, WAV and M4A.

Next steps for your recording

Start talking, get text

Record up to 4 hours on Pro (30 minutes on Free) and copy, download or share the transcript.

Start Voice Recording