Timestamped Transcript Generator
Upload a file or paste a link and get a transcript with time codes – so every line points straight back to the moment it was said.
Accepts an audio or video file – or a link · returns a transcript with time codes you can click to jump to any moment in the text.
60 min free · no card required · we never train on your audio
How do I make a transcript with timestamps?
To get a transcript with timestamps, upload a file or paste a link into Pepys and it transcribes the audio into text with time codes throughout, so you can jump straight to any moment. It works in 99+ languages with speaker labels and an AI summary built in. Your first 60 minutes are free, no card.
How transcript with timestamps works
Add your audio or link
Upload any recording or paste a link – we prepare the audio automatically.
Transcribe with time codes
AI transcribes the audio and stamps each segment with its time, so the text stays in sync.
Jump, edit, or export
Click a timestamp to jump to that line (on uploads, click to play that moment), edit inline, then export to TXT, Markdown, DOCX, PDF, SRT, or VTT.
A wall of text tells you what was said; timestamps tell you where. Pepys gives you both – upload a recording or paste a link and get a transcript with time codes throughout, so you can cite the exact minute, jump back to verify a quote, or hand someone a line and the moment to hear it.
Time codes make long recordings navigable: skim the text, click a stamp to jump to that passage (on uploads, click to hear it), and pull precise references for notes, research, or footage logging. It works in 99+ languages with speaker labels included, we never train on your audio, and you pay only for what you transcribe – credits never expire.
Time codes throughout – jump to any moment instead of scrubbing
Click a timestamp to jump to that line and verify a quote in seconds – on uploads, click to play that moment
Speaker labels alongside the time codes, so you see who said what, when
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: SRT · VTT
Timestamps, speaker labels, and subtitle timing carry through to every export.
Transcript with timestamps – questions, answered
How do I make a transcript with timestamps?
Upload a recording or paste a link on this page – Pepys transcribes it with time codes throughout in minutes. Your first 60 minutes are free, no card required.
How often are timestamps added?
Time codes are stamped per segment as the speech is transcribed, so they stay aligned with the audio across the whole recording – long files included.
Can I export the timestamps as subtitles?
Yes – the same timestamped transcript exports to SRT or VTT subtitle files, or to TXT, Markdown, DOCX, PDF, and JSON if you prefer those.
Does it work in other languages?
Yes. Language is auto-detected across 99+ languages, and you can translate the finished transcript while keeping the timestamps.
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