Audio to Text
Turn any audio file into accurate, speaker-labeled text – upload a recording or paste a link and get a clean transcript in minutes.
Accepts MP3, M4A, WAV, AAC, FLAC, OGG and other audio files – or a link · returns a clean, timestamped transcript you can edit and export.
60 min free · no card required · we never train on your audio
How do I convert audio to text for free?
Pepys converts audio to text by transcribing your recording with AI. Upload an audio file (MP3, M4A, WAV and more) or paste a link, and you get a clean, timestamped, speaker-labeled transcript in minutes, in 99+ languages, with AI summaries built in. Your first 60 minutes are free, no card.
How audio to text works
Upload audio or paste a link
Drop in any audio file or paste a link – any format, any language.
Get your transcript
AI transcribes it into clean, speaker-labeled text with timestamps, ready in minutes.
Edit and export
Fix anything inline, then export to TXT, Markdown, DOCX, PDF, SRT, VTT, or JSON.
Whether it's an interview, a meeting, a voice memo, or a lecture, turning audio into text by hand is slow and error-prone. Pepys does it in minutes: drop in the file or paste a link and get back a clean, accurate transcript you can search, quote, and repurpose.
Every transcript comes speaker-labeled and timestamped, with AI summaries and chapters built in – and we never train on your audio. Pay only for what you transcribe; credits never expire.
Clean paragraphs. No more um's and ah's.
The left is what Pepys hands back – logical paragraphs with the filler stripped out, punctuated and readable. The right is the raw, one-line-per-segment dump most transcribers leave you with.
um so yeah everyone keeps telling you to like lead with your best line right but uh honestly if you give away the whole answer in the first second you know there's basically no reason for anyone to keep watching so the hook isn't kind of the smartest thing you say it's like a loop you open that they need to close and um that's the part that actually keeps people around
RawPay as you go – no subscription, credits never expire
Speaker labels and timestamps on every transcript
AI summaries, chapters, and chat built in – not a separate ChatGPT trip
99+ languages, auto-detected · we never train on your audio
Any language – 99+ detected automatically
- English
- 中文
- Español
- العربية
- हिन्दी
- Français
- 日本語
- Português
- Русский
- Deutsch
- 한국어
- Italiano
- বাংলা
- Türkçe
- فارسی
- Tiếng Việt
- தமிழ்
- Polski
- ไทย
- Українська
- Nederlands
- עברית
- Ελληνικά
- తెలుగు
- Bahasa Indonesia
- اردو
- Svenska
- मराठी
- Română
- Magyar
- Čeština
- ગુજરાતી
- Kiswahili
- ქართული
- Tagalog
- አማርኛ
Works with the platforms you live in.
Paste a link from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts – or drop in any audio or video file. We transcribe it once, then you export it however your workflow needs.
- YouTube
- TikTok
- Spotify
- Apple Podcasts
- or any file
Export to any format
- TXT
- Markdown
- DOCX
- SRT
- VTT
- JSON
Timestamps, speaker labels, and subtitle timing carry through to every export.
Audio to text – questions, answered
How do I convert audio to text for free?
Upload your audio file or paste a link on this page – your first 60 minutes are free, no card required. You'll get a clean, timestamped transcript in minutes that you can edit and export.
What audio formats can I transcribe?
MP3, M4A, WAV, AAC, FLAC, OGG, OPUS and most other common audio formats. You can also paste a link to a podcast, YouTube video, or other media.
Is the transcript accurate?
Yes – Pepys uses top speech-to-text models with automatic language detection, speaker labels, and timestamps. You can edit anything inline before exporting.
Do you train on my audio?
Never. We don't train AI on your audio or transcripts, and you can auto-delete your files after processing.
What can I export?
TXT, Markdown, DOCX, PDF, SRT, VTT, and JSON – with correct timestamps for subtitles.
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