Sermon transcription from the recorded service to the blog and the captions.
To transcribe a sermon, pick the audio or video of the service, or paste the YouTube livestream link, then create your free account and upload. We transcribe the message word by word, with timestamps, speakers separated and chapters by topic. You check the scripture references and download TXT, PDF or SRT for the blog, the archive or captions.
Free on the 3-day trialVideos, Shorts, live streams and youtu.be links. Private or age-restricted videos can't be imported.
- The message word by word, with timestamps
- Pastor, reader and testimony as separate speakers
- Chapters by topic, ready for the description
- TXT, PDF and SRT downloads
- Audio or video up to 10 GB, or a YouTube link
You create the account and upload this file in the next step. The trial lasts 3 days or 1 hour of media.
You create the account, start the trial and paste this link in the upload area. If the livestream replay isn't out yet, we wait and retry. The trial lasts 3 days or 1 hour of media and needs a card; cancel before it ends and you pay nothing.
How to transcribe a sermon
- 01
Pick the audio, video or link
The stream video, the sound desk audio or a phone recording. If the service went live on YouTube, open the YouTube link tab and paste the livestream link.
- 02
Mark only the message
Sign up, upload and set the start and end of the sermon. Worship songs and announcements stay out and don't count toward the trial hour.
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Review and publish
Check names and verses by listening, then download TXT for the blog, PDF for the church archive or SRT for captions.
How to transcribe a full service without paying for the worship set
A recorded service often runs an hour and a half to two hours, and the sermon is only part of it. Before processing, set the start and end of the message: only that range is transcribed and only that range counts toward your hours. Worship, offering and announcements stay out, and the transcript doesn't fill up with song lyrics.
If your church streams on YouTube, paste the service link. When the livestream replay isn't out yet, the file waits and we retry on our own every 90 minutes for about 18 hours. On the trial, which has 1 hour, a full service becomes a partial file: the first hour is ready and the rest is transcribed after you subscribe, with no new upload.
- Best sound: the sound desk feed, with the pastor's mic.
- Good: the audio from the YouTube stream.
- Hardest: a phone in the pews, far from the pulpit, with room echo.
Bible verses and scripture references in the transcript
We write what was said, the way it was said. If the pastor says "John, chapter three, verse sixteen", that is what you get, not an abbreviation. For the blog or a study guide, standardize the references during review: search finds the word "verse" or the book name in the transcript, and every fix carries over to the text, the captions and the exports.
Less common Bible names, like Melchizedek or Habakkuk, and the names of church members are where checking pays off most. Click a sentence and the player jumps to that moment. When someone else reads the passage, their lines arrive as a separate speaker, each with its own time.
- Reading of Romans 8 0:00
- What it means to walk in the Spirit 4:12
- Sister Ana's testimony 17:40
- No condemnation 24:05
- Altar call and closing prayer 38:30
What to do with a transcribed sermon
One transcript feeds several church channels. The text becomes a blog post, the weekly devotional or the outline for a small group study. Chapters split the message by topic, with timestamps ready to paste into the video description, and the SRT puts captions on the service video for people who watch with the sound off.
If the recording is video, we also suggest clips from the message with an impact score, ready for captions and for Instagram and YouTube Shorts. On Studio and Agency, each chapter's moments come already named, like the altar call and the closing prayer.
| Where it goes | What to download |
|---|---|
| Church blog or website | TXT, no timestamps |
| Devotional or bulletin | TXT of one chapter |
| Archive and small groups | PDF with timestamps |
| Captions on the service video | SRT |
| Reels and Shorts of the message | Clips with captions |
More than sermon transcription. The message on every church channel.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I transcribe a sermon?
Pick the recording on this page, create a free account and upload the file or paste the YouTube link. Set the start and end of the message. We transcribe it with timestamps and chapters, and you download TXT, PDF or SRT.
Can I transcribe a sermon straight from a YouTube livestream?
Yes. Paste the service link. If the replay isn't available yet, the file waits and we retry every 90 minutes for about 18 hours, so you don't have to come back.
Are the worship songs transcribed too?
If they are inside the range you upload, yes, and sung lyrics over instruments come out less accurate than speech. That's why it pays to mark only the message before processing. Besides a cleaner text, only the marked range counts toward your hours.
Will verses show up as John 3:16?
They show up as spoken. If the pastor said "John three sixteen", that is what appears. During review you format references the way your church does, and the fix carries over to the captions and exports.
Does a two-hour service fit in the free trial?
The trial has 1 hour of media. If you mark only the sermon, it almost always fits. If you upload the whole service, the first hour is ready and the rest is transcribed after you subscribe, with no new upload.
Our service video on YouTube is private. Can I use the link?
No. Private, age-restricted or region-blocked videos can't be imported, because we can't open them. Ask your media team for the stream file or the sound desk audio and upload it here: the transcript comes out the same as from the link.
What does it cost after the trial?
The trial lasts 3 days or 1 hour, with a card on file. If you don't cancel, the plan you picked starts, with 10, 20 or 35 hours a month, from R$ 59 (BRL). Four one-hour sermons a month fit in the 10-hour plan.
Sunday's sermon as text. For the blog, captions and clips.
Upload the audio or video of the service, or paste the livestream link. We transcribe the message with timestamps and chapters, and you download TXT, PDF or SRT.
See the result on your own recording before adding a card.