Audio transcription guides
Practical guides for local audio transcription: preparing recordings, choosing a language, reviewing meetings and interviews, creating captions, and exporting the right format.
How Local Browser Transcription Works
Learn what happens when a Whisper model transcribes audio in your browser, why the first run takes longer, and what private processing can and cannot guarantee.
How to Prepare an Audio File for Transcription
Prepare MP3, WAV, M4A, or MP4 recordings for browser transcription by checking audio quality, language, duration, and important terminology.
How to Review an Interview Transcript
Review an interview transcript with timestamps, manual speaker labels, name checks, and a practical quote-verification workflow.
How to Transcribe a Meeting and Find Action Items
Turn a meeting recording into a timestamped draft, assign participant labels, and review decisions, numbers, and action items before sharing notes.
How to Turn Video Speech into SRT or VTT Subtitles
Extract the spoken audio from an MP4 video, review the timing, and export SRT or VTT caption drafts for YouTube, social video, or course content.
How to Transcribe a Podcast Episode from an MP3
Turn a podcast MP3 into a timestamped draft for show notes, quotes, captions, and searchable archives with a review routine that catches names and terms.
How to Turn Voice Memos into Searchable Text
Capture quick voice notes and turn them into organized, searchable text with names, dates, and commitments checked against the original recording.
Multilingual Speech to Text: Auto Detect or Manual Language
Understand how language selection affects browser speech recognition, when auto detect works, and how to review mixed-language recordings.
TXT, JSON, SRT, or VTT: Which Transcript Export Should You Choose?
Compare transcript export formats for notes, structured data, and captions, and learn what to check before you export.