Audio translator
Translate audio to text, free.
Drop in a recording or record in your browser. We transcribe what was said and translate it into the language you pick, line by line with timestamps. 26 languages, no account.
or drop an audio file here · m4a, mp3, wav, aac, ogg, webm, mp4
Sign in free: 2 hours per file
And every transcript saved to your library.
By the makers of Recordd, the voice recorder app for iPhone, Mac & Apple Watch · Privacy
How to translate audio to English (or any of 26 languages)
Three steps. No account.
Pick the language you want.
Set Translate to, then drop in an mp3, m4a, wav, ogg or video file, or click Start and record. Leave the spoken language on auto-detect.
We transcribe, then translate.
First the words in the language they were spoken, with timestamps and speakers, then every line translated. An hour of audio usually takes a few minutes.
Read both, take either.
Switch between the translation and the original. Copy it, or download it as text, Markdown or translated subtitles (.srt, .vtt).
Spanish to English, Hindi to English, English to Spanish: any pair of 26 languages
From what was said, into what you read.
- es → en
- Spanish interviews, classes and voice messages in English
- hi → en
- Hindi audio as English text
- en → es
- English recordings for Spanish-speaking colleagues and family
- fr · de · it
- European languages into English, or the other way round
- pt · ru · uk
- Portuguese, Russian and Ukrainian, both ways
- ja · ko · zh
- Japanese, Korean and Chinese recordings
Translating a YouTube video? Paste the link into the YouTube transcript tool, then pick Translate on the transcript.
Recording conversations every week? The Recordd app for iPhone, Mac and Apple Watch
The tool translates a file.
The app keeps every conversation.
Record with the phone locked
A two-hour meeting or a class with the phone in your pocket. A crash or a flat battery doesn't lose the recording.
Speakers with names
Name someone once and their voice is recognized in every later recording.
Summary in your language
Every recording gets a title, a summary and action items. Ask it a question and jump to the moment.
iPhone, Mac and Apple Watch
Record on one, read on another. Works offline and syncs later.
Calls with people abroad on a Mac? Recordd records your mic and the other side as two tracks. Recordd for Mac
Audio translator: questions
The fine print, plainly.
Is this audio translator free?+
Yes. Without an account you can translate recordings of up to 15 minutes, 1 hour of audio a day. Sign in free with Apple or Google for up to 2 hours per file and 3 hours a day. No credit card, no watermark.
How do I translate Spanish audio to English?+
Set Translate to English, drop in the Spanish recording, and wait a minute or two. You get the English text line by line with timestamps, and the Spanish original one click away. The same works for Hindi, French, Portuguese or any of the 26 languages.
Can I translate English audio into another language?+
Yes. Pick the language under Translate to before you start, or use Translate on any finished transcript to switch to another one.
Can I translate a WhatsApp voice message?+
Yes. Share the voice message out of WhatsApp (long-press it, choose Forward, then the share sheet and save it as a file), pick the language under Translate to and drop the file here. WhatsApp voice notes are ogg files, which the tool reads directly. Telegram and Signal voice messages work the same way.
How accurate is the translation?+
It is a machine translation of the transcript: good for understanding what was said, following an interview or reading a class in your language. For a contract or anything you publish, have a person check it. Clear audio makes both steps better.
Can I get translated subtitles?+
Yes. Download the translation as .srt or .vtt: the timings come from the original speech, so the subtitles line up with the video.
Is this a live voice translator?+
No. It works on a recording: a file you have, or one you make here in the browser. For a conversation happening right now, record it, then translate it when you stop.
Which languages are supported?+
26, in any combination: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Turkish, Indonesian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Romanian, Greek and more.
Is my recording stored?+
No. The audio is transcribed and deleted, and the text is translated and sent back to your browser. Finished transcripts stay on this device for 24 hours, or in your Recordd library if you sign in and save them. Nothing is used to train AI.
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Free transcription, then a library
Keep every transcript.
Use the tool without an account. Sign in free and every transcript goes into your library at app.recordd.co. Pro is for long files, summaries and chat.
No account
Free- Per file
- 15 min
- Per day
- 1 hr
- Nothing to sign up for
- Transcripts stay in this browser for 24 hours
Free account
Free- Per file
- 2 hr
- Per day
- 3 hr
- Every transcript saved to your library
- Upload and read them at app.recordd.co, on any device
- One click with Apple or Google
Pro
From $6.99/week- Per file
- 4 hr
- Per day
- No limit
- Summaries, action items and chat
- Audio kept with your uploads and recordings in the library
- Unlimited recording in the iPhone, Mac and Apple Watch apps
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