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Transkio

Convert Audio to Text, Accurately

Upload a recording or record straight from your browser. Transkio returns an editable transcript with timestamps in minutes — no card required to start.

Upload audio or video

MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, OGG, OPUS and more · up to 100 MB on the free plan

or drag and drop it here

Record in your browser

Meetings and calls up to 30 minutes free — longer on paid plans

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Free account · 60 trial minutes, then 30 minutes a month · no credit card required

Audio-to-text conversion turns spoken recordings — meetings, interviews, podcasts, voice memos, lectures — into written words you can search, quote and edit. Transkio does this with an AI speech-recognition model, then runs the output through a transcript editor rather than handing you a wall of raw text.

That distinction matters. Automatic speech recognition alone gives you words with no punctuation, no paragraph breaks, and every filler sound kept in. A usable transcript needs formatting, speaker separation and a way to fix the inevitable mistakes — that's the part most "free" tools skip.

Why Raw Speech Recognition Isn't a Transcript

Free auto-caption tools are built to overlay video in real time, not to produce a document. The output is lowercase, unpunctuated, and treats every speaker as one continuous stream — fine for a few seconds of captions, unusable for a document you'll actually read or share.

Manually cleaning that output — adding punctuation, labeling speakers, fixing misheard names — can take longer than the recording itself.

How Transkio Converts Audio to Text

Upload a file — MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, OGG, OPUS, FLAC and more — or record directly in the browser. Transkio transcribes it with punctuation and paragraph breaks already in place, timestamps every line, and — on Elite and up — labels each speaker's turns.

The result opens in an editor: click any line to play that moment, fix a name or a mis-heard word, and the correction flows through every export format. Nothing is paraphrased or invented — only what was said, formatted the way a person would format it.

How It Works, Step by Step

  1. 1

    Upload or Record

    Drag in a file up to 100 MB free, or record a session right in the browser.

  2. 2

    AI Transcribes It

    Punctuation, paragraph breaks and timestamps are added automatically — usually in a few minutes.

  3. 3

    Edit and Review

    Click any line to jump the audio, fix names or terms, and rename speakers if detection is on.

  4. 4

    Export

    Download as TXT, SRT, VTT, or DOCX/JSON with timestamps and speaker labels on paid plans.

What You Get

Minutes, Not Hours

An hour of audio comes back transcribed in a few minutes, not overnight.

Every Line Timestamped

Click a line to jump the player to that exact moment — kept in every export.

Editable From the First Word

Fix a name once in the editor and it updates every export automatically.

50+ languages

Auto-detected, or set the language yourself before you upload.

Free to Start

60 trial minutes, then 30 minutes every month, no card required.

Private by Default

Files and transcripts are private to your account and encrypted at rest.

See it work

See the Difference

A real example of how the same recording reads before and after Transkio.

A four-second clip, transcribed

Before — raw auto-captions

ok so um the launch is moving to the fourteenth right yeah the fourteenth

After — Transkio transcript

Speaker 1: Okay, so the launch is moving to the 14th, right? Speaker 2: Yes, the 14th.

Frequently asked questions

How accurate is audio-to-text conversion?

Accuracy depends on the recording: clear speech with little background noise transcribes very well, while crosstalk, heavy accents or a distant microphone lower it. Every transcript opens in an editor so you can review and fix it before relying on it.

What audio formats can I convert?

MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, OGG, OPUS and FLAC, up to 100 MB on the free plan and up to 8 GB on Ultra. Video files (MP4, MOV, WebM) work too.

Can I record instead of uploading a file?

Yes. The in-browser recorder captures your microphone directly, up to 30 minutes on the free plan.

Is it free?

Yes — 60 trial minutes, then 30 minutes every month, no credit card required. Exports are TXT, SRT, VTT on the free plan.

Does it separate speakers?

Speaker detection labels each turn in the transcript (Speaker 1, Speaker 2, …) and is included on Elite and up.

Related Tools and Guides

Video to Text

Transcribing a video file instead of audio-only? Upload MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV, or MPEG directly.

MP3 to Text

Uploading a podcast episode, voice memo, or call recording saved as MP3? Start here.

Meeting Transcription

Record or upload a meeting and get searchable notes.

Pricing

Compare free and paid minutes, formats and features.

Convert Your Audio to Text Now.

Upload a file or record in your browser — get an accurate, editable transcript in minutes. 60 trial minutes free.

Transcribe for free
  • 30 free minutes, no card required
  • Transcripts in minutes, not hours
  • 50+ languages