Lectures

Turn a lecture recording into notes you can search

Record the lecture, upload it afterwards, and read it at your own speed - then search for the one term you missed and jump straight to that moment.

The short answerTo transcribe a lecture, record it on your phone or laptop (ask the lecturer first), then upload the recording to SpeakToWords. A two-hour lecture comes back in a few minutes as a timestamped transcript you can search; click any line to replay that part of the lecture.
Transcribe a file free See plans 15 free minutes, no card. 50+ languages. Files up to 500 MB.

How it works

  1. Record from the frontSit near the speaker or the room's loudspeaker; ask before recording.
  2. Upload after classFiles up to 2 hours on Basic, 10 hours on Pro.
  3. Study from the textSearch, highlight, and replay any line you did not follow.

Better recordings

The room is the enemy: echo, a projector fan, rustling bags. A phone on the desk in the first rows beats a laptop microphone at the back. If the lecture is streamed or recorded by the university, download that recording instead - it is usually cleaner.

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).

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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