Free tool · runs on your device
Transcribe audio to text
on your own machine
Voice memos, interviews, podcasts, lectures. Drop the file in and read the transcript a few minutes later.
Audio file
Drag & drop
MP3, M4A, WAV, AAC, OGG, OPUS, FLAC, WMA and most video formats
— or —
Runs on your device. Nothing is uploaded.
- Nothing uploaded
- English · Filipino · Taglish
- PDF, Word, TXT, SRT, VTT
- Timestamped transcripts
- Free while in testing
- No sign-up
01How it works
Three steps, no account for the file
Drop the file in
Video or audio, any length. Your browser reads it straight off your disk — there is no upload bar because there is no upload.
Pick the language
Filipino / Taglish keeps code-switching as spoken. English-only is there for recordings with no Filipino in them.
Edit and export
Click any line to jump to that moment. Fix what needs fixing, then take it as PDF, Word, TXT, SRT or VTT.
02Why this is different
Every other tool uploads your recording
That single design decision is where the price, the limits and the privacy policy all come from. Remove the upload and most of them stop being problems.
| Cloud transcription | Transcribio | |
|---|---|---|
| Where your recording goes | Uploaded to a server you don't control | Stays on your device — never transmitted |
| Filipino and Taglish | Often silently translated into English | Decoded in Filipino, code-switching intact |
| File size and length | Capped by your plan | Capped by your own machine |
| Cost per minute | Someone is paying for GPU time | Your computer already did the work |
| If the company disappears | Your transcripts go with it | Everything is already on your disk |
About this tool
Transcribe Audio to Text
Audio goes in, text comes out, and the recording stays on your computer. Transcribio runs a Whisper speech model directly in the browser, which means the usual privacy trade-off of online transcription simply does not apply.
It handles the messy end of real recordings: phone voice memos, a laptop mic in a meeting room, a podcast with two people talking over each other. Speech is found first and the model only runs where there is something to hear, so silence and dead air do not cost you time.
Transcripts are timestamped and editable. Export to PDF, Word, TXT, SRT or VTT when you are done.
03Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which audio formats are supported?
MP3, M4A, WAV, AAC, OGG, OPUS, FLAC and WMA, plus the audio track of any video file. If your browser can play it, it can be transcribed.
Does it handle Taglish?
That is the reason it exists. Most transcription tools decode Filipino speech through an English setting, which quietly translates it into English. Transcribio picks the Filipino decoder explicitly, so code-switching is written down the way it was said.
Is it really free?
Yes — completely free while we test it. No sign-up, no credit card and no daily limit. Your own computer does the transcription, so there is no server bill behind it. In return we ask for feedback: the Give feedback button at the bottom right goes straight to us.
Where do my files go?
Nowhere. The recording is read by your browser and processed on your device. It is never uploaded, so there is no copy of it on our servers to leak, subpoena or delete.
Do you ever see my transcripts?
Only if you choose to. After a transcription you can rate how accurate it was, and there is a separate, unticked box to share that transcript's text and your corrections to help us improve it. Leave it unticked and the transcript never leaves your browser. The audio and the file name are never sent either way.
What can I export?
PDF, Word (.docx), plain text, and SRT or VTT subtitles. The Word export opens in Google Docs too.
What do I need to run it?
A recent desktop browser. It starts in Light mode, which uses only part of your computer and downloads a speech model once (roughly 0.6–1.1 GB depending on your computer, cached after that). You can raise it to Balanced or Maximum for more speed — and even Maximum leaves headroom for everything else you're running.
04Free while we test it
Everything is free while we're testing
No plans, no limits, no sign-up. We're still improving Transcribio, so the only thing we ask in return is your honest feedback.
What you get
Free
During testing. Everything included.
- Unlimited transcription — no daily cap
- Every language mode, including Taglish
- All exports — PDF, Word, TXT, SRT, VTT
- Transcript editor and Reviewer
- Paste-a-link import from Drive and Dropbox
- No sign-up and no credit card
What we ask
Tell us what to fix
Use the Give feedback button at the bottom right of any page. It takes a minute and goes straight to the people building this.
- It crashed, froze or was slow on your computer
- It misheard words, or got Taglish wrong
- Something was confusing or hard to find
- A feature you wish it had
Feedback sends what you type plus basic browser info. After a transcription you can also rate its accuracy, and optionally share that transcript's text to help us fix mistakes — only if you tick the box. Recordings are never sent.
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Your first transcript is a drag and a drop
Free during testing, no sign-up, and the recording never leaves your computer. Try it, then tell us what to improve.