Transcript to Plain Text
Upload a file or paste a link and download the transcript as a clean, copy-ready .txt – no formatting to strip out.
Accepts an audio or video file – or a link · returns a clean .txt transcript with no formatting to strip out.
60 min free · no card required · we never train on your audio
How do I save a transcript as a plain-text file?
To get a transcript as plain text, upload a file or paste a link into Pepys and it transcribes the audio, then exports a clean .txt with no markup, ready to paste anywhere. It works in 99+ languages with an AI summary built in. Your first 60 minutes are free, no card required.
How transcript to txt works
Add your audio or link
Upload any recording or paste a link – we prepare the audio automatically, any format.
Transcribe it
AI turns the audio into clean, readable text in minutes, in the spoken language.
Export to .txt
Download a plain-text file – or also export DOCX, SRT, VTT, or JSON if you need them.
A .txt export is just the words: no bold headings, no timestamps cluttering the page, nothing to paste-special out. Pepys transcribes your recording and hands you a clean, UTF-8 plain-text file – lightweight, copy-ready, and friendly to scripts, search tools, and any editor you drop it into.
Add a file or a link, get the text in minutes, and download it as .txt. The same transcript is there if you later want DOCX, SRT, VTT, or JSON. It works in 99+ languages, we never train on your audio, and you pay only for what you transcribe – credits never expire.
What the text file looks like
[00:00] Speaker 1: Welcome back to the show. [00:04] Speaker 2: Glad to be here. Let's get into it. [00:10] Speaker 1: Today we're unpacking how it all works.
Clean .txt – just the words, UTF-8, with no markup, headings, or timestamps to strip out
Plays nicely with scripts, search, and any plain-text editor
Same transcript also exports to DOCX, SRT, VTT, or JSON when you need them
99+ languages, auto-detected · we never train on your audio · credits never expire
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
Most useful for your work: TXT
Timestamps, speaker labels, and subtitle timing carry through to every export.
Transcript to txt – questions, answered
How do I save a transcript as a plain-text file?
Upload a recording or paste a link on this page, let Pepys transcribe it, then export to .txt. Your first 60 minutes are free, no card required.
Will the .txt include timestamps or speaker labels?
The plain-text export gives you just the words for easy copying. If you want timestamps or speaker labels, the same transcript exports to DOCX, SRT, or VTT instead.
Can I get the transcript in another language?
Yes – language is auto-detected across 99+ languages, and you can translate the finished transcript before you export the .txt.
Do you keep my file?
Only as long as needed to transcribe it, and you can auto-delete it after. We never train AI on your audio, transcripts, or summaries.
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