Speech to Text Free
Transcribe audio to text for free with OpenAI's Whisper on AIFreeForever.
Upload or record your audio
Transcribe audio to text for free
Upload an audio or video file, or record your voice, and get transcribed text in seconds. Powered by OpenAI's Whisper.
How to transcribe audio to text for free
Upload your audio on AIFreeForever’s free audio to text, convert your recordings and download for free.
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Step 1: Upload your audio or video file, or press Record
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Step 2: Choose the language, or leave Auto Detect
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Step 3: Choose Text, VTT or SRT
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Step 4: Press Transcribe, then copy or download your text
How to convert an MP4 video to text
Drop your MP4 video into our video to text tool and get transcribed text. AIFreeForever’s video to text engine extracts the sound from the video and converts it to readable text. The tool supports Text, SRT and VTT downloads.
MOV and WebM videos work the same way, as long as they are 5 minutes or shorter.
Can I use AIFreeForever as free dictation software?
Yes. Press Record, speak, then press Stop, and AIFreeForever turns your words into text. Use it for notes, emails and essay drafts.
The text appears after you stop recording, not live while you speak.
Features of AIFreeForever’s free speech to text
100% free
Transcribe audio to text for free. No payment, no watermark and no credit card.
Powered by OpenAI Whisper
Built on OpenAI's Whisper, an open-source speech recognition model that handles accents and some background noise.
About OpenAI's Whisper →Easy text conversion
Upload, press Transcribe and get readable text in seconds. Copy it or download it.
Audio, video and voice
Works with MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A, OGG, MP4, MOV and WebM files, or record straight from your microphone.
Text, SRT and VTT downloads
Get plain text for notes, or SRT and VTT subtitle files with timings for your videos.
No login and private
No account needed. Your audio is deleted once the text comes back, and videos never leave your browser.
What you can do with free speech to text by AIFreeForever
Students
- Turn a lecture recording into a transcript for revision notes.
- Convert an MP4 class video or Zoom recording to text.
Creators & work
- Write subtitles for a video with the SRT or VTT download.
- Turn a podcast or meeting recording into text you can search and quote.
- Transcribe interviews for school projects, research and articles.
- Get the words of a short speech or presentation to share or practise.
Everyday
- Convert a sound file to text: voice notes, voice messages, phone recordings.
- Dictate notes, emails and essay drafts with the Record button.
Which audio and video formats are supported by our speech to text?
The table below lists the file types AIFreeForever's speech to text accepts.
| Format | Type | Common use |
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| MP3 | Audio | Music, podcasts, voice notes |
| WAV | Audio | Studio and phone recordings |
| FLAC | Audio | High-quality recordings |
| M4A | Audio | iPhone voice memos |
| OGG | Audio | Voice messages |
| MP4 | Video | Class videos, Zoom recordings |
| MOV | Video | iPhone and camera videos |
| WebM | Video | Screen and browser recordings |
Which languages does speech to text by AIFreeForever support?
Leave Auto Detect on, or pick one of these 19 languages:
- English
- Spanish
- French
- German
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Chinese
- Arabic
- Hindi
- Turkish
- Polish
- Dutch
- Swedish
- Danish
- Norwegian
- Finnish
English gives the best results. Other languages work well too, but may have a few more mistakes.
AIFreeForever’s Speech to Text vs Paid Transcription Tools
Many transcription tools charge per minute or keep subtitles behind a plan. AIFreeForever’s speech to text is 100% free, with no account needed.
- PriceFree
- SignupNot required
- Free trialNo trial, full access
- EngineOpenAI Whisper
- InputAudio, video and microphone
- Languages19 + Auto Detect
- DownloadsText, SRT and VTT
- File storageDeleted after transcription
- PricePer minute or monthly plan
- SignupAccount required
- Free trialLimited minutes, then paid
- EngineVaries by service
- InputOften audio only on free plans
- LanguagesOften fewer on free plans
- DownloadsSubtitles often on paid plans
- File storageKept in your account
Frequently asked questions about speech to text
On AIFreeForever. Upload an audio or video file, or record your voice, and get the text for free with OpenAI’s Whisper.
Yes. It is free, with no payment, no watermark and no sign up.
No. Open AIFreeForever, upload your file or press Record, and transcribe. No login needed.
Each file or recording can be 1 second to 5 minutes long. Split longer audio into parts.
Yes. AIFreeForever works in your phone browser. Upload a voice memo or record straight from your microphone.
Yes. Upload your MP4, MOV or WebM, choose SRT or VTT, and download a subtitle file with timings.
No, not yet. The text comes back as one transcript without speaker labels.
AIFreeForever deletes the audio as soon as your text is back. Videos never leave your browser.
Speech to text, free on AIFreeForever
Upload your audio or press Record to get your text transcription done in seconds.
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