AI speech recognition
Hilite detects spoken words and converts them into readable text, no manual typing required.
Free AI tool
Podcast transcript generator
Turn your podcast into a clean, searchable transcript in minutes. Upload your episode and let Hilite create a transcript you can read, search, download, and repurpose into show notes, blog posts, and social content.
- Turn full episodes into searchable text
- Speaker labels and timestamps where available
- Transcribe in 99+ languages, or auto-detect
- Repurpose into show notes, blogs, and clips
- Free to start, right in your browser
Accuracy you can trust
Accurate transcripts, especially with clear episodes
Modern AI transcription can create accurate transcripts quickly. Clean, well-recorded episodes 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 podcast transcripts
Everything you need to turn an episode 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.
Made for podcasters and their teams
From solo shows to interview series, a transcript makes every episode easier to find and reuse.
Why transcribe your podcast?
Transcripts help more people find, understand, and reuse your episodes.
Reach more listeners. Make episodes accessible to people who are deaf or hard of hearing, or who prefer to read.
Show up in search. Text from your episode gives search engines something to index, helping new listeners find you.
Repurpose every episode. Turn one recording into show notes, quote cards, newsletters, and blog posts.
Make episodes skimmable. Listeners can scan the transcript, jump to a moment, and share exact quotes.
Build a searchable archive. Keep a written record of every episode you can search back through anytime.
How to transcribe your podcast in 3 steps
- 1
Upload your episode
Drag and drop or browse for your podcast file, MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, FLAC, MP4, or MOV.
- 2
Choose your settings
Pick a language, and turn speaker labels and timestamps on or off, then generate.
- 3
Edit and export
Review the transcript, then download as TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT, or VTT, or repurpose it in Hilite.
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 podcasters and their teams
Join thousands of creators using Hilite to turn episodes into searchable text.
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I upload the episode and get a clean, speaker-labeled transcript back in minutes. Turning that into show notes used to be my least favorite part of publishing.
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Having a transcript for every episode means listeners can search what we said, and our episodes finally show up in search results.
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The timestamps make it so easy to pull quote clips for social. I export to SRT for captions and it just works.
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 your podcast into more than audio
Upload your episode, get a transcript, and use it to create show notes, titles, captions, articles, and clips your audience can search and share.