Audio + video
Supported uploads
Use any playable format in the shared workspace
RECORDED LECTURE, REVIEWABLE TEXT
Transcribe Lectures to Text Online
Upload recorded lecture audio or video and turn the spoken content into editable text. Add course terms, then review uncertain phrases against the source before export.
Create an account when you start · 10 signup credits · No credit card required
START WITH THE RECORDING
Upload your lecture for transcription
Choose an existing lecture audio or video below. Set the spoken language, optional speaker labels, course context, key terms, and transcript style before processing.
Transcription settings
99
Spoken languages
Choose one or use automatic detection
5 GB
Per-file limit
Upload one recorded lecture at a time
4
Export formats
TXT, Markdown, SRT, and VTT
FOUR-STEP WORKFLOW
How to transcribe a recorded lecture
Use one workspace from an existing lecture recording to a reviewed transcript and export.
- 01
Upload the recording
Choose one recorded lecture audio or video file up to 5 GB in a format accepted by the shared workspace.
- 02
Set language, speakers, and terms
Choose the spoken language or auto detect, enable speaker labels if useful, and add the lecturer, course terms, or abbreviations as context.
- 03
Run the transcription
Sign in, confirm the duration-based credits, and let processing continue in the background.
- 04
Review and export
Check wording and speaker labels against the source, save your edits, and export TXT, Markdown, SRT, or VTT.
PREPARE THE RECORDING
Prepare a lecture recording for a useful transcript
A useful lecture transcript starts with the spoken audio captured in the recording. Clear voices, realistic speaker settings, course context, and careful source review matter more than the classroom, subject, or video resolution.
Keep the lecturer close
Use a microphone near the lecturer when possible and confirm the recorded voice is clear before uploading the file.
Reduce classroom echo and noise
Distance, room echo, ventilation, movement, and low volume can hide words; the workflow does not clean or repair the recording.
Prepare course terms
Add the lecturer, course title, abbreviations, names, formulas spoken aloud, and specialist vocabulary as context or key terms, then verify them in the draft.
Plan for student questions
Enable speaker labels when they help, but expect overlapping or distant student questions to need manual wording and speaker corrections.
LISTEN, CHECK, REVISE
Review the transcript against the lecture source
Keep the lecture source beside the draft. Replay uncertain wording, follow timestamps, verify course terms and speaker changes, rename labels, and save corrections before export.
- Replay the recorded lecture without leaving the transcript
- Follow timestamps and verify uncertain course terms
- Check lecturer and student speaker changes before renaming labels
- Edit transcript segments and save a revision before export
FROM RECORDED TEACHING TO WORKING TEXT
Where lecture transcripts do useful work
A reviewed lecture transcript makes recorded teaching easier to search, edit, quote, document, and caption without inventing notes or study materials.
University and classroom lectures
Create searchable working text from authorized recorded teaching while keeping interpretation and study with the learner.
Guest talks and seminars
Review specialist names, technical terms, and audience questions against the source before quoting or sharing the transcript.
Training and professional education
Turn spoken instruction into editable text or timed transcript cues without claiming to read slides or generate a course.
Accessible course materials
Use a reviewed transcript as source material for an accessibility workflow you manage, with wording and speaker labels checked against the recording.
LECTURE TRANSCRIPTION FAQ
Before you transcribe a lecture
Practical answers about recorded lectures, course terms, speakers, classroom audio, credits, source review, exports, and retention.
Upload one local audio or video file in any format accepted by the shared transcription workspace. The file must be non-empty, within 5 GB, and pass the existing type and duration checks.
No. This page works with a recorded lecture you upload. It does not record or transcribe a live class, request microphone access, join a session, connect an LMS, or fetch a lecture URL.
Choose the spoken language or use automatic detection. If the lecturer takes student questions, optional speaker labels can help organize the draft, but you must review and rename them because they do not verify anyone's identity.
Yes. Add the course name, lecturer, abbreviations, specialist vocabulary, and other key terms as context before processing. These hints can help recognition but do not guarantee every term is correct.
Microphone distance, classroom echo, background noise, low volume, and overlapping student questions can increase wording and speaker-label errors. Use the clearest source available and review uncertain parts.
Create an account to start. New accounts receive 10 signup credits with no credit card required, and one credit covers one minute of transcription.
No. The workflow uses spoken audio from the media's audio track. It does not read slides, boards, or on-screen text, and it does not extract embedded or burned-in captions.
Export TXT or Markdown for editable text, or SRT and VTT for timed transcript cues. The workflow does not generate summaries, lecture notes, study guides, or flashcards, and it does not translate the lecture.
The source media remains available for review for up to seven days from task creation and can be deleted sooner. Saved transcript text remains available for review and export.
YOUR LECTURE, READY TO REVIEW
Turn a recorded lecture into editable text
Upload a recorded lecture, review course terms and uncertain phrases beside the source, then export the transcript format you need.