Voice note to text
Turn a voice note or a recording into text in your browser. Free, with no account.
or drag and drop it here
The first time you use it, this downloads the model (about 80 MB, or about 250 MB for More accurate) from Hugging Face, which will see your IP address.
The microphone is used only while you record, and the recording stays in this tab. Only use recordings you have the right to use. If other people can be heard, make sure they're OK with it being transcribed.
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Your text
Automatic transcripts can contain mistakes. Check the text before you rely on it.
More options
On a phone, More accurate can be very slow, or stop if the phone runs out of memory. If that happens, choose Standard.
Subtitles
Downloaded speech model
Your audio and text are processed in your browser and are not uploaded to us or anyone else. Privacy
How it works
- Choose or record a voice note.
- Wait a moment.
- Copy your text.
Best in a quiet place, without music in the background.
Tip: To transcribe a WhatsApp voice note, save or share it to your device as a file first, then choose it here.
Supports 99 languages. Accuracy varies a lot by language, and some give poor results.
Good to know
- Works with WhatsApp voice notes (.opus, .ogg) and .m4a, .mp3, .wav, .webm and .mp4 files up to 60 minutes long.
- Supports 99 languages. Accuracy varies a lot by language, and some give poor results.
- Speed depends on your device. A long recording can take several minutes; keep this tab open.
- On a phone, a long recording may be too much for the device’s memory. Shorter clips work best.
- More accurate (under More options) usually makes fewer mistakes, especially with background noise, but takes about 3 times longer and downloads about 250 MB once.
Frequently asked questions
Can I turn an iPhone voice note into text?
Usually, yes. Save or share the voice note from your iPhone as an audio file, open Voicenote to Text in Safari and pick the file. After a one-time model download, it is transcribed in your browser.