Podcast Transcription
Turn a recorded episode into a plain text transcript for show notes and quotes — fits Lite's 1-hour limit, no speaker labels included.
Step-by-step guide
How to Use Podcast Transcription
Start for free — no credit card, no software to install.
Upload the finished episode audio
Bring in the exported episode file once editing is done — WAV or MP3 both work.
Wait for the transcript to process
A typical hour-long episode runs as a background job; check back rather than keeping the page open.
Pull the text into your show notes
Copy sections of the transcript for quotes, summaries or a full episode transcript page.
Why creators choose this tool
Podcast Transcription — Features & Capabilities
Everything you need to create professional voiceovers — in one tool.
Fits a typical episode length
Lite's 1-hour ceiling matches most single episodes; Pro's 3 hours covers long-form shows.
Plain text, not a subtitle file
You get a transcript and duration — no caption track to sync to an audio player.
No speaker separation
A co-hosted or interview-style episode comes back as one block of text, not split by speaker.
Runs weekly without manual re-setup
Upload each new episode's audio the same way, week after week, with no recurring configuration.
Use cases
What Can You Create with Podcast Transcription?
From TikTok to podcasts — here's where creators use this tool most.
Publishing a text version of each episode
Give listeners and search engines a readable transcript alongside the audio player.
Finding a quote from a past episode
Search a transcript instead of scrubbing through an hour of audio to find a specific line.
Writing episode descriptions faster
Draft show notes from the transcript's content rather than re-listening and typing from scratch.
Making a back catalog searchable
Run older episodes through transcription so their content becomes findable, not just their titles.
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About this tool
Everything you need to know about Podcast Transcription
A podcast episode is usually somewhere around an hour, which lines up almost exactly with the Lite plan's 1-hour-per-file ceiling — upload the episode's audio and get back a plain text transcript you can mine for show notes, pull quotes and searchable text on your episode page. There are no speaker labels, so a two-host conversation returns as one continuous transcript rather than separated by who's talking; skim it and attribute lines yourself if that matters for your notes. Language auto-detects, and for shows that run longer than an hour, Pro's 3-hour ceiling covers almost any single episode. Processing a long episode runs as a background job, so submit it after recording and come back once it's done.
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FAQ
Podcast Transcription — FAQ
Common questions users ask about the Podcast Transcription voice. If you need additional help, please contact us via the contact form or email us at support@vocallab.ai.
Will the transcript separate my co-host's lines from mine?
No — there are no speaker labels, so a two-person episode returns as one continuous transcript rather than split by speaker.
How long can a single episode be?
1 hour per file on Lite, 3 hours on Pro and 6 hours on Max — enough for almost any single episode.
Can I get an SRT file for a video version of the episode?
No, speech to text here only returns plain text and a duration, with no timing data to build captions from.
Does it work for every episode automatically, or do I set it up each time?
Each episode is a separate upload — there's no recurring feed integration, so you upload the new episode's audio each week.
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