Transcribe Voice Memos to Text (iPhone & Android)

Transcribe voice memos to text

Turn a voice memo, dictated idea or recorded lecture into text you can copy and edit. Works on your phone or computer, without uploading the recording.

Free plan: recordings up to 10 minutes · 3 files at a timeGet Pro: any length, unlimited filesGet Pro

Choose audio or video files, or drop them hereMP3, WAV, M4A, MP4, MOV, WebM… · free: up to 10 minutes per file

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Speech recognition runs on your device. Your recordings are never uploaded.

How to transcribe voice memos to text

iPhone: in Voice Memos, tap the memo → ⋯ → Save to Files. Android: find the recording in Files or your recorder app.
Drop or pick the file in the box above and choose the language.
Start the transcription, then copy the text or download it as TXT.

iPhone transcripts vs. this tool

Recent iOS versions can show a transcript inside the Voice Memos app for some languages and devices. If yours does not, or you want the text on a computer, in another language, or as subtitles, this page does it with the Whisper speech model running on your own device.

Good uses

Ideas and to-do lists dictated while walking or driving
Lecture and class recordings turned into study notes
Interviews for articles, theses and research (keep them confidential)
Voice notes from WhatsApp: convert the .opus file to MP3 first if your device will not open it

Frequently asked questions

Does it work directly on my iPhone?

Yes, in Safari. Long memos are faster on a computer, which has more processing power.

Are my files uploaded to a server?

No. Vidverter runs entirely in your browser and uses your device's own video encoders. Files never leave your computer or phone, so it is safe for private recordings, and there is no upload or download wait.

How long can a memo be?

Free transcribes up to 10 minutes per file; Pro has no length limit.