Transcribe podcast free, full episodes
Drop in a podcast episode and get a clean, accurate transcript back: perfect for show notes, blog posts, searchable archives and accessibility. No account, no watermark, no per-minute fee.
No account. 10 recordings a day. Others give you three files a day and call it unlimited. Files up to 60 minutes here, and it resets at midnight.
Plain transcript and subtitles right here. Bleeping, translation, burned-in subtitles and files over 90 MB live in the full tool.
Transcribe audio now →Why transcribe your podcast
A transcript turns a 60-minute episode into something Google can actually read and rank. It powers show notes, quote graphics, repurposed blog posts and a searchable back-catalogue, and it makes your show accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing listeners.
- Show notes and episode summaries in minutes
- Blog posts and newsletters from the same content
- Searchable archive of everything you've ever said
- Accurate quotes for clips and social posts
- Captions/subtitles for the video version
From recording to transcript
Upload the episode audio (MP3, WAV, M4A) or the video file if you record video. ScribeGrab transcribes the speech with our speech model and hands back the full text plus subtitle files. Episodes up to 60 minutes and 1.5 GB fit in a single upload.
- Export your episode as MP3 (or any common audio/video format).
- Open ScribeGrab and drop the file in.
- Wait a few minutes while it transcribes on our GPU.
- Download the transcript as TXT, and SRT/VTT if you want captions.
Interviews: turning a conversation into quotable text
An interview is just multi-speaker audio — questions and answers, one person then another. Record it however you like (a handheld recorder, your phone's voice memo app, or a call you saved), then upload the audio file here. What comes back is the whole conversation as text you can pull quotes from, drop into an article, or turn into pull-quote graphics for social.
Clean, turn-taking Q&A transcribes really well. Where it gets harder is heavy crosstalk — two people talking over each other — so if your interview has a lot of that, read the transcript through before you quote from it. ScribeGrab automatically splits the transcript into speaker turns when it hears more than one voice, so a busy multi-person recording still comes back with who-said-what marked.
Meetings: from a Zoom or Teams recording to notes
One thing to be clear about up front: ScribeGrab can't sit in on a live call or connect to your Zoom, Teams or Meet account. What it does is transcribe the recording after the meeting. Every major platform lets you save one — Record in Zoom, Teams and Google Meet produces an MP4 or M4A file once the call ends. Download that file, upload it here, and you get the full meeting as text.
From there the transcript becomes searchable minutes: scan it for decisions and action items, see who committed to what, and keep an archive you can search months later instead of scrubbing through an hour of video. Because meetings are the messiest kind of audio — several speakers, people cutting in, variable mic quality — treat the transcript as a strong first draft and proofread the structured notes you build from it.
Lectures and study recordings
Students and self-learners use the same flow to turn an hour of lecture into notes you can actually skim. Record the class (or use the recording your school provides), upload the file, and get the full text back. From there you can highlight the parts that matter, search for a term the lecturer mentioned once, or paste sections into your own notes. A single clear speaker at a lectern is close to the best case for accuracy; a noisy hall or a distant mic is where you'll want to proofread.
Not just podcasts: voice memos and any audio file
The same tool works for more than a finished episode. Transcribe a voice recording from your phone, a lecture you captured on a handheld recorder, or a call you saved as audio — anything you can upload, ScribeGrab will transcribe from audio to text in the same few minutes. There's no separate mode: whether you transcribe an audio file that runs twenty seconds or twenty minutes, the process is identical. Call it a transcribe audio file job or a transcribe audio recording, nothing about the upload changes either way.
However you'd put it — transcribe podcast ai or transcribe podcast audio — the upload is the same box above. The fuller version, transcribe podcast audio to text phrasing, works the same way, and transcribe podcast audio to text free has the obvious answer: yes, always.
Transcribe podcast to text lands here directly. Transcribe a podcast to text is that same request with one extra word. The plain transcribe podcast episode version works identically, whole episode or a clip. Transcribe podcast episode to text just spells out the "to text" part explicitly. The free versions work the same way: transcribe podcast episode free or transcribe podcast free online access. Plain transcribe podcast free means the same thing by itself. Transcribe podcast online is this same page, run entirely in the browser. Transcribe podcast online free states the price out loud — still the same page. Transcribe podcast to text free online is the fullest version of that same request.
A transcribe podcast file question points at the same upload box regardless of format. Transcribe podcast into text names the destination directly — audio in, text out. For a specific format, transcribe podcast mp3 works exactly like any other audio file here — drop it in, get text back.
