Lecture transcription for classes and talks, with a summary and chapters.
To transcribe a lecture, pick the audio or video of the class, or paste a YouTube link, and create your free account. We transcribe the whole class with timestamps and add a synopsis and chapters by topic, each with its own summary. You study from the text, jump back to any moment with a click and download TXT or PDF.
Free on the 3-day trialVideos, Shorts, live streams and youtu.be links. Private or age-restricted videos can't be imported.
- The whole class as text, with timestamps
- Synopsis and chapters by topic, with summaries
- Audio, video lesson or a YouTube link
- TXT, PDF and SRT downloads
- Lectures in 90+ languages
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How to transcribe a recorded lecture
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Pick the recording or link
Audio from a phone on your desk, a video lesson or a class recorded on YouTube. We show the file's length or the video's thumbnail before you go on.
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Sign up and upload
Upload the file or paste a YouTube link. Choose the Class / Course or Lecture type and set a start and end if the break doesn't matter.
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Study from the text
Read the synopsis and chapters, click a sentence to hear the explanation and download TXT or PDF for your notes.
How to record a lecture so the transcript comes out right
Distance to the speaker decides almost everything. A phone at the back of the room records echo, scraping chairs and side conversations, and the text loses words. Sit near the front, or leave the phone on the instructor's desk in airplane mode. In a large hall with a PA system, a recording from the sound system is best.
Remember that a transcript captures what is spoken. A formula on the board, a slide read silently and a chart pointed at with "this one here" won't be in the text. Take a photo of the board at the end and keep it with the transcript. And ask before you record: many schools have rules about recording classes.
- Phone close to the speaker, screen up.
- Airplane mode, so nothing interrupts the recording.
- One recording per class, with the date in the file name.
Lecture summary and chapters: study without replaying it all
A 90-minute lecture is long to rewatch the night before an exam. On the file page, the lecture opens with a synopsis, and chapters split the recording by topic, not by fixed time: each has a title, a summary and the timestamp where it starts. You read the summary, decide what to review and click to hear just that part.
Search finds any term across the whole lecture. Technical words, author names and terms in another language deserve a quick check, and every fix in the transcript carries into the exports.
- Recap of last class 0:00
- What opportunity cost means 6:30
- Example: open a shop or invest 24:10
- Supply, demand and price 51:45
- Student questions and exercises 78:20
For teachers and online courses: handouts, captions and mind maps
Whoever teaches the class uses the same transcript another way. The text becomes the base for handouts or course notes, chapters become the module outline with a timestamp for each part, and the SRT puts captions on the video lesson, which helps deaf students and anyone watching with the sound off. A talk recorded at an event follows the same path, with the Lecture / Presentation type at upload.
On Studio and Agency, the lecture also becomes a diagram, as a mind map, flow or timeline, with each idea linked to its moment in the player. Each chapter's moments come already marked, like audience questions.
| Who uses it | What to download |
|---|---|
| Student reviewing for an exam | PDF with timestamps |
| Teacher writing handouts | TXT without times |
| Captioned online course | SRT |
| Video lesson description | Copied chapters |
More than lecture transcription. The class, organized to study and teach.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I transcribe a recorded lecture?
Pick the recording on this page, create a free account and upload the file or a YouTube link. We transcribe it with timestamps, add a synopsis and chapters with summaries, and you download TXT, PDF or SRT.
Do you summarize the lecture?
Yes. The lecture opens with a synopsis, and every chapter has a title, a summary and the timestamp where it starts. The mind map of the whole lecture is part of Studio and Agency.
Can I transcribe a lecture from YouTube?
Yes. Paste the video link in the YouTube link tab, no download needed: a recorded class, a talk or a live session. If a live class's replay isn't out yet, the file waits and we retry on our own every 90 minutes for about 18 hours. Private or age-restricted videos can't be imported.
Does what's written on the board show up in the transcript?
No. The transcript captures what is spoken. Formulas, slides read silently and board notes stay out unless the instructor reads them aloud. Take a photo of the board and keep it with the text.
Will a lecture in Spanish come out in Spanish?
It comes out in the language spoken, detected for you among 90+ languages. On Studio and Agency, you can translate the transcript and chapters into another language, such as English.
Does a two-hour lecture fit in the free trial?
The trial has 1 hour of media and lasts 3 days, with a card on file. A two-hour lecture is transcribed up to that hour, and the rest comes after you subscribe, with no new upload. Plans start at R$ 59 (BRL) with 10 hours a month.
Today's lecture as text. With a summary and chapters to study.
Upload the audio or video of the class, or paste a YouTube link. We transcribe it with timestamps, split it by topic and you download TXT, PDF or SRT.
See the result on your own recording before adding a card.