Convert Indonesian audio to text
Bahasa Indonesia transcribed to clean, editable text: business calls, interviews, lectures and voice notes.
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.
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Last updated 21 July 2026
Indonesian is one of the more transcription-friendly languages: its spelling is almost perfectly phonetic and its alphabet is plain Latin, so clear Bahasa Indonesia speech converts to text reliably. Business recordings, university lectures, interviews and WhatsApp voice notes are the everyday input.
Urban Indonesian speech mixes in English constantly (meeting, deadline, follow-up sit naturally inside Indonesian sentences), and that code-switching transcribes well, the same way Taglish does for Filipino. Set the spoken language to Indonesian before uploading; explicit selection beats auto-detect on casual audio.
Indonesia's audio culture is voice-first: WhatsApp voice notes substitute for email, webinars and kuliah online pile up as recordings, and the podcast scene is among the largest in Asia. All of it uploads directly, and short voice notes transcribe in seconds from a phone browser with nothing to install. The practical split to know is register: formal Indonesian (presentations, lectures, news-style speech) transcribes noticeably better than bahasa gaul, the informal register where nggak, banget and clipped particles rule, so budget a heavier edit for casual conversation.
Trying it costs nothing: the free hour renews monthly and comfortably covers a week of voice notes or one lecture, in files up to 30 minutes, with TXT export and no card. Pro adds stored English translation: one upload returns the Indonesian transcript and an English version side by side, which is the workflow for research and cross-border business teams.
How it works
- 1Set 'Spoken language' to Indonesian under the upload box.
- 2Upload the recording: MP3, WhatsApp voice notes, meetings, video.
- 3Edit inline, export, or read the English translation (Pro).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Is Malay the same setting as Indonesian?
No. They're closely related but distinct standards, and Indonesian is the supported one. Malay speech transcribed under the Indonesian setting will come back rough. We'd rather say that plainly than let you waste an upload.
Does it handle Indonesian mixed with English?
Yes. English words and phrases inside Indonesian sentences are normal training reality and usually survive intact. Startup meetings that run whole stretches in English are the harder case; transcribe those under English, and keep Indonesian-dominant audio with English sprinkled through on this setting.
Can I get English text from an Indonesian recording?
On Pro, yes: Indonesian transcript first, stored English translation second, both kept together and each checkable against the other. The two-step reasoning is in how to translate audio to text.
How does it handle bahasa gaul and informal speech?
As a draft that needs a pass. Formal speech maps cleanly onto written Indonesian and comes back needing few corrections; slangy conversation uses forms the written language barely records (gue, lo, udah for sudah), and the model sometimes normalizes or mishears them. Clear audio narrows the gap considerably, and the inline editor makes each fix one click.
Can I transcribe webinars and kuliah online recordings?
Yes, and they're a strong case: one or two speakers, steady pace, formal register. Zoom and Meet exports upload directly as MP4, with speech read straight from the file. Basic handles files up to 3 hours, which covers a full seminar; add speaker and institution names to the custom vocabulary box before uploading.
What about Javanese, Sundanese and regional languages?
Not supported; Bahasa Indonesia is the transcribable language. Indonesian-dominant speech with regional vocabulary mixed in fares better than pure regional-language speech, the same honest rule we give for Philippine languages.
An honest note: Regional languages of Indonesia (Javanese, Sundanese, Balinese and others) aren't reliably transcribed by any mainstream model; only standard Indonesian is. And informal slang-heavy speech (bahasa gaul) needs a heavier editing pass than formal Indonesian.
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