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Chrome extension for meetings, interviews and lectures. Upload recordings or capture microphone and browser audio, then copy or save your transcript.

8k+People use it every week
★5.0Chrome Store · 76 ratings
90+Languages supported
14Audio & video formats
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Turn your audio into text

Try it free. No account or installation needed.

How to use the online demo

Try your recording and copy the transcript in three simple steps.

  1. Choose a file

    Drop an audio or video file into the demo above, or click the upload area to choose one. Files can be up to 100 MB.

The upload area highlighted for choosing an audio or video file.
  1. Click Transcribe

    Check the selected filename, then click Transcribe. Keep the page open while your recording is processed.

The selected audio file with the Transcribe button highlighted.
  1. Copy your text

    When the transcript appears, review the text and click Copy text. Paste it into your notes or document.

Illustrated web demo result with the Copy text button highlighted above the transcript.

When automatic audio transcription is useful

Automatic transcription is useful whenever you need text from an audio or video recording, whether it’s the whole recording or just one part. For example, when you need to:

An audio recording becomes a text draft, with a pencil highlighting the review step.
  1. Get the full transcript. You have an interview, lecture, voice memo, or another recording of someone speaking that you need to turn into text. Our transcription tool converts the audio into text. You don’t have to listen to the whole recording and type out what was said by hand.
  2. Find specific information. You remember a topic being discussed during a conversation, but don’t want to listen through hours of a recorded call. Searching for words in the transcript can help you find that part.

When to record tab audio and when to use your microphone

Our extension offers several recording modes: microphone, audio from an open browser tab, and both together (microphone + tab). Let’s look at when each mode can be useful:

  • Microphone — to record your own voice. For example, you can quickly dictate a note, save an idea, or say a draft of an email out loud, then turn the recording into text to work on later.
  • Tab — to record audio playing in your browser. For example, you’re listening to a lecture, webinar, video, or audio clip. If you don’t have a file to upload, record the audio as it plays, then get a transcript.
  • Microphone and tab — to record both sides of a conversation. If the call takes place in your browser, this mode records the other people’s voices from the tab and your replies through the microphone.
A woman choosing what to record: her microphone, tab audio, or both together.

How to capture key agreements from a meeting

A curly-haired woman carefully highlighting key points in a printed meeting transcript.

After almost every meeting, it’s important to keep a record of what was agreed: the main points, decisions, possible deadlines, and so on. Our extension has a summary feature for this.

Let’s compare how it can make this easier than listening to the recording or looking through the transcript yourself.

Comparison of a meeting recording, transcript, and summary
FeatureSummary Audio recordingTranscript
Review the meeting later✅ Yes✅ Yes✅ Yes
Quickly find information by searching the text✅ Yes❌ No✅ Yes
Copy a passage into notes or an email✅ Yes❌ No✅ Yes
Read a short summary of the conversation✅ Yes❌ No❌ No
See decisions and tasks listed separately✅ Yes❌ No❌ No

Key Features of Chrome Extension

Upload, record and work with your transcripts right in Chrome.

Background Processing & Email Notification

Keep working while your recording is being transcribed in the background. We’ll email you when your transcript is ready.

Upload Files or Record Live

Drag and drop any audio or video file — MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG, MP4. Or click Record to capture your microphone or any browser tab in real time. Supports 90+ languages, detected automatically.

Navigate by Timestamps

Every transcript is split into segments with precise timestamps. Jump to any moment instantly — no more scrubbing through audio to find a quote.

AI-Powered Summary

After transcription, get an automatic summary of key points. No more reading through long transcripts — the important parts are extracted for you instantly.

History, Edit & Export

All your transcriptions are saved. Edit the text directly in the extension, then download as TXT or copy to clipboard. Your history is always one click away.

How to use the Chrome extension

From recording to transcript in the Chrome extension

  1. Install the extension

    Add Audio To Text Transcription to Chrome on your computer and open it from the toolbar.

  2. Upload or record audio

    Choose an audio or video file, or record your microphone or a browser tab in the extension.

  3. Get your transcript

    Read and edit the text, copy it or download a TXT file. Your transcripts stay available in the extension history.

See it in action

From upload to transcript in under 30 seconds

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What Our Users Say

Real reviews from the Chrome Web Store

★★★★★

“This extension is awesome. You can either record audio from your microphone, web tab, or both; or upload an audio file to convert the file or audio recording into a full transcript. Highly recommend for people who don't feel like watching their lecture videos and would rather copy and paste the transcript into chat gpt and ask it to make a study guide out of it ;)”

Robert Edge
Robert Edge
★★★★★

“I've been looking for many days for an extension/app like this, and none of them worked. This one is AMAZING. I'm thrilled and really thankful. Also, it's FREE. Absolutely love it.”

Ana Muravchik
Ana Muravchik
★★★★★

“It transcribes audio to text wonderfully. I didn’t expect such high quality.”

Andrii Stepura
Andrii Stepura
★★★★★

“Muito bom”

Vanessa Bianchi
Vanessa Bianchi
★★★★★

“생각보다 괜찮네?? 외국 강의 들으면서 이해하기 좋을듯.”

포도원
포도원
★★★★★

“muito bom!!!”

Ilaiya Oliveira
Ilaiya Oliveira
★★★★★

“I loved this extension. The audio-to-text conversion is accurate. The browser tab recording feature is especially useful. I recommend it to everyone!”

Sergei Semenov
Sergei Semenov
★★★★★

“This extension is awesome. You can either record audio from your microphone, web tab, or both; or upload an audio file to convert the file or audio recording into a full transcript. Highly recommend for people who don't feel like watching their lecture videos and would rather copy and paste the transcript into chat gpt and ask it to make a study guide out of it ;)”

Robert Edge
Robert Edge
★★★★★

“I've been looking for many days for an extension/app like this, and none of them worked. This one is AMAZING. I'm thrilled and really thankful. Also, it's FREE. Absolutely love it.”

Ana Muravchik
Ana Muravchik
★★★★★

“It transcribes audio to text wonderfully. I didn’t expect such high quality.”

Andrii Stepura
Andrii Stepura
★★★★★

“Muito bom”

Vanessa Bianchi
Vanessa Bianchi
★★★★★

“생각보다 괜찮네?? 외국 강의 들으면서 이해하기 좋을듯.”

포도원
포도원
★★★★★

“muito bom!!!”

Ilaiya Oliveira
Ilaiya Oliveira
★★★★★

“I loved this extension. The audio-to-text conversion is accurate. The browser tab recording feature is especially useful. I recommend it to everyone!”

Sergei Semenov
Sergei Semenov
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Pricing

Start free, then upgrade when your workflow grows

Free

Everything you need to start transcribing

$0

200 minutes / week

Get started

What you can do:

  • Balanced and High Accuracy modes
  • Record browser tabs or your microphone
  • Upload 14 audio and video formats up to 500 MB
  • Transcribe in 90+ languages
  • Create AI-powered summaries
  • Edit, export and revisit transcripts

Basic

For regular monthly transcription

$6.99 / month

2,400 minutes / month

Get started

Everything in Free, plus:

  • 3× the minutes
  • Priority processing
  • Priority support

Cancel anytime · 30-day money-back guarantee

Max

For high-volume transcription workflows

$19.99 / month

14,000 minutes / month

Get started

Everything in Free, plus:

  • 17.5× the minutes
  • High Accuracy uses 33% fewer minutes
  • Priority processing
  • Priority support

Cancel anytime · 30-day money-back guarantee

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