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Convert MP3 to text, free and private
Turn an MP3 into a clean text transcript in your browser. No signup, nothing uploaded, and it also handles WAV, M4A, OGG, and FLAC.
Free, no signup. First run downloads a model once (about 90 MB for the default), then it is cached. MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG, FLAC. Works best up to about 40 minutes per file.
MP3 to text without uploading the file
Most MP3-to-text converters ask you to upload your file to their servers. MeetingScribe does the conversion in your browser instead, so your recording stays on your device. That keeps private audio private and means there is no account and no waiting in an upload queue.
How to convert
- Drop your MP3 into the tool above, or click to choose it.
- Pick a model size and language, or leave them on the defaults.
- Optionally turn on speaker separation to label who is speaking.
- Click Transcribe, then edit the text and download it as a .txt file.
More than plain text
The same transcription also gives you subtitle files. Open the Subtitles tab to download SRT or VTT with timestamps, which is useful if the MP3 is the audio from a video. And if you need a summary, the Copy notes prompt button turns the transcript into meeting notes in any AI chat, sending only the text.
Free and cached for speed
The tool is free with no signup. The first conversion downloads the model once, and after that it is cached in your browser so later conversions start quickly.
Frequently asked questions
- What audio formats work?
- MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG, and FLAC all work. Anything your browser can decode should be fine. AMR files from some phones are not supported by browsers, so convert those to MP3 or WAV first.
- Is there a file size or length limit?
- There is no hard size limit, but because it runs in your browser it is most reliable up to about forty minutes per file. Longer files can be split into parts named in order, and they are joined into one transcript.
- Is my MP3 uploaded?
- No. The conversion happens on your device in the browser. Your file is never uploaded.
- How accurate is it?
- It uses the Whisper speech-recognition model. Accuracy is strong on clear audio and improves with the larger model option, at the cost of a bigger first download. You can also edit the text in the page before downloading.