Guides, step-by-step how-tos and comparisons to turn any recording — a lecture, a meeting, an interview or a voice note — into text and a clear summary.
Compare free transcription tools by what each free tier really allows: file length, languages, devices and privacy. Pick the right one for your recording.
Received a voice message in a language you don't speak? Transcribe it to text, then translate the text, on iPhone or Android, no computer needed.
Samsung Voice Recorder transcription greyed out or stuck? Check language packs, storage and power saving, then use a share-sheet fallback that works.
Turn a Japanese recording, meeting or audio file into text on iPhone or Android: the full transcript, an instant summary, and an export in minutes.
Turn any voice recorder file into text on your phone: tap Share, get the full transcript word for word plus an instant summary, on iPhone and Android.
Turn a Zoom recording into readable text and a summary on your phone: find the .mp4 or .m4a file, share it into an app, get the transcript.
Turn any Norwegian recording into text on your phone: share or pick the audio file, get the full transcript plus an instant summary, then export it.
Turn Swedish audio into text on iPhone or Android: pick or share the file, get the full transcript plus an instant summary, then export or translate it.
Turn Danish speech into readable text on your phone: record or pick a file, get a full transcript and an instant summary, then fix the usual Danish errors.
Turn an MP3 into text on your phone: share the file, get the full transcript word for word, then a summary, a translation or a PDF or Word export.
See which audio and video files can be transcribed, from MP3, M4A and WAV to OGG, OPUS and MP4, and how to get text from them on your phone.
Get text from audio and video on iPhone or Android: compare built-in tools, apps, converters and chat assistants, then follow simple steps.