Interview Transcription Software
Turn recorded interviews — one-on-one or with multiple speakers — into clean, speaker-separated transcripts for research, journalism, and hiring. Right in your browser, in seconds. Free, no signup, nothing to install.
How it works
Upload your interview
Drop your audio or video file or click to browse. Recordings up to 5 minutes are free.
We transcribe it
Our AI converts your interview to text and separates each speaker automatically.
Copy or download
Read your transcript on the page, copy it, or download it as TXT, SRT, VTT, PDF, or Word.
What people use it for
From qualitative research to a hiring panel — drop the recording in and get a clean record of who said what.
User research
Transcribe interviews to code themes and quotes.
Focus groups
Turn moderated group sessions into transcripts with every voice labeled.
Journalism
Quote sources accurately from the recording.
Hiring
Keep an accurate record of candidate interviews.
Academic research
Transcribe fieldwork and qualitative interviews.
Podcasts
Turn an interview episode into show notes.
Legal & HR
Document conversations with a written transcript.
Interview transcription, in depth
How long does transcribing an interview really take?
Typing an interview out by hand is slow: a common rule of thumb is about four hours of typing per hour of clear audio. Dedicated software changes that entirely — upload a recording above and a short interview usually comes back as speaker-labeled text in under a minute. The time you budget for an interview then goes into analyzing what was said, not typing it.
Built for qualitative research
If you're transcribing fieldwork, dissertation interviews, or a study's participant sessions, the transcript is where analysis starts. Every interview here comes back split by speaker, ready to code for themes and pull quotes from — and you can download it as plain text or Word to bring into your analysis workflow. Long sessions are covered too: a paid plan transcribes files up to 10 hours, so an all-morning session fits in one upload. Files are sent for transcription and not retained on our servers.
Speaker labels you can actually fix
Automatic speaker separation is the difference between a transcript and a wall of text — but no system is perfect when two voices sound alike. In the full app, speakers sit on a timeline and stay editable: rename a speaker once and it updates everywhere, or reassign an individual line — even a single word — to the right person. That turns a nearly-right transcript into a citable record in a couple of minutes.
AI software vs. human transcription services
Professional human transcription typically runs around $2 per audio minute and comes back in hours or days — over $100 for a one-hour interview. Doing it yourself is free but costs an afternoon. AI interview transcription is the practical middle: a fraction of the cost, speaker-labeled text in minutes, and for research, journalism, and hiring work a quick review pass gets you to publishable accuracy. Human services still make sense when you need certified, legal-grade transcripts.
Frequently asked questions
Is it really free?
Yes — transcribing interviews up to 5 minutes is free with no signup. For longer recordings, AI summaries, and exports, create a free account.
What is the best free interview transcription software?
For occasional interviews, free browser-based software like this tool is hard to beat: no install, no signup, automatic speaker labels, and downloads as TXT, SRT, VTT, PDF, or Word. Researchers, journalists, recruiters, and qualitative analysts who transcribe regularly get more from account-based software with AI summaries and longer file limits — either way, dedicated software beats manual transcription, which takes roughly four times the recording's length.
Does it label who is speaking?
Yes — interviews are automatically split by speaker, so the interviewer and interviewee are clearly separated. Clear two-person conversations are among the easiest audio for AI to transcribe accurately.
Can it transcribe focus group recordings with speaker identification?
Yes. Upload a focus group recording and each participant is automatically identified and separated, so you can follow who said what across the whole session. In the full app, speakers sit on a timeline and stay editable — rename a speaker everywhere at once, or reassign an individual line, even a single word, when two voices sound alike.
How do I transcribe an interview with multiple speakers automatically?
Upload the recording to this page — audio or video — and we transcribe it and split it by speaker automatically, with no manual labeling or timestamping. Recordings up to 5 minutes are free with no signup. A free account raises that to 25-minute files, and the paid plan handles unlimited transcripts up to 10 hours per file.
Can I transcribe a video interview?
Yes. Upload MP4 or MOV video — including Zoom or Teams recordings — and we'll transcribe the speech in it. No need to extract the audio first.
How long does it take to transcribe a 1 hour interview?
By hand, a common rule of thumb is about four hours of typing per hour of clear audio. AI transcription software does the same job in a fraction of that time — short recordings on this page usually come back in under a minute. Recordings up to 5 minutes are free with no signup; a free account raises the limit to 25-minute files, and the paid plan handles files up to 10 hours.
Can AI transcribe an interview?
Yes — clear conversational audio like an interview is a strong fit for AI transcription. Recordings come back as speaker-labeled text that stays accurate across accents and typical recording conditions. For quotes you plan to publish, a quick read-through against the recording is still good practice.
Can ChatGPT transcribe an interview?
Not from a recording you already have — ChatGPT's chat can't reliably turn an uploaded interview file into a clean, speaker-separated transcript. Its Record mode can live-transcribe a conversation as it happens (on the macOS desktop app, on paid plans), but it doesn't accept an existing audio file. For a recorded interview, the practical workflow is: transcribe the file with a dedicated tool like this one, then use AI chat to summarize or pull themes from the finished transcript.
Is my recording stored anywhere?
No. Your file is sent for transcription and is not retained on our servers.
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A free account unlocks 25-minute files, AI summaries, and export to TXT, SRT, and VTT.
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