AI speech recognition
Hilite detects spoken words and converts them into readable text, no manual typing required.
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How to transcribe audio with AI
Need to convert audio to text quickly? Manual transcription can take hours. Hilite’s AI turns spoken words into readable text, upload an audio file, choose a language, and get a transcript you can review, edit, copy, and export.
- Convert audio to text with AI
- Transcribe in 99+ languages, or auto-detect
- Timestamps and speaker labels where available
- Edit, then export to TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT, VTT
- Free to start, right in your browser
Accuracy you can trust
Accurate transcripts, especially with clear audio
Modern AI transcription can create accurate transcripts quickly. Cleaner recordings usually produce cleaner transcripts, and you can always review and edit afterward.
- Advanced speech recognition detects spoken words and converts them into text.
- Accent-aware processing handles many accents and speaking styles.
- Speaker and timing support adds timestamps and speaker labels where available.
- Easy correction, review and edit the transcript after generation.
Accuracy can be affected by background noise, overlapping speech, room echo, or specialized terms. Always review important transcripts before publishing.
Powerful features for audio to text
Everything you need to turn a recording into a transcript you can search, edit, and reuse.
99+ languages supported
Transcribe audio in many languages, with auto-detect where available, for global and multilingual teams.
Word-level timestamps
Jump straight to any moment with timestamps, making review and precision editing far faster.
Speaker labels
Identify who said what with speaker labels where available, so interviews and meetings stay clear.
Click to edit
Click any word to correct it, add speaker labels, search and replace, then refine the whole transcript.
Export anywhere
Download as TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT, or VTT, ready for documents, captions, and your existing workflow.
Perfect for every creator and professional
From meetings to lectures to podcasts, a transcript makes spoken words searchable and reusable.
Why transcribe audio to text?
A transcript saves time, opens up your content, and lets you reuse every recording.
Save time and increase productivity. Transcribe hours of audio in minutes instead of typing it out by hand.
Make audio accessible. Create captions and searchable text so people can engage without sound.
Repurpose and amplify. Turn podcasts and interviews into show notes, blog posts, and social snippets.
Build a searchable archive. Keep written records of meetings, lessons, and recorded conversations.
Improve your SEO. Text-based content from your audio is easier for search engines to find.
How to transcribe audio in 4 simple steps
- 1
Upload your audio file
Drag and drop or browse for an audio file, MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, FLAC, or OGG.
- 2
Select your language
Choose from 99+ supported languages, or use auto-detect where available.
- 3
Click transcribe
Hilite processes your file and generates an accurate transcript with timestamps in minutes.
- 4
Edit and export
Review, correct, and download your transcript as TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT, or VTT.
Specs
Technical specifications
Transparent details so you know what you can upload and what you will get back.
Supported formats
MP3WAVM4AFLACAACOGG
Audio files, transcribed from the spoken audio.
File limits
- Maximum file size
- 200MB
- Maximum duration
- 2 hours
- Processing time
- Varies by file length
- Languages
- 99+ supported
Customization options
- Choose a language or use auto-detect where available
- Speaker labels and timestamps where available
- Edit and correct the transcript after generation
- Export to TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT, and VTT
Trusted by people turning audio into text
Join thousands of creators and teams using Hilite to make spoken audio searchable.
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I drop in an interview and get a clean transcript back in minutes. Editing the article around it instead of typing from scratch saves me a whole afternoon.
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We transcribe every client call now. Having searchable text means I can find the exact moment a decision was made without scrubbing the recording.
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The speaker labels and timestamps made captioning my videos so much faster. I exported straight to SRT and it just worked.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
If you do not see your question here, the support team replies within one business day.
- AI transcription works best with clear speech, low background noise, and one speaker at a time. Accuracy can vary depending on audio quality, accents, overlapping voices, and specialized terms, so review important transcripts before publishing.
Turn audio into text, then take it further
Upload your audio, get a transcript, and use it to create notes, captions, show notes, articles, and content people can search and share.