Lecture transcription
Record the lecture, upload it, and get your lecture transcript. A 25-minute recording becomes searchable notes in about 2 minutes.
Free: 60 min per 30 days, files up to 30 min / 50 MB · Paid plans: 10 to 100 hrs, files up to 2 GB. Big video? Upload just its audio track: same transcript, much faster upload.
Encrypted in transit · audio & video auto-delete in 30 days · never used to train AI
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Last updated 21 July 2026
Listening back to lectures at 1× speed is the least efficient study technique there is. A lecture transcript lets you skim an hour in minutes, search for the exact concept before an exam, and paste passages straight into your notes.
The free plan fits student life: two typical lectures' worth of transcription a month costs nothing, in recordings up to 30 minutes each, and the transcript arrives with timestamps so you can jump back to the professor's exact words when something reads ambiguously.
The study workflow that actually works: transcribe right after class while it's fresh, skim the transcript and fix any garbled terminology inline (that pass is itself revision), then search across the semester when exams come. On paid plans, the AI can condense a lecture into a summary or key-points draft from the transcript, a starting point for your notes rather than a replacement for making them.
How it works
- 1Record the lecture on your phone, then upload the file.
- 2The transcript arrives in minutes, punctuated and time-stamped.
- 3Search it, fix terminology inline, export DOCX or PDF for your notes.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Can it turn a lecture recording into a summary or study notes?
The transcript itself is free-tier. On Basic and Pro, AI actions generate a summary or key-takeaways draft grounded in the transcript (see our AI audio summarizer). Study advice worth stating plainly: the AI draft is a scaffold; the learning happens when you rework it into your own words.
The lecturer has an accent. Will it still work?
Modern speech models handle accents well. For lectures delivered in another language entirely, set the spoken language before uploading for the best result.
Is recording lectures allowed?
Policies differ by institution and country. Many universities allow personal-use recording, and some require permission. Check your institution's policy; by uploading you confirm you have the necessary consent.
How fast is 'fast' for a typical lecture?
A 25-minute recording typically uploads and transcribes in about 2 minutes on a normal connection, which is quick enough to do right after class.
Can I keep a whole semester of lectures organized?
Yes, every transcript is saved to your dashboard with title search. Rename each one (course + date works well) and any lecture is findable in seconds.
Can I transcribe a 50-minute lecture on the free plan?
Not in one file: the free plan takes recordings up to 30 minutes. Two routes work. Split the recording in two with any free audio editor and both halves fit inside the free monthly hour, or Basic at $12/month accepts files up to 3 hours and swallows any lecture whole. For one long lecture a month, splitting is fine; for a full course load, the math favors upgrading.
Where should I put my phone to record a lecture well?
Closer to the lecturer beats closer to you. A phone on a front-row desk, screen down and pointed at the podium, captures deliberate speech that transcribes very accurately. From the back of a hall, the recording picks up room echo and keyboard clatter, and accuracy drops with it. If the room has a mic and speakers, sitting near a speaker works almost as well as sitting near the lecturer.
An honest note: The recording captures the lecturer far better than the room. Questions asked from the back usually arrive too faint to transcribe, so a Q&A session often reads as answers without their questions. For seminars where discussion is the point, a centrally placed phone (or the room's own recording system, where one exists) matters more than anything the transcription engine can do afterwards.
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