audien·to

Overview

audien·to is a browser-based transcription service that also turns recordings into useful written material. It is a strong fit for podcasters, students and teams who need to move from spoken content to notes, recaps or drafts in one workflow. Its broad output range is appealing, though daily file caps on Free make it less suited to long or intensive sessions.

Key features

Users can upload audio or video, provide a URL, or record through a browser microphone. The service names MP3, M4A, WAV, MP4 and MOV support and says it handles 67 languages. Transcripts are timestamped, separated by speaker and editable, then exportable as TXT, SRT, VTT, DOCX or Markdown. Those options make the transcript adaptable as a readable record, caption file or document.

Alongside transcripts and clean transcripts, audien·to can produce summaries, show notes, meeting minutes, email recaps, article drafts, study notes and custom outputs. Chapter generation and link extraction are also listed. This is a meaningful advantage for people who regularly repurpose recordings; users who only need a plain transcript may have little use for the additional transformations.

Uploaded audio is automatically deleted within 72 hours, while transcripts and generated outputs remain until deletion, account closure or anonymous-session expiry. The maker says customer audio, transcripts and outputs are not used to train AI models, and its subprocessors are contractually barred from doing so. Its privacy policy describes encryption in transit and at rest, restricted production access and logged administrative access. It also describes user and California privacy rights and safeguards for certain international transfers. BytePlus handles speech-to-text, Dify language-model transformations, and Cloudflare R2 audio storage; authentication uses Keycloak, with optional Google OAuth, and Stripe processes payments. Product, billing, data and privacy questions go to the maker's contact email.

Pricing

The Free plan costs nothing and includes all nine output types, 67 languages and shared links. Its allowance is 90 transcription minutes per calendar day, with no more than three files daily and a 30-minute limit per file. That is generous for short, frequent recordings, but the per-file ceiling rules out longer sessions even when daily minutes remain.

Pro (annual) is $10 a year, billed $120/YEAR and billed yearly. It includes 10,000 minutes per month, files up to five hours and 512 MB, batch processing, shared links and priority processing. Pro (monthly) costs $20 a month, billed monthly, and includes the same monthly minutes and processing features, but allows files up to 10 hours and 512 MB. Annual is the lower-cost option for a sustained workflow; monthly costs more but accepts longer single files and avoids an annual billing commitment. Both paid plans are a clearer fit than Free for high-volume work or recordings beyond 30 minutes.

Platforms

audien·to runs on the web, with browser recording as an input option.

Who it's for

Choose audien·to if you work from recordings and want transcripts alongside ready-to-edit summaries, notes, show notes or drafts. It is less compelling for occasional users whose recordings exceed Free's 30-minute file cap, or for anyone seeking only a basic transcript without the extra writing tools.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Nine output types extend transcription into common writing tasks; editable, speaker-separated transcripts have several export formats; the Free plan has a substantial daily allowance; uploaded audio is deleted within 72 hours.
• Cons: Free restricts users to three files per day and 30 minutes per file; Pro's annual plan bills $120/year upfront; transcripts and generated outputs persist until the user deletes them, closes the account or an anonymous session expires.

Alternatives

Podcast Show Notes Software is a useful category to browse if you want to compare tools centered on show-note workflows.

• DomeScribe is worth considering if you want mobile and desktop apps as well as web access, or prefer a free one-time 30-minute allowance with TXT export.
• CraftNote may suit users who want calendar sync and a weekly allowance of two recording hours rather than audien·to's daily transcription cap.
• ChapterGen is a focused option for people who need chapters for a small number of videos: its free plan covers two videos up to 20 minutes each, with one-time paid plans also available.
• Deciphr may fit users looking for a text-only content suite with a free allowance of up to 40 minutes or a one-time written-content purchase.
• DriftNote is an alternative for podcast listeners who want Notion sync, text transcript processing and the ability to follow one podcast on its free plan.
• EditClips.online is a browser-based alternative offering more than 50 browser tools on its free plan.
• Podlink is a better match for podcast publishers who need download analytics, listener and country breakdowns, and a page for one connected show on the free plan.
• Podnotes is another web-based transcription option, with 50 free minutes to try the app.

Verdict

audien·to is a good choice for people who routinely turn recordings into more than transcripts: its output range and editable, exportable text make it useful across creator, study and meeting workflows. The main reason to look elsewhere is the Free plan's short per-file limit; longer recordings require Pro, and annual billing means committing $120 upfront for its lower monthly rate.