Convert audio to text for free
Upload an MP3, WAV, M4A, or any other audio file and get a clean, editable transcript with timestamps and speaker labels in minutes. Read it, copy the lines you need, export it as TXT, DOCX, or PDF, or turn the same recording into a summary, notes, or a translation.
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Common types supported
Audio to text that holds up on real recordings
Most audio is not studio clean. MoScribe's AI handles fast talkers, strong accents, background noise, phone-line recordings, and people speaking over each other, and still returns text that reads like the conversation sounded. Choose the spoken language or let auto-detect identify it. You get a transcript you can quote and publish after a quick pass for names and numbers.
Every line shows who spoke, and when
Each paragraph carries a timestamp and a speaker label, so an hour-long interview or call becomes something you can scan in seconds. Click a line to jump to that moment in the audio and check a quote in context. When several people are in the room, speaker separation keeps the back-and-forth readable instead of merging everyone into one block of text.
Take the text out and put it to work
Read the transcript in the browser, copy a single line or the whole thing, and download it as TXT, DOCX, or PDF. The same file can become meeting notes, a research appendix, a blog draft, or a chapter of a report without anyone retyping it. You decide whether timestamps and speaker labels travel with the exported file.
Go past the transcript: summaries, answers, translation
Once the audio is text, MoScribe can pull out key points and action items as a summary, answer questions about what was said with links back to the exact timestamp, or translate the transcript into another language. For a long interview or a two-hour meeting, that is often the difference between having a record and actually using it.
How to convert audio to text online
Three steps take a recording you already have and turn it into a transcript you can search, quote, and share. Nothing to install, and no file conversion first.
Upload your audio
Add an MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, FLAC, OGG, or OPUS file straight from your computer. There is no format conversion step and nothing to install first.
Let AI transcribe the audio
Choose the language spoken in the recording, or leave it on auto-detect. Turn on speaker separation if more than one person is talking, then start. The AI writes out every word, adds timestamps, and labels each speaker.
Review, copy, and export the text
Scan the transcript, check the names and numbers that matter, and copy the lines you need. Export the finished text as TXT, DOCX, or PDF, or generate a summary from the same page.
Why use MoScribe to transcribe audio to text?
MoScribe is built for the recordings people actually have, and for the work that happens after the transcript arrives.
Accuracy on the audio you actually have
Phone calls, voice memos, field interviews, conference room mics, and podcast episodes with music underneath are the normal case, not the exception. MoScribe is tuned for fast speech, accents, background noise, and crosstalk, so the transcript arrives close to publishable.
A transcript that shows who said what
Timestamps and speaker labels turn a two-hour recording into something you can scan. Jump to the moment a decision was made, pull a quote without scrubbing the waveform, and hand the transcript to a colleague who was not on the call.
Output that fits your next step
Copy one line into an email, download the full transcript as TXT, DOCX, or PDF, or turn it into a summary, notes, or a translation. The transcript moves into the document, report, or article you were already writing.
Private by default, free to try
Your audio and transcripts are visible only to you unless you choose to share or export them, and they are not used to train AI models. Start with the recording already on your desk and have a transcript in minutes.
What people convert audio to text for
Anywhere spoken audio needs to become a record people can read, search, and reuse, a transcript saves the hours you would spend typing it out.
Interviews and research
Turn phone and in-person interviews into text you can code, quote, and cite. Timestamps take you back to the moment behind a quote, so the wording is checked before it reaches an article or a report.
Meetings and calls
Convert a recorded call, standup, or client conversation into searchable notes with speaker labels. Find the decision and the deadline without replaying the call, then send the transcript to whoever missed it.
Podcasts and audio content
Turn an episode into a transcript for show notes, articles, and quotable lines. Listeners can skim before committing an hour, the episode becomes searchable, and you get a draft you can cut into posts without listening back.
Lectures and voice memos
Record a lecture or seminar and get notes you can search and skim later. The same works for voice memos and field notes you want to keep as text instead of an audio file you never open again.
Audio to text in 40+ languages
Choose the language spoken in the recording, or let auto-detect identify it, and the converter writes the transcript in that language. That makes interviews, lectures, and calls from other regions usable as text. You can also translate the finished transcript into another language and reach an audience that does not speak the original.
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All languages →FAQs about audio to text converter
Upload an audio file such as MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, FLAC, or OGG, choose the spoken language or use auto-detect, and start transcription. The AI writes the recording out as text with timestamps and speaker labels. From there you can review it, copy the lines you need, or export it. Audio to text, speech to text, and transcription all describe the same job: turning spoken audio into written text.
Yes. You can convert audio to text for free — upload a recording, choose the language, and get your transcript without paying anything or installing software. It takes a minute to start, so the fastest way to see the result is to try it with the audio you already have.
MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, FLAC, OGG, OPUS, ALAC, and OGA. Upload the file as it is, with no conversion step first.
Accuracy depends on the language, accents, background noise, recording quality, and how much people talk over each other. MoScribe handles difficult audio well, but no automatic transcriber is perfect. Budget a short review pass for names, numbers, and technical terms before you share or publish the transcript.
Yes. Each line is tied to the moment it was spoken, and speaker separation labels who said it. That lets you jump to the right point in the audio, verify a quote, and follow a conversation with several people in it. You choose whether timestamps and speaker labels are included in the exported file.
You can read the transcript and copy individual lines or the whole text. Export the finished transcript as TXT, DOCX, or PDF, so it can become a document, a report, or meeting notes without being retyped.
More than 40, including English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, Hindi, and most major European and Asian languages. Choose the language before you start, or let auto-detect identify it. You can also translate the transcript into another language after it is done.
Only you can access the audio and transcripts in your account unless you choose to share or export them. Your recordings are processed to provide the transcription and related features you request, and they are not used to train AI models. We maintain administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards to protect your information.
Turn your next recording into text you can use
Upload an audio file and get a transcript with timestamps and speaker labels in minutes. Copy it, export it, or turn it into a summary from the same page.