Transcript.so

What Transcript.so is

Transcript.so is a web service that turns audio and video into searchable transcripts. It detects languages automatically across more than 90 languages, adds speaker labels, and lets you click a sentence to replay that moment in the recording. You can search saved transcripts for topics and export them as TXT, DOCX, PDF, CSV, SRT, or VTT, including several formats in one download. It accepts audio files such as MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, FLAC, OGG, OPUS, WMA, and AIFF, plus video files including MP4, MOV, WEBM, MKV, MPEG, and AVI. Whisper processes most files, while the service selects a diarization engine for multi-speaker or long audio. The free plan allows three transcriptions per day for files up to 30 minutes or 50MB, with timestamps, speaker labels, all listed export formats, and standard queue processing. Unlimited costs $10/mo billed yearly ($120) and adds unlimited transcriptions, speaker identification on every file, summaries, cleanup, translation, priority processing, and files up to 100MB. The maker says accuracy may fall with names, jargon, overlapping speech, strong accents, or noisy recordings. Files and transcripts stay in the account until deleted; the maker says they are encrypted, private to the account, and not used to train models.

Who it suits

Transcript.so suits podcasters, journalists, students, researchers, product teams, lawyers, doctors, video editors, and course creators who need searchable transcripts or subtitle exports. Its free plan fits occasional transcription, while Unlimited is for users who need more daily volume, larger files, or its additional processing features.

Limits

The free plan allows three transcriptions per day and files up to 30 minutes or 50MB. Unlimited allows files up to 100MB and is billed yearly at $10/mo ($120).

Getting started

1. Open https://transcript.so/ in a web browser.
2. Create an account and choose the free plan or Unlimited.
3. Upload an audio or video file in a supported format.
4. Review the transcript, then search it or click a sentence to replay that moment.
5. Export the transcript in one or more supported formats.

Verdict

Choose Transcript.so if you want searchable transcripts, replayable text, and multiple transcript or subtitle export formats in a web service. The free plan covers light use; look elsewhere if your recordings need consistently reliable handling of jargon, overlapping speech, accents, or noisy audio.