MP3 to Text Converter
Upload an MP3 and get the words as text, free and online, in English, Hindi, Hinglish or 9 more Indian languages.
Free. No sign-up. 5 minutes a day.
Drop your audio or video here
MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG, MP4, MOV and more, up to 200 MB
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Keep this tab open. Most clips take less than a minute.
Turn this transcript into styled, word-by-word captions on your video, ready for Reels and Shorts.
Caption this video free Free account. Your video and language carry over, no re-upload.Click any line to play from there.
How to convert MP3 to text
An MP3 is the most common way a recording ends up on your phone or laptop: a podcast episode, a lecture, a phone call, an interview or a song. This free MP3 to text converter works online, in your browser: drop the MP3 in the box above and the transcript comes back as text you can read, edit and download.
Leave the language on Auto detect and the converter works out what is spoken. It handles English and also 10 Indian languages, including speech that mixes Hindi and English in one sentence, which most MP3 to text tools get wrong.
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Convert MP3 to text in three steps
- Upload: drop the MP3 file into the box above, or tap Choose a file. Files up to 200 MB work.
- Wait: the converter transcribes it, usually in under a minute for a short recording. You can keep the tab open in the background.
- Check and download: play any line to hear it, fix a name with Edit, then download TXT, PDF, Word (.docx), SRT or CSV, or copy the text.
Tips for a better MP3 transcript
One clear speaker close to the microphone gives the cleanest text. Background music, two people talking over each other and very low-bitrate MP3s (below 64 kbps) cause more mistakes.
Long MP3: the free allowance is 5 minutes a day without an account and 10 minutes with a free one. A longer file is transcribed up to the minutes you have left, and the page tells you where it stopped. Cut the MP3 into parts to do the rest another day.
Other files work too
The converter is not limited to MP3: WAV, M4A, AAC, OGG, FLAC and OPUS audio, WhatsApp voice notes, and MP4, MOV, WebM or MKV video all work the same way. The audio to text converter page covers every format and language in detail.
Want the words on the video itself?
DesiCaptions puts word-timed captions on your video in English, Hinglish, Hindi and other Indian languages, styled for Reels and Shorts. 1 free minute, no card.
Caption a video freeFrequently asked questions
Is this MP3 to text converter free?
Yes. 5 minutes of audio a day without signing up, 10 minutes a day with a free account. No card and no trial.
Can I convert MP3 to text online without installing anything?
Yes. It runs in your browser on a phone or a computer. The MP3 is uploaded, transcribed on our servers and the text comes back to the page.
Can Google convert an MP3 to text?
Google Docs voice typing listens to your microphone, so it cannot open an MP3 file; you would have to play the file aloud into it. This converter takes the MP3 file directly.
How long does an MP3 take to transcribe?
A few minutes of audio is usually ready within a minute after the upload finishes. Longer files take longer.
What languages can it transcribe from MP3?
English, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi and Urdu. Indian languages can come out in their own script or in English letters, such as Hinglish.
Can I get subtitles from an MP3?
Yes. Download the transcript as an SRT file, with a start and end time for every line.
Is my MP3 kept?
No. The file is deleted as soon as the transcript is written, and the transcript is deleted after 24 hours.
Does it label different speakers?
Not yet. The text is written in order without speaker names.