German transcription
German transcription for recorded speech
Hushscript turns recorded German speech into editable text. Your video stays on your device, and Hushscript removes its transcription audio after processing. Preview up to 5 minutes with automatic source-language detection, then set up the full job. Keep the original German transcript, create caption files, or optionally add a written English translation.
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How it works
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Add the recording
Choose an existing German audio or video file, paste a shareable audio link, or record up to 5 minutes in the preview widget.
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Check the original transcript
Preview up to 5 minutes before signing in. The preview detects and transcribes the original language automatically, without source, context, or translation settings.
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Set up the full job
In Hushscript, select German as the source, add names or terms as context if needed, and optionally add English translation. Edit the transcript, review subtitle segmentation, and export the text you need.
At a glance
- Price
- Packs from $1.99, about $0.50 per hour of audio on the largest pack
- Transcription length
- Up to 10 h per file
- Upload limit
- No file size limit
- Languages
- 99 languages
- Privacy
- Hushscript removes its transcription audio after processing, never trains on your recordings, and encrypts stored transcripts at rest.
Hushscript converts recorded German speech into written text you can search, correct, and export. German supports speaker labels, so interviews and saved conversations can remain separated by speaker instead of becoming one continuous block.
An automated German transcriber for recorded speech
Add a German audio or video recording and preview up to 5 minutes before signup. The preview detects the source language automatically and shows the original-language transcript. It does not use source, dictionary, keyterm, prompt, or translation choices.
Hushscript is an automated German transcriber. You review the generated text yourself: correct words, rename or reassign speakers, and use find and replace in the transcript workspace. Machine transcripts can contain errors, so check names and terms before you rely on them.
German speech to text with context for the full job
For the full job, recordings can run up to 10 hours. Select German as the source, then add names and recurring terms as one-off keyterms, use a prompt for the recording, or apply saved dictionary and prompt context. These choices guide the full transcription rather than changing the preview you already checked.
The original-only workflow does not require translation. Once the German audio-to-text result is ready, edit it and export any of 21 unwatermarked formats, including TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT, and VTT.
German subtitling and caption files
For German subtitling, start with the original transcript, correct names, and check the speaker turns. Subtitle segmentation controls let you review how the text is divided before you export SRT, VTT, ASS, or another timed-text format.
The exported file contains time-coded German text for a caption workflow. The output is an automated, editable caption file rather than burned-in video.
German speech-to-text translation for recordings
When an English version is useful, add English as an optional translation target for the full German transcription. Hushscript keeps the Original German and written English translation in separate language tabs. The reverse direction is also available: recorded English can produce an original English transcript and optional written German translation.
This is recorded-speech translation, not live interpretation or translated audio. Each optional translation target adds 25% of the recording duration to billed minutes, and translation is available in normal mode.
German transcription and translation facts
| Question | Hushscript |
|---|---|
| Input | Existing German or English audio or video recordings |
| Written directions | Optional German to English and English to German translation in normal mode |
| Preview | Up to 5 minutes of the automatically detected original language |
| Full-job context | Source, keyterms, dictionaries, and prompts are set for the full job |
| Recording length | Up to 10 hours |
| Speaker labels | Available for German and English recordings |
| Translation cost | Each selected target adds 25% of the recording duration |
| Exports | 21 formats with no watermark, including SRT, VTT, and other timed-text formats |
| Billing | Pay-as-you-go with no subscription |
See the broader supported language list, compare pay-as-you-go pricing, or use the free subtitle converter when you already have subtitles and only need another file format.
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Why Hushscript
German speech to text
Turn a recorded interview, lesson, conversation, voice note, or video into searchable German text with timestamps and speaker labels.
Confidential German recordings
Business calls, interviews, and lectures often hold confidential detail. Hushscript encrypts what it stores and returns a downloadable receipt when you delete a transcript. Set auto-delete to 7, 30, 90, or 365 days, or keep transcripts until you remove them.
German subtitles and captions
Correct the transcript, review subtitle segmentation, and export time-coded German text as SRT, VTT, or another subtitle format.
Frequently asked questions
Can I transcribe German audio to text free online?
The first 5 minutes are a preview before signup. For a full German transcription, eligible personal accounts can receive 30 free minutes once after successful card verification, or with their first purchase if not already granted. Then you pay as you go.
Is Hushscript an automated German transcriber?
Yes. Hushscript uses automated speech-to-text software for recorded German media. You review and edit the transcript yourself; it is not a human transcriber or certified transcription service.
Does Hushscript provide German transcription services?
Yes, as automated software. Add a recording, review the generated text in the transcript workspace, and export it in the format you need.
How does German speech-to-text translation work?
For the full job, set German as the source and optionally add English as a written translation target. You can also set English as the source and optionally add German; Hushscript keeps the original and written translation in separate language tabs.
Can I translate recorded English into German text?
Yes. Set English as the source and optionally add German as a translation target for the full job. Each selected translation target adds 25% of the recording duration to billed minutes.
Does Hushscript provide German subtitling services?
It provides automated, editable subtitle files such as SRT and VTT rather than human subtitling or burned-in captions. Review the transcript and subtitle segmentation, then take the exported file into your player or editor.
Can I add German names and terminology before transcription?
Yes, for the full job. After the preview, add names, product terms, and long compound words as one-off keyterms or a prompt, or reuse your saved dictionaries and prompt presets. These controls apply to the full transcription only.
Start with 30 free minutes
Preview up to 5 minutes before you create an account, and a new personal account gets a free preview of its first upload in the app. Full transcription needs an account and minutes; eligible personal accounts get 30 free minutes once, after card verification or with a first purchase. No subscription.
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