Your audio never leaves your device
Transcribe confidential interviews with the audio kept on your device
Turn recorded interviews into text without sending them to a cloud service. Everything runs in your browser, so a source recording or a research interview stays private and under your control.
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.
Why this matters for interviews
Interview audio can be uniquely sensitive. A source's voice, an off-the-record aside, or a research participant's identity can all be exposed if the recording ends up on a third-party server. MeetingScribe transcribes without uploading, so the only copy of the audio is the one on your device. There is no account tying the recording to you and no cloud copy to subpoena or leak.
Made for the interview workflow
- Transcribe one-on-one and small-group interviews in common audio formats.
- Separate interviewer and interviewee automatically, then rename the speakers.
- Edit the transcript in the page to fix names, jargon, or unclear passages.
- Export plain text for your write-up, or SRT and VTT if the interview is on video.
- Turn it into a summary with a copy-ready prompt for any AI chat, sending only the text.
Long interviews and multiple files
In-browser transcription is most reliable up to about forty minutes per file. If your recorder split a long interview into several files, select them together and name them so they sort in order, for example interview_part1 and interview_part2, and they are joined into one transcript. For very long sessions, splitting into parts keeps the browser fast.
Consent and rights
You are responsible for having the right to record and transcribe an interview, and recording laws vary by location. MeetingScribe is a private way to convert audio you are permitted to use into text, not advice on whether a given recording was lawful.
Frequently asked questions
- Will my interview recording be uploaded?
- No. The tool transcribes on your device, in your browser. The audio is never sent to us or a third party, which matters when a recording could identify a source.
- Can I protect a source this way?
- Keeping the audio on your device means there is no external copy for anyone to request or breach. You still control where you store and share the transcript afterward.
- Does it handle two people talking?
- Yes. It separates speakers and lets you rename them, so an interview transcript clearly shows interviewer and interviewee.
- Is it free?
- Yes, the transcription tool is free with no file limit and no signup.