Transcribe my podcast means uploading the file — nobody transcribes it by hand on the other end. Transcribe my podcast free style just adds the price to that same request. Same if you'd rather phrase it as transcribe a podcast for me instead.
It also handles a transcribe podcast apple recording (an Apple Podcasts export) the same way as anything else, or a transcribe bbc podcast download once you've saved the audio file. Short clips work too: transcribe short podcast clips the same way as a full episode, just faster. If you're testing this against a specific prompt — something like transcribe the provided podcast clip accurately style, or the free version, transcribe the provided podcast clip accurately free — the answer is the same: upload it and read the result yourself.
Video works too. Recorded the episode on camera instead of just audio? Upload the MP4 directly and ScribeGrab will transcribe mp4 files by pulling the audio track out first — you don't need to extract it yourself. The same goes if you need to transcribe audio from video shot on a phone or webcam. Need to mp4 transcribe a screen recording instead of a podcast? Same box, same result.
How to transcribe a recording for free
Export or save the audio, then drop the file into the box above — that's the whole process, whether it's a podcast episode, an interview or a meeting. There's no length trick or hidden tier: you transcribe audio for free up to 60 minutes, and the simplest way to transcribe for free is exactly that — no software, no sign-up, no card. Transcribe audio free and transcribe audio file free both start at the same upload box above, transcript back in a couple of minutes.
Prefer plain text over juggling a video file? This is how you transcribe podcast to text, or transcribe mp3 files straight from your recorder. How to transcribe audio here has one answer regardless of phrasing: upload, wait a few minutes, download. Transcribing podcasts this way is free either way, whether it's a one-off episode or something you come back to weekly — no per-episode charge and no tool to install for spotify podcast transcription once you've exported the audio.
What transcribes well, what doesn't
Clear studio audio transcribes very accurately. Two guests talking over each other or heavy background music are harder for any tool, so give those episodes a quick proofread. If the episode itself has hum, hiss or fan noise sitting behind the voices, cleaning it up before you upload tends to help both the listener and the transcript; see CleanGrab's podcast audio cleaner. Curious how close it gets? Read our honest take on how accurate AI transcription really is, and see audio to text for the general workflow across every format.
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Frequently asked
Is it really free for full episodes?
Yes. 10 recordings a day, no per-minute charge, up to 60 minutes and 1.5 GB per file. Ads keep the GPU running.
Can I get show-note-ready text?
You get the full transcript as TXT plus SRT/VTT subtitles. Paste the TXT into your notes or CMS and trim as needed.
What about two hosts talking at once?
It handles clean speech very well; heavy crosstalk is harder for any transcriber, so proofread those parts.
Can it join or record my Zoom/Teams call?
No — ScribeGrab doesn't connect to your meeting account or capture a live call. Use your platform's Record button, download the resulting MP4/M4A after the call, then upload that file here to transcribe it.
Does it label who said what?
Yes — when it hears more than one voice it automatically splits the transcript into speaker turns, up to eight speakers, with nothing to switch on.
Do you keep my audio?
No. Your file is deleted right after processing and results are wiped within 45 minutes (24 hours if you bought a month pass — that longer window is part of what the pass is for). See privacy.
How to transcribe a podcast episode, step by step?
Upload the episode file above and download the transcript as TXT, SRT or VTT a few minutes later — no software to install.
How do I transcribe a podcast episode?
Upload your podcast audio to ScribeGrab — the transcript comes back in minutes with no account, 10 recordings a day, up to 60 minutes per file.
Is there a free podcast transcribe tool online?
Yes. ScribeGrab transcribes podcast episodes for free. Drop in the MP3, WAV or M4A file and paste the result straight into your show notes.
Is there software to transcribe interviews for a podcast?
This is that, running in the browser instead of installed: upload the interview recording and it comes back as a full transcript with speaker turns split out, ready to turn into show notes.
Is there a limit on how many files I can transcribe?
No — transcribe files one at a time or run through several in a row; the only per-file limit is 60 minutes and 1.5 GB, and you get 10 recordings a day.
Can I transcribe podcasts in bulk, or just one episode at a time?
One at a time through the browser, up to 10 episodes a day.
How does this compare to Adobe Podcast transcribe?
Adobe Podcast's own adobe transcribe audio feature is bundled with its podcast recording tool and needs a free Adobe account. ScribeGrab needs no account at all — just the file. The adobe podcast transcribe languages list covers fewer languages than the roughly 100 this page auto-detects.
