Free MP3 to text converter
How to use it
- Choose an MP3, M4A or WAV file, up to 3 minutes and 25 MB.
- Wait while it is transcribed, usually well under a minute.
- Copy the text with or without timestamps, or download it as a TXT file.
Which audio files work
MP3, M4A and WAV. Voice memos from an iPhone are usually M4A, and most recorders and podcast apps export MP3 or WAV. If your file is in another format, export it as MP3 from any audio editor first.
The cap is 25 MB and 3 minutes. A WAV file is much larger than an MP3 of the same length, so if a WAV is over the size limit, an MP3 export of it will usually fit.
Uses for a short audio transcript
A few minutes of audio turned into text is often enough to start something bigger:
- Turn a voice memo of an idea into a script draft.
- Write up the key points from a short voice note or a section of a recorded call.
- Pull a quote from a podcast segment for a post.
- Get the exact words of a sound you want to caption.
Better audio, better text
Record close to the mic in a quiet room. Background music, wind and several people talking at once all lower accuracy. If you can, trim long silences and music before you upload.
Questions
Is my audio file stored?
No. It is sent to the speech model for this request only and is not written to disk, storage or a database.
Can I convert a video file?
Use the video to transcript tool for MP4 and MOV files. It runs on the same speech model.
Which languages work?
The speech model detects the spoken language automatically and handles many common languages. Accuracy varies by language and audio quality.
Why only 3 minutes?
Transcription is the most expensive free tool to run, so we keep files short and allow 3 a day per person.
Check your actual draft before you post
Check any short in about a minute: Ari scores the opening, flags the moments most likely to lose viewers, suggests 3 fixes and writes 5 hooks from what you say. Got a podcast or stream? Clip finder finds the best moments in videos up to 15 minutes.
More free tools
- Free, daily limitPodcast and interview transcriptionParagraphs with timestamps for a podcast or interview segment.
- Free, daily limitVideo to transcriptA timestamped transcript of a clip up to 3 minutes.
- Free, daily limitScript generatorHook, timed beats, on-screen text and a CTA for 15, 30 or 60 seconds.