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Step-by-step ways to turn audio, video and live streams into text.
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Audio to text converter: The easiest way for each kind of source
An audio file, a microphone, a video link or a live stream: pick the way to turn your audio into text. Nothing to install, and audio can stay on your device.
Read →Live stream transcription: Read and edit the text while it airs
Transcribe YouTube, Twitch, Kick, X and Facebook streams while they run. Fix the text as it appears, work with your team and keep the audio on your device.
Read →MP3 to text converter: Transcribe your audio file without uploading it
Turn MP3, WAV, M4A and 11 other formats into text in your browser. The file is not uploaded; choose a range, fix the text as it comes and download Word or SRT.
Read →YouTube to text: Get the transcript, or make one when there is none
How to get a YouTube transcript, and what to do when a video has none. First the free built-in route, then an editable text from the link, as Word or SRT.
Read →Live TV transcription: Turn news channels into text as they air
Pick a news channel from the list or enter an m3u8 link, and the broadcast becomes text while it airs. Pull the quote before it ends, together with your team.
Read →Turkish speech to text: Measured accuracy and how to improve it
How accurate is Turkish speech to text? Our own measurements across Whisper models, why names go wrong and how to fix them, in a browser with no install.
Read →Private transcription software: Keep the audio on your device
Transcribe audio to text without uploading it. Whisper runs in your browser, the server keeps only text, and you can check that yourself in the Network tab.
Read →Real time transcription: Your microphone in meetings, interviews, talks and lectures
Turn on the microphone and speech becomes text as it happens. Real time transcription for meetings, interviews and lectures, with the audio on your device.
Read →Edit while transcribing: Have your story ready when the statement ends
Start writing during the press statement. Tell speakers apart and name them; the reporter in the field and the editor in the office work on the same text.
Read →Subtitle generator: For YouTube, Shorts, Reels and TikTok videos
Make SRT and VTT subtitle files from your video and fix the text easily. How to use them on YouTube, Shorts, Instagram Reels and TikTok, platform by platform.
Read →Parliament transcription: Follow debates and council meetings live
Parliament transcription as it happens: Follow a debate or council meeting as text before the official record is out, then verify quotes against the record.
Read →Video to text converter: Transcribe MP4, MOV and MKV files
A video to text converter that runs in your browser. The video is not uploaded: Fix the text as it is written, then download Word, TXT or SRT subtitles.
Read →Audio to Word transcription: From a recording to a tidy DOCX
Audio to Word transcription two ways: when Word's own Dictate and Transcribe are enough, and how to convert an MP3 to a Word document with speaker names.
Read →Meeting transcription software: No bot, for meetings, workshops and conferences
Meeting transcription software with no bot in the call: Tab audio for Zoom, Teams and Meet, built-in options compared, setups for workshops and conferences.
Read →Guides
What is transcription? Meaning, types and worked examples
What is transcription, and how does it differ from dictation, translation and captions? The three main types, shown on the same short recording.
Read →Free transcription software: Unlimited transcription with Whisper Web TR
How to transcribe on your own device with no payment, time limit or account using Whisper Web TR, and how that differs from LiveType.
Read →Interview transcription: A working guide for journalists
Interview transcription from recording to quote: how to record, verbatim or clean, checking every quote against the audio and protecting your source's voice.
Read →Taking timecodes: Transcribe only the part of a long recording you need
Taking timecodes during an interview or a statement: note the moments that matter, then transcribe just those parts of a long file. With a sample note sheet.
Read →How to write a news story from a transcript of a statement
How to write a news story from a transcript: Pick what matters, cut the rest, use direct and indirect quotes, simplify, fix errors and find the headline.
Read →Press conference coverage: Prepare, record, mark and publish fast
A press conference coverage checklist: Prepare the stream and a recording, mark the questions, publish a first story fast, verify quotes, work as a team.
Read →How to transcribe a recording: Six steps and the transcription rules
How to transcribe a recording in six steps: Transcription conventions, a before and after example, a checklist, and iPhone, Android and WhatsApp recordings.
Read →Qualitative interview transcription: Theses, focus groups and oral history
Qualitative interview transcription by interview type: Semi-structured, in-depth, focus groups, anonymising, ethics review, MAXQDA import and oral history.
Read →Discourse analysis transcript: From recording to counting words
A discourse analysis transcript, step by step: Thematic and content analysis compared, counting words by hand, word clouds, and checking an LLM's counts.
Read →AI transcription accuracy: How it works and where it goes wrong
AI transcription accuracy explained: What Whisper is, why invented sentences appear, why live text lags, what speaker diarization means, how to improve results.
Read →KVKK voice recording rules: What to check before you transcribe
KVKK voice recording basics in Turkey: When a recording is personal data, what to do before recording, choosing a tool and transfers abroad. Not legal advice.
Read →Lecture transcription: From a recorded class to your own notes
Lecture transcription step by step: Asking permission, placing the phone, online lectures, long recordings, and an example of turning a transcript into notes.
Read →Podcast transcription: Transcripts, chapters, show notes and quotes
Podcast transcription when Spotify and Apple already transcribe: When their text is enough, uploading SRT or VTT, chapters, show notes, blog posts and quotes.
Read →Help
How to use LiveType: Your first transcript, step by step
How to use LiveType: open an account, choose a source, language and model, start transcribing, fix the text as it appears and download it.
Read →Choosing a model: Which device and which model to transcribe with?
This device, a transcriber device or the cloud? What separates M1, M2, M3 and M4? A short guide to choosing a model and a transcribing device for your needs.
Read →Free Groq API key: Turn speech into text in the cloud
How to get a free Groq API key and enter it in LiveType for yourself or for a team. The steps and limits of cloud transcription without a graphics card.
Read →Share tab audio: What to do in Chrome and Edge
How to share tab audio for transcription in Chrome and Edge, what to do when the audio option is missing, and how to transcribe a video that refuses to embed.
Read →Supported browsers and devices: What works where
LiveType's supported browsers: which sources work in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari and on phones, which model fits which device, and how to install the app.
Read →Transcription troubleshooting: No text, slow, WebGPU and common messages
Transcription troubleshooting: No text appears, transcribing is slow, WebGPU is off, a stream refuses, memory warnings, another screen. Causes and fixes.
Read →Cloud transcription, credit and remote devices: Where to transcribe
When to choose cloud transcription, how to add an API key, how credit packages work, how to make a strong computer your transcriber, and if the link drops.
Read →Speaker names in a transcript, exporting and sharing
Set and merge speaker names in a transcript, export DOCX, ODT, TXT, Markdown, SRT or VTT, share with a team or public link, restore versions, see the original.
Read →Blog
Cheapest transcription software: Price and live editing compared
Eight transcription tools side by side on starting price, free use, transcription time and whether you can edit the text while it transcribes.
Read →How accurate is Whisper on Turkish? We measured the models
Whisper accuracy by language and build: Base, Small and Turbo on read Turkish, real Turkish conversation and English, next to OpenAI's published figures.
Read →AI transcription ethics: Where the limits lie in journalism
AI transcription ethics for journalists: Invented sentences, source confidentiality, editorial checks, whether to tell the reader, and who answers for errors.
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