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Most churches already record their sermons — for the website, for members who couldn't make it that Sunday, or just to keep a record of what was taught. The recording is easy enough to make. Turning it into something people can actually read is the part that eats up an afternoon, or gets put off indefinitely.
Transkio takes the audio or video you already have and turns it into a written transcript in a few minutes. Upload the file, and you get back text you can post on your website, drop into a newsletter, or hand to a volunteer to turn into a devotional — no typing from scratch, no listening back at half-speed with your finger on the pause button.
Typing up a sermon by hand takes hours you don't have
A thirty- or forty-minute sermon can take three or four hours to transcribe by hand — longer if whoever's doing it also has to guess at names, book titles, or references they didn't quite catch the first time. For a small church office or a volunteer doing this after their day job, that adds up fast, and it's usually the first thing to get skipped when the week gets busy.
Recording quality doesn't always help. Sanctuary acoustics, a handheld mic passed around during a Q&A, or a soundboard mix meant for the livestream rather than for clarity can all make a recording harder to transcribe than it should be. And once it's done, most churches end up with a folder of audio files that nobody can search — if someone asks "didn't you preach on that a couple years ago?" the honest answer is often "we'd have to listen to find out."
Upload the recording, get the words back
Transkio transcribes the audio or video file you already have — whether that's a phone recording from the back pew or the file pulled straight from your streaming setup. You get a transcript back in minutes, ready to read through, correct if needed, and export in the format you actually need, whether that's a plain text file for the website or a document with speaker labels for a Q&A segment.
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Sunday sermon excerpt
so today um we're gonna look at that passage in uh first corinthians thirteen you know the one about love is patient love is kind and uh i think a lot of us we hear this one read at weddings right but paul wasn't writing this to newlyweds he was writing it to a church that was falling apart because they could not get along with each other so let's just sit with that for a second
Today we're going to look at that passage in 1 Corinthians 13 — the one about love being patient, love being kind. A lot of us hear this one read at weddings, but Paul wasn't writing it to newlyweds. He was writing it to a church that was falling apart because its members couldn't get along with each other. So let's sit with that for a second.
Frequently asked questions
What audio and video formats can I upload?
Transkio accepts audio files (MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, OGG, OPUS, FLAC) and video files (MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV, MPEG). If your sermon lives on YouTube or your streaming platform, download your own copy of the recording first and upload that file directly — Transkio doesn't currently support pasting in a link.
How accurate is it with names and scripture references?
Transkio is designed to transcribe specific references and proper nouns as clearly as the audio allows. Accuracy is generally strongest with clear audio and a single primary speaker; you can always review and correct any word in the transcript editor before exporting.
Can we get a sermon translated for members who speak another language?
Transkio supports transcription in 50+ languages, and Pro plans can translate a finished transcript into another language. Right now translation produces a written text transcript only — translated subtitle files (SRT/VTT) aren't available yet.
Can it tell different speakers apart, like during a Q&A or responsive reading?
Speaker labeling is available on Elite plans and above, so a transcript with multiple voices — a pastor and a guest, or a leader and the congregation — comes back with each speaker marked.
What does it cost, and is there a free option?
You can try Transkio with 60 trial minutes and no card required, and every free account includes 30 minutes a month afterward, with files up to 100MB. TXT, SRT, VTT exports are free on every plan; paid plans add DOCX and JSON exports with timestamps and speaker labels.
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