Practical guides to turn audio and video into text, free and in seconds.
TraScrivo, TurboScribe, Otter, Notta, Riverside and Happy Scribe compared: free minutes, file length, sign-up, languages and prices. Checked on 10 October 2026.
Free alternatives to TurboScribe, Otter.ai and Notta
Turn WhatsApp voice notes into text for free in seconds. No app, sign-up optional: upload the .ogg file and get the transcript.
Turn any audio file (mp3, m4a, wav, ogg) into text for free in seconds. Sign-up optional, with timestamps and TXT, SRT, VTT, Word and PDF export.
Transcribe your interviews in seconds. Upload the audio, get text with timestamps and TXT, SRT, VTT, Word and PDF export. Free, sign-up optional.
Generate SRT subtitles from your video or audio, free and with timestamps. Upload, transcribe and export the SRT.
Get the transcript of a YouTube video for free: save the audio or video and upload it to TraScrivo. Timestamped text and SRT export, sign-up optional.
Transcribe your Zoom, Google Meet or Teams meetings: upload the recording and get minutes as text with timestamps. Free, sign-up optional, up to 30 minutes per file.
Turn lecture and class recordings into text: upload the audio and get written notes with timestamps. Free, sign-up optional, up to 30 minutes per file.
Convert an MP3 file to text for free in seconds. Upload the MP3 to TraScrivo and get the transcript with timestamps and TXT, SRT, VTT, Word and PDF export.
Extract text from a video for free: upload mp4, mov or webm to TraScrivo and get the transcript with timestamps and SRT subtitles. Sign-up optional.
Save the .ogg file from Telegram and get timestamped text in seconds. No app, account optional.
Show notes, timestamped chapters, quotes and a page Google can read: the episode transcript in minutes.
Share the .m4a file from Voice Memos and get timestamped text. Works from the phone, no app.
Upload the video, download the synced SRT and import it into your editor. Captions in a minute.
Samsung, Google or Xiaomi: share the .m4a file and get timestamped text from your phone browser.
Six rules for more accurate text: audio, language, microphone, one voice at a time, format, final check.
Download the recording from Teams, Zoom or Meet and write the minutes from timestamped text, in ten minutes.
Reels, stories, lives: export the file, upload it and get timestamped text or an SRT for captions.
Download the voice note from WhatsApp Web with one click and read it as timestamped text, without your phone.
A one-hour talk becomes timestamped text in two minutes: for proceedings, the website or those who missed it.
Two hours of video lecture become timestamped notes: search a concept, find it, go back to the video only if needed.
Trial minutes, mandatory accounts, stored files: what "free" means and how TraScrivo works.
Phone or VoIP calls: upload the recording and get timestamped text. With a note on consent and use.
Dictating is three times faster than typing: record the note, upload it and paste the text into the case or the report.
Compare candidates on actual answers, not memories: record with consent, transcribe and share the text with the team.
Ninety minutes of webinar become an article, an FAQ, notes and captions. Timestamped text in minutes.
Zoom, Tascam, Sony: upload the WAV as it is and get timestamped text. With the right recorder settings.
Ten questions, an afternoon of recording, a transcript: family stories set down on paper.