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MP3 to Text

Transcribe any MP3 into accurate, timestamped text – upload the file and get a clean transcript in minutes.

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Accepts an MP3 audio file (and other audio/video formats) · returns a clean, timestamped transcript.

60 min free · no card required · we never train on your audio

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How do I convert an MP3 to text?

To convert an MP3 to text, upload the MP3 file to Pepys and it transcribes the audio into a clean, timestamped, speaker-labeled transcript in minutes, in 99+ languages, with AI summaries built in. Your first 60 minutes are free, no card required.

How mp3 to text works

01

Upload your MP3

Drop in the MP3 file – we extract and prepare the audio automatically.

02

Get your transcript

AI transcribes the MP3 into clean, speaker-labeled text with timestamps in minutes.

03

Edit and export

Edit inline, then export to TXT, Markdown, DOCX, PDF, SRT, VTT, or JSON.

MP3 is the most common format for recordings, podcasts, and voice notes – but an MP3 you can't search or quote isn't much use. Pepys turns it into text in minutes: upload the file and get back an accurate, speaker-labeled transcript.

There's no software to install and no subscription. Your first 60 minutes are free, you pay only for what you transcribe, credits never expire, and we never train on your audio.

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.

reel-voiceover.mp4

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

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  • Pay as you go – no subscription, credits never expire

  • Handles long MP3s – we chunk and stitch large files automatically

  • Speaker labels, timestamps, and AI summaries built in

  • 99+ languages, auto-detected · we never train on your audio

Any language – 99+ detected automatically

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.

  • YouTubeYouTube
  • TikTokTikTok
  • InstagramInstagram
  • FacebookFacebook
  • SpotifySpotify
  • Apple PodcastsApple Podcasts
  • or any file

Export to any format

  • TXT
  • Markdown
  • DOCX
  • PDF
  • SRT
  • VTT
  • JSON

Timestamps, speaker labels, and subtitle timing carry through to every export.

Mp3 to text – questions, answered

How do I convert an MP3 to text?

Upload your MP3 on this page – the first 60 minutes are free, no card. Pepys transcribes it into clean, timestamped text in minutes, which you can edit and export.

Is there a file-size or length limit?

Free transcripts cover your first 60 minutes. Large MP3s are handled automatically – we split long files and stitch the transcript back together with correct timestamps.

Can I transcribe an MP3 in another language?

Yes – language is auto-detected across 99+ languages, and you can translate the finished transcript into another language.

Do you keep my MP3?

Only as long as needed to transcribe it, and you can auto-delete it after. We never train AI on your audio or transcripts.

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