Transcribe MP3 to text online

Hushscript is an MP3 transcript generator: it turns spoken content in an existing MP3 file into words you can search, correct, and export. Whether the job is an MP3 to transcript for a podcast episode, recorded interview, voice memo, lecture, or call recording, Hushscript returns an editable, timecoded transcript, with speaker labels where the source language supports them. The MP3 is the source recording; the output is the transcript and any document, subtitle, data, or editor-timeline format you export from it.

Convert MP3 to text in three steps

Choose a local MP3 or paste a supported audio link. A supported local MP3 can upload unchanged; any required preparation runs in your browser. Supported audio links are fetched and prepared server-side. Preview up to 5 minutes with automatic language detection before creating an account. In the full app, choose automatic detection or set the source language, add vocabulary or prompt context, adjust speaker controls, and transcribe the complete recording.

MP3 to text free: what’s actually free, and what isn’t

The preview covers up to 5 minutes before account creation. After the free minutes, you pay as you go; see pricing for the five minute packs. The browser-based conversion tools remain free for changing, cutting, or joining media, but they do not transcribe speech. After a transcript exists, one optional free Insights run creates the complete result together, including summaries, actions, decisions, open questions, chapters, quotes, and a fully rewritten, cleaned-up transcript. Regenerating later costs minutes.

Speaker labels and clean exports

Speaker detection separates voices where the language supports it. Check names, numbers, and labels against the recording, then use the editor to rename or reassign labels, correct text, search, find and replace, undo, redo, or revert. Export 21 unwatermarked formats in total: document, subtitle, spreadsheet, structured-data, and editor-timeline files are all part of that count. FCPXML and EDL are timeline formats; SRT, VTT, ASS, TTML, SBV, and LRC are subtitle formats. A password-protected .husharchive is separate. For MP3 to TXT or MP3 to Word, export the transcript as TXT or DOCX.

Clear a backlog of episodes at once

Got more than one file to transcribe, like a season of back episodes, a stack of recorded interviews, or a week of voice memos? Stage them as a batch: drop files into the queue, adjust language or speaker options per file if one needs something different, then hit start to submit them together. Nothing transcribes the moment you drop it, so you can review the batch before committing. Your balance determines cost; active-job and service safeguards control how much work runs at once.

Great for podcasts, interviews, and voice memos

Use MP3 to text transcription for a podcast episode, recorded interview, lecture, voice memo, dictation, or call recording. A recording can run up to 10 hours, with media compatibility, device capacity, and service safeguards still applying. See podcast transcription and voice recording to text for workflows tailored to those recordings.

MP3 conversion and editing are separate tasks

If you need to convert an M4A for another app, use the free M4A to MP3 tool. For WAV, M4A, AAC, FLAC, or another recording you want transcribed, go directly to audio to text instead of creating an MP3 copy first. Starting from video? Use video to MP3 when you need an audio file, or go straight to video to text when you need a transcript. Conversion, cutting, trimming, and downloading are separate from MP3 transcription.

Updated: October 14, 2026