How does this compare to Restream transcribe?
Restream transcribe is built for livestreams and needs a Restream account. ScribeGrab works from any saved recording, no account, no streaming setup required.
How to transcribe an audio file
Export the file as MP3, WAV or M4A, drop it on the box above, and download the transcript as TXT a few minutes later — no software, no account.
How can I transcribe an audio file for free
Upload it to ScribeGrab: free, up to 60 minutes per file, 10 a day and no sign-up.
Is there a free tool to transcribe audio?
Yes — this one. No account, no per-minute charge, up to 60 minutes and 1.5 GB per file.
Can I transcribe my audio here?
Yes — any recording you own, from a podcast episode to a personal voice memo, works the same way: upload and download the transcript.
How do I transcribe this audio file specifically?
Same as any other: drop it on the box above and the transcript comes back as TXT, SRT and VTT a few minutes later, whatever format it's in.
Can I transcribe Spotify podcast to text directly?
Not straight from a Spotify link — Spotify streams the episode rather than handing out a file. Download or export the episode's audio first (many shows also publish an MP3 feed outside Spotify), then upload that file here. That's the same answer whether you searched transcribe podcast spotify or transcribe podcast to text from spotify — export the audio first, then upload it. A transcribe a podcast from spotify request hits the same wall, and so does a transcribe podcast episode from spotify one. Whether it's a transcribe podcast from spotify link or a transcribe podcast from spotify free search, the export step comes first either way. The same goes for a transcribe podcast from url request, or a transcribe podcast from link free search. A transcribe podcast link to text free question and a plain transcribe podcast link one both need that same exported file. So does a transcribe apple podcast link search, or a transcribe podcast on spotify one. The same applies across every Spotify-specific phrasing: a transcribe spotify podcast link request, or a transcribe spotify podcast online free search. Same for transcribe spotify podcast reddit threads, or a transcribe spotify podcast to text free request. And for transcribe spotify podcast free plainly, or a transcribe spotify podcast episode specifically. Last one: transcribe spotify podcast from link means the same thing too — export first, upload after.
Can chatgpt transcribe podcast audio, or gemini transcribe podcast episodes, as a plain file upload?
Not as a simple file upload in most cases — those are chat assistants first. This page is built specifically for dropping in an episode and getting a transcript back, free.
What about when people say google transcribe podcast searches, or otter transcribe podcast ones — same job?
Same job, different tools — Otter needs an account and meters minutes; Google's options usually need a live microphone or a Google account. This page needs neither.
Does transcribe notebooklm podcast or n8n transcribe podcast mean this page can plug into either one?
No direct plug-in for either — NotebookLM and n8n are both separate products. This page is a plain upload box: export the audio from whatever tool made it, then drop it in here.
Does the podcast transcript generator handle a two-hour interview episode?
A podcast transcript generator here caps a single file at 60 minutes, so a two-hour interview needs splitting into two uploads first.
Is free podcast transcription limited to one episode a day?
free podcast transcription here allows up to ten episodes a day, not just one, resetting every midnight.
How long does podcast to transcript conversion usually take?
podcast to transcript conversion usually takes a few minutes, depending on how long the episode runs, since it processes on our own GPU.
Does the podcast transcription tool need the video version, or does audio work too?
This podcast transcription tool works from plain audio — MP3, WAV or M4A — or from a video file, with the audio track pulled out and transcribed the same way.
Is the podcast transcript generator free version missing speaker labels?
No — the podcast transcript generator free version includes speaker labels automatically whenever it hears more than one voice.
Does a podcast transcript come back as one long block of text?
A podcast transcript here comes back as readable TXT plus timestamped SRT and VTT, not one unbroken block.
Can I get a transcript of podcast episodes recorded as video?
Yes — a transcript of podcast video works the same way as audio: the audio track gets pulled out and transcribed first.
Does the free podcast transcript generator keep the audio file afterward?
No — this free podcast transcript generator deletes the uploaded audio right after processing, wiped within 45 minutes at the latest (24 hours if you bought a month pass — that longer window is part of what the pass is for).
How do I get podcast transcript text I can paste into show notes?
To get podcast transcript text for show notes, download the TXT file and paste it straight into your notes or CMS.
What podcast transcript format works best for finding a specific quote?
For finding a specific quote, the SRT podcast transcript format is the useful one — it carries a timestamp next to every line.
Is a transcript podcast episode searchable once it's downloaded?
A transcript podcast episode becomes fully searchable as a plain TXT file — search it the same way you'd search any document.
