How to transcribe a podcast episode
Drop the audio file of the episode in the box on this page, choose the spoken language and whether you want timestamps, then click Convert.
If the episode is published on YouTube or SoundCloud, you do not need the file: paste its link in the video to text tool. An episode that exists only in a podcast app cannot be fetched by link; download its audio file first, for example from the show's own site.
What the transcript contains
The default output is a Markdown transcript with punctuated paragraphs and optional [MM:SS] timestamps. It does not identify speakers. AI enhancement is optional and can add a summary, topic headings and extracted notes; review those additions against the recording.
What people do with it
Show notes and episode pages that search engines can read, quotes for social posts, a searchable archive of past episodes, and a text version to give to ChatGPT or Claude for a summary or a list of the topics covered. Under the result, the ChatGPT and Claude buttons copy the transcript with a short instruction and open the assistant.
Review and reuse
Check names, numbers and quotations against the recording. Noise, overlapping voices and unclear speech can cause transcription errors. The tool does not identify speakers.
Your plan sets file-size and duration limits. A free account is needed to convert, and each conversion uses credits.