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Audio to Text — Online Converter & Transcription
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To convert audio to text, upload your file (MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG, AAC) or paste a link — Any2Text recognizes speech with AI at up to 98% accuracy and returns a ready transcript with timestamps in 2–5 minutes. It supports 50+ languages and exports to TXT, DOCX, and SRT. The first minutes are free, no signup required.
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How to Convert Audio to Text in Three Simple Steps
What is audio transcription?
Audio transcription is the automatic conversion of spoken audio into written text. Any2Text uses AI speech recognition to transcribe recordings — interviews, podcasts, lectures, voice notes — into accurate text with punctuation and timestamps, up to 98% accuracy. Unlike manual typing, it takes minutes instead of hours and supports 50+ languages.
Audio to text vs. manual transcription
AI transcription turns an hour of audio into an editable transcript in minutes — work that would take a typist most of a day, without the timestamps or multi-language support.
| Manual typing | Any2Text (AI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Time (1 hr audio) | 4–6 hours | 2–5 minutes |
| Accuracy | depends on the typist | up to 98% |
| Timestamps | manual | automatic |
| Languages | one | 50+ |
| Cost | high (per hour) | free tier, then from $4.99 |
Translate audio to text
Any2Text can transcribe audio in 50+ languages and also translate the result into English and other languages. Upload a recording in any supported language, get an accurate transcript, then translate it — useful for interviews, foreign-language meetings, and subtitles. Output is available as TXT, DOCX, or SRT with timestamps.
Sound to text: speech recognition
Sound to text (speech-to-text) turns any audio — voice recordings, calls, dictaphone files — into editable text. Any2Text's AI handles technical terms, accents, and conversational speech at up to 98% accuracy, adds punctuation and timestamps, and lets you export the result instantly. It works online, with no installation.
Song to text: extract lyrics from audio
To turn a song into text, upload the audio file and Any2Text transcribes the vocals into readable lyrics with timestamps — useful for covers, subtitles and karaoke. It handles sung vocals and background music, supports 50+ languages, and exports to TXT, DOCX or SRT. First minutes are free, no signup.
Common use cases
- Podcasts — turn episodes into show notes and articles.
- Interviews — quotes and full transcripts for research and journalism.
- Lectures & webinars — searchable notes from recordings.
- Meetings & calls — minutes and action items from Zoom, Teams and more.
- Voice notes — dictaphone and phone recordings into text.
Export
In DOCX Format
For Microsoft Word and Google Docs
In XLSX Format
For Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets
In SRT Format
For YouTube Subtitles
In TXT Format
For Notepad and Notepad++
Pricing
For a month
For a year (-30%)
Payment per file
First 15 minutes free
$0.035/min
No discount
- Payment for file duration
- Multiple file uploads
- Referral program
Premium
-
80%
3000 minutes per month
$19.99
/ month
- $ 0.007 per minute
- Audio player
- Text editing
- AI templates for text
- AI translations (coming soon)
Payment per file
First 15 minutes free
$0.035/min
No discount
- Payment for file duration
- Multiple file uploads
- Referral program
Premium
-
80%
3000 minutes per month
$19.99
/ month
- $ 0.007 per minute
- Audio player
- Text editing
- AI templates for text
- AI translations (coming soon)
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Frequently Asked Questions
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us via email: [email protected]How to convert an audio file to text?
To convert audio to text, upload the file to our service, select a language, and start speech recognition. In a few minutes, you will receive a text transcript that you can edit and save.
Is audio to text free?
Yes — the first minutes are free with no signup required. After that, plans start from $4.99, and pay-as-you-go by the minute is also available.
What audio formats does the service support?
We support most popular formats, including MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC, AAC, OGG and AIFF. You can upload files from both a computer and a mobile device, or paste a link.
Can I convert audio to a transcript?
Yes. Any2Text produces a full transcript of your audio with punctuation, speaker separation and timestamps, ready to export as TXT, DOCX, XLSX or SRT.
Can I translate audio to text?
Yes. You can transcribe audio in 50+ languages and translate the resulting text into English and other languages — handy for interviews, foreign-language meetings and subtitles.
What is the difference between audio to text and audio transcription?
They mean the same thing: converting spoken audio into written text. "Audio to text" is the everyday phrasing, while "audio transcription" is the more formal term for the same AI speech-to-text process.
How accurately is speech recognized in audio?
Accuracy reaches up to 98% and depends on the recording quality, background noise and diction of the speaker. For poor-quality recordings, minor edits may be needed in the built-in editor.
Is it possible to recognize multiple voices in a recording?
Of course! The system automatically separates the lines of different speakers, which makes the text easier to read and analyze.
Does the service support transcription in different languages?
Yes, we work with 50+ languages, including English, German, Spanish and others. Select the desired language before starting transcription.
How to save the transcription result?
After processing the file, you can download the text in TXT, DOCX, XLSX or SRT format. A built-in editor is also available to fix errors before saving.
How long does audio transcription take?
Processing usually takes about 2–5 minutes for an hour of audio. The time may increase for large files or recordings with heavy background noise.
Can ChatGPT convert audio to text?
ChatGPT itself does not transcribe audio files — it works with text. A dedicated tool like Any2Text is faster and more accurate for this: upload your recording and get a transcript with timestamps and up to 98% accuracy in minutes, then paste it into ChatGPT if you want to summarize or rewrite it.
Can Google convert audio to text for free?
Google Docs Voice Typing can capture live speech, but it does not transcribe uploaded audio files well and has no timestamps or speaker labels. Any2Text transcribes existing MP3, WAV, M4A and video files directly, with timestamps and export to TXT, DOCX or SRT — and the first minutes are free, no signup.