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Lecture Transcription

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Turn a recorded lecture or seminar into a plain text transcript for study notes — fits Pro's 3-hour ceiling, no speaker separation.

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Step-by-step guide

How to Use Lecture Transcription

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

  1. Upload the lecture or seminar recording

    Bring in the class audio, whether it's a full lecture or a shorter recap session.

  2. Match the file length to your plan

    Check the file's runtime against your plan's ceiling before uploading a very long session.

  3. Study from the transcript once it's ready

    Read, search or paste sections of the plain text into your own notes.

Lecture Transcription

Features & Capabilities

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

  • Covers a full-length lecture

    Pro's 3-hour ceiling fits most single lectures or seminars in one upload.

  • Plain text, not timed captions

    The output is a transcript and duration, with no timing data attached.

  • Background processing for long sessions

    A multi-hour recording runs as a queued job rather than a page you sit and wait on.

  • No speaker separation

    Questions and answers during a lecture come back as one continuous transcript, not split by speaker.

Use cases

What Can You Create with Lecture Transcription?

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

  • Reviewing a missed lecture

    Read the transcript of a class you couldn't attend instead of asking a classmate for notes.

  • Building a study guide from recorded classes

    Pull key passages out of a transcript to build revision notes across a term.

  • Making a department's recorded lectures searchable

    Turn a library of class recordings into text that can be searched by topic or keyword.

  • Reviewing exact wording for a research seminar

    Get an accurate written record of what was presented in a talk or defense.

About this tool

Everything you need to know about Lecture Transcription

A recorded lecture or seminar can run long, and that's exactly what Pro's 3-hour-per-file ceiling is built to cover — upload the recording and get back a plain text transcript plus its duration, ready to turn into study notes or a searchable reading. A standard hour-long class fits Lite's 1-hour limit, and a quick recap or short seminar clip fits inside the free tier's 20 minutes. There's no speaker separation, so a lecture with audience questions comes back as one continuous transcript rather than split between instructor and students. Long recordings process as a background job, so a three-hour seminar takes a few minutes to come back, not a live wait.

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FAQ

Lecture Transcription — FAQ

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Can it handle a full three-hour lecture in one file?

Yes, on Pro the per-file ceiling is 3 hours, and Max raises that to 6 hours if a session runs even longer.

Does it separate the professor's voice from student questions?

No, there are no speaker labels, so a lecture with audience questions returns as one continuous block of text.

How long does a long recording take to process?

Long files run as a background job — a multi-hour lecture typically takes a few minutes to finish, so you submit it and check back.

Can I get captions to go with a recorded lecture video?

No, the output here is a plain text transcript and duration; if you have a video file, extract its audio first and know that no captions or timing data come back.

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