Interviews

Transcribe an interview without losing a day

Typing up a one-hour interview takes four to six hours. Uploading it takes a minute, and the transcript is back before your coffee is.

The short answerTo transcribe an interview, upload the recording to SpeakToWords; a one-hour interview comes back in a few minutes, punctuated and with a timestamp on every line. Check quotes by clicking the line - the recording plays from that second - and fix names in the editor before you download.
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How it works

  1. Record close to both peopleA phone on the table between you, not in a pocket.
  2. Upload and transcribePick the interview language for the best result.
  3. Verify every quoteClick the line, hear it, correct it. The original stays underneath.

Who said what

SpeakToWords does not label speakers yet. In a two-person interview the questions and answers usually read clearly on their own, and the timestamps let you jump to any line to hear who is talking. Add names in the editor as you go.

Quoting accurately

Treat the transcript as the index and the recording as the source. For anything you publish, click the line and listen - names, numbers and negations ("I did" versus "I didn't") are where any machine transcript can slip.

Pricing

A free account transcribes 15 minutes with no card and shows the opening of each transcript; the full text unlocks with the 7-day trial or a plan from €9.99 a month for 500 minutes (€4.00 for 3 months until 6 December).

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Questions

Is it free?

A free account transcribes 15 minutes with no card and shows the opening of each transcript; the full text unlocks with the 7-day trial or a plan from €9.99 a month for 500 minutes (€4.00 for 3 months until 6 December).

How accurate is it?

On clear speech, upwards of 99% of words come back right, punctuated and with a timestamp on every line. Background music, people talking over each other, strong accents and unusual names cost accuracy; the editor plays the audio from any line so you can fix those quickly.

Does it label who is speaking?

Not yet. Every line carries the second it was said, so you can jump to it and listen, and add names in the editor. If speaker labels are essential, see the comparison pages for tools that offer them.

What happens to my file?

It is processed for you only, encrypted in transit, and never used to train anything.

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Try it on your own recording

A free account transcribes 15 minutes with no card and shows the opening of each transcript; the full text unlocks with the 7-day trial or a plan from €9.99 a month for 500 minutes (€4.00 for 3 months until 6 December).

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