Turn a verbatim transcript into a clean read

Clean read is for recordings where you need the speaker's meaning without every verbal stumble. It removes filler words such as um and uh, trims immediate repetition, and tidies false starts or stutters. It does not turn the transcript into a summary or rewrite the speaker's point.

Pepys cleans one transcript line at a time. Names, numbers, links, technical terms, tone, and non-speech cues stay in place. If a line cannot be cleaned safely, Pepys keeps the original wording instead of dropping speech.

Clean read is a second view of the transcript, not a destructive edit. You can switch it on when you want a smoother reading copy and return to the verbatim version when the exact spoken wording matters.

The cleaned copy is saved after it is generated. Opening Clean read again uses that saved version, so you do not have to wait for the same recording to be cleaned each time.

Each cleaned line keeps the same speaker and time range as its verbatim source. You can select a line, play the matching moment, and check that the readable version still reflects what was said.

That alignment matters when a transcript becomes show notes, research material, an interview draft, or a set of quotes. Readability improves without cutting the text loose from the recording that supports it.

Use Clean read for material people need to scan or publish. Keep the verbatim view for legal review, discourse analysis, or any task where hesitation, repetition, and exact phrasing are part of the evidence.

Both versions live with the same transcript, so you can make that choice as the work changes rather than committing to one transcription style before the recording starts.