Do podcast transcripts include who said what when there are two hosts?
podcast transcripts here split automatically into speaker turns once more than one voice is heard, up to eight speakers.
Is podcast transcription free capped by episode length?
podcast transcription free here is capped at 60 minutes and 1.5 GB per episode, with up to ten episodes a day.
What file do I need to turn podcast into transcript text?
To turn podcast into transcript text you need the audio or video file itself — a streaming link alone isn't enough, since nothing downloads automatically.
How to get transcript of podcast episodes hosted only on Spotify?
For how to get transcript of podcast episodes on Spotify specifically, export or download the audio first — Spotify streams rather than hands out a file — then upload that file here.
Does podcast transcript ai output change if the episode has background music under the voices?
podcast transcript ai accuracy can dip under background music; the transcript still comes back, but that section is worth a proofread.
Can I get transcript of podcast audio recorded on a plain voice recorder?
Yes — you can get transcript of podcast audio from any recorder, a handheld device, a phone, or a computer, uploaded the same way.
How to get a transcript of a podcast without installing software?
How to get a transcript of a podcast without installing anything: open the page in a browser, upload the file, and download the text.
Is a transcript from podcast audio free for every episode, or just the first?
A transcript from podcast audio is free for every episode, not just a first one — the cap resets at midnight, not after one use.
How to get the transcript of a podcast published only as an Apple Podcasts exclusive?
For how to get the transcript of a podcast that's an Apple Podcasts exclusive, export the episode's audio from the app first, then upload that file here.
How to get a podcast transcript with the speakers already labeled?
How to get a podcast transcript with speakers labeled already: just upload the file — speaker turns are split out automatically, no extra step.
Does a podcast transcript generator from link work directly on a Spotify or Apple URL?
No podcast transcript generator from link works directly on a streaming URL here — download or export the episode's audio first, then upload the file itself.
How to transcribe podcasts that run longer than an hour?
How to transcribe podcasts over an hour: split the recording into parts first, since each upload here covers up to 60 minutes.
Is going from a podcast link to transcript a one-step process here?
Going from a podcast link to transcript here is two steps, not one: export the audio from the link first, then upload that file.
Does the apple podcast transcript generator need an Apple account?
No — this apple podcast transcript generator needs no Apple account; export the episode's audio from the Apple Podcasts app, then upload it here.
How to get podcast transcript text without paying anything?
How to get podcast transcript text for free: upload the episode here, no card and no subscription required for any of it.
How to get podcast transcripts for a whole back-catalogue efficiently?
How to get podcast transcripts for a back-catalogue: run each episode through one at a time, up to ten a day, until the archive is done.
Does an ai podcast transcript ever need manual correction?
An ai podcast transcript can still need light correction on proper nouns and names — the model gets accents and jargon right most, not all, of the time.
Is the podcast to text converter the same tool used for interviews and lectures?
Yes — this podcast to text converter is the same tool for interviews, lectures and meetings; podcasts aren't handled any differently.
How to get transcript from podcast audio already saved on a computer?
How to get transcript from podcast audio already on your computer: skip the export step and upload the saved file directly.
Is transcribing a podcast slower for a two-host conversation than a solo one?
transcribing a podcast with two hosts isn't meaningfully slower than a solo episode; the extra step is splitting the output into speaker turns, done automatically.
How can i get a transcript of a podcast recorded as a video call?
For how can i get a transcript of a podcast recorded as a video call, upload the video file directly — the audio track gets pulled out and transcribed the same way.
Is this podcast converter free for a full-length episode, not just a clip?
This podcast converter is free for a full episode, not just a short clip — up to 60 minutes and 1.5 GB per upload.
Where to find podcast transcripts once ScribeGrab has finished processing them?
Where to find podcast transcripts after processing: right on the page, ready to download as TXT, SRT or VTT within a couple of minutes.
Do the podcast and transcript stay linked by timestamp?
The podcast and transcript stay linked by timestamp in the SRT and VTT files, so you can jump straight to where a line was said.
Is the podcast text output plain, or does it include formatting?
The podcast text output is plain TXT, one line per sentence, with no extra formatting to strip out before you use it.
Does a transcription podcast job process faster for a shorter episode?
A transcription podcast job scales with length — a 10-minute episode returns in well under a minute, a 60-minute one takes a few minutes.
Can I get podcast transcripts for episodes in a language other than English?
You can get podcast transcripts in roughly 100 auto-detected languages, not just English — no language picker needed.
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