What audio formats are supported for transcription?

We support all major audio formats including MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, and FLAC. Upload directly from your device or cloud storage—no conversion required.

How fast is the transcription process?

Our AI processes audio files in seconds - even long recordings. With Scribe, you get high-accuracy, speaker-labeled transcripts really fast.

Can I edit the transcript after it's generated?

Yes. You can edit directly in the transcript editor. Click on any word to revise, cut, or format. Word-level timestamps and speaker labels make fine-tuning fast and precise.

What makes these transcripts better than other tools?

Our transcripts go beyond words. Scribe captures speaker turns, word-level timing, and audio events like laughter or applause—providing a more complete, structured output in 99 languages.

What export options are available?

Download your transcript in a range of formats—TXT, DOCX, PDF, JSON, SRT, VTT, or HTML. Ideal for editing, publishing, subtitles, or integrating into your workflow.

Transcribe Audio to Text with AI — Fast Audio to Text Converter

Convert audio to text with AI

Whether it's a podcast, a meeting, or an interview - ElevenLabs turns audio to text with exceptional accuracy in 99 languages and accents.

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Interviewsclear even with bad audio

Podcastsspeaker-labeled, edit-ready

Lecturesfast, even for long files

Lyricsreliable through music

Callsaccurate across accents

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Not just transcription. Audio understanding

ElevenLabs Audio to Text identifies who's speaking, when they're speaking, and what's happening around them - delivering structured, actionable transcripts every time.

#1 Accuracy

Industry-leading transcription accuracy, delivering clean, editable text even in challenging audio conditions and across diverse accents and dialects.

Edit the transcripts

Click any word to cut, fix, or reformat. Split or merge segments, reassign speakers, and fine-tune timing - all directly in the transcript editor.

Amidst the outer atmosphere of the planet Aurora, the sky shimmered with fractured light, as though the planet's veil were made of stained glass suspended in space.

Sensors pulsed with irregular patterns, the kind no algorithm could quite reconcile.

Amidst the outer atmosphere of the planet Aurora, the sky shimmered with fractured light, as though the planet's veil were made of stained glass suspended in space.

99+ Languages and accents

Exceptional accuracy across 99 languages, including underserved ones like Malayalam, Cantonese, and Serbian. No manual language switching required.

Japanese

Hindi

Polish

Swedish

Mandarin

Vietnamese

French

Wide variety of formats

Supports all major audio and video formats - MP3, WAV, MP4, FLAC, OGG, and more. Export as TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT, VTT, JSON, or HTML.

Audio Event Tagging

Scribe tags non-speech sounds like laughter, applause, and footsteps - giving your transcripts full context and nuance.

Speaker Timestamps

Automatically labels up to 32 speakers with word-level timestamps throughout — so every voice is placed exactly in time.

Simply drop in your audio file, we’ll take care of the rest

Upload your audio

Drag and drop or select a file from your device or cloud. All major audio and video formats accepted, no conversion needed.

Scribe processes it

AI handles transcription automatically, even for long files. Files over 8 minutes are processed in parallel for faster turnaround.

Download clean, structured text

Get speaker labels, word-level timestamps, and audio event tags. Export as TXT, DOCX, PDF, JSON, SRT, VTT, or HTML.

Millions of words transcribed, and counting

“I use ElevenLabs primarily for transcribing audio messages, and I find its accuracy to be a major highlight. This precision allows me to analyze students' reading fluency effectively, even when the speaker is a young student still learning to read, which is crucial for understanding each student's progress.”
Pedro A.
Head of technology
“Perfect for transcribing interviews - and the voice quality is amazing when preparing for a speech.”
Izabela M.
Customer Experience Researcher
“Remarkable inference speed of the Scribe v2 model by ElevenLabs, delivering near real-time latency on transcription requests, significantly faster than other models we've tried.”
Vedaswaroop I.
Founder