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Audio to Text

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Upload an existing audio file and get a plain text transcript with its duration back — no timestamps, no caption file, just the words.

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“It's fast and dead simple to use: paste your text, pick a voice, done. No fuss, no learning curve.”
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“As a professor who records frequent online lectures, I’ve found Vocallab AI to be an incredible tool for my workflow. The voice quality is remarkably lifelike…”
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Step-by-step guide

How to Use Audio to Text

Start for free — no credit card, no software to install.

  1. Pick the audio file on your device

    Select an existing recording — no need to re-record inside the tool, just point it at the file you saved.

  2. Confirm or set the language

    Auto-detect handles most files; switch it manually if the recording has mixed languages or unusual vocabulary.

  3. Download or copy the transcript

    Once processing finishes, copy the text out or download it — the duration is included alongside it.

Audio to Text

Features & Capabilities

Everything you need to create professional voiceovers — in one tool.

  • Works from any file already on your device

    No recording step inside the tool — you upload what you have.

  • Plain text plus duration, nothing timed

    The result is text and a duration figure, not a subtitle or caption file.

  • Plan-based length ceiling

    Free covers 20 minutes per file; paid plans raise that to 1, 3 or 6 hours.

  • Points-based charging

    Transcription draws from the same points balance as every other tool on the account.

Use cases

What Can You Create with Audio to Text?

From TikTok to podcasts — here's where creators use this tool most.

  • Turning a saved voice memo into text

    Get a written copy of something you recorded on your phone without retyping it by hand.

  • Processing a batch of downloaded audio files

    Run through several files from a shared drive or download folder to pull the spoken content out of each one.

  • Extracting quotes from a recorded call

    Find the exact wording of something said on a call by reading the transcript instead of scrubbing back through audio.

  • Archiving audio content as searchable text

    Convert files that would otherwise sit unindexed on a drive into text you can search and reference.

About this tool

Everything you need to know about Audio to Text

You already have the recording — a voice memo, a downloaded audio file, a call you saved — and you want the words out of it, not another audio player. Upload the file and VocalLab returns a plain text transcript plus the total duration; there's no caption file, no timestamps, nothing to sync to video. Language is picked up automatically from the audio, or you can set it if the recording isn't in a single common language. File length is capped by plan — 20 minutes free, up to 1 hour on Lite, 3 hours on Pro, 6 hours on Max — and anything long runs in the background so you submit it and check back rather than waiting live.

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FAQ

Audio to Text — FAQ

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What file types can I upload?

Standard audio formats such as MP3 and WAV work; if you only have a video file you'll need to pull the audio out of it first with your own editor.

Will I get timestamps with the transcript?

No — the output is plain text and a total duration, without word-level or segment timing.

Is there a limit on file length?

Yes, by plan: 20 minutes on Free, 1 hour on Lite, 3 hours on Pro and 6 hours on Max per uploaded file.

Does it identify different speakers in the file?

No, there's no speaker labeling — multiple voices in one file come back as a single unbroken transcript.

How is this charged?

Transcription uses points from your regular balance, the same one used for narration and other tools.

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