WAV to text
WAV to text from the original recording
Hushscript transcribes a WAV file to text from your original recording, with no smaller copy made first. It removes its transcription audio after processing and never trains models on your recordings. Preview up to 5 minutes before signup, then transcribe up to 10 hours and export in 21 formats.
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This preview stays on this page and isn't carried into the app. Sign in and choose your file again; a new personal account's first upload gets its own free preview of up to 5 minutes. Full transcription needs enough available minutes. Eligible personal accounts can receive 30 free minutes once after successful card verification, or with their first purchase if not already granted.
How it works
- 01
Choose the WAV recording
Use the original file when you have it. Hushscript accepts WAV audio, and recordings can run up to 10 hours.
- 02
Check speech and speakers
Preview up to 5 minutes before signing in. Listen for clipping, noise, distant voices, and overlap while you review the transcript.
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Finish the transcript
Sign in to transcribe the full WAV, correct words and speaker names in the editor, then export the result in any of 21 formats.
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.
WAV files come straight off recorders, mixers, and studio interfaces, usually before any compression. Hushscript is an online WAV to text converter that turns that speech into written words you can search, correct, and export. It works from the WAV you already have, so the preview tests the actual recording rather than a copy made just for transcription.
Transcribe a WAV file to text from the original recording
WAV is a media container, and the extension alone does not guarantee one particular encoding. MDN’s media-format guide explains the difference between a container and the tracks encoded inside it. Hushscript inspects the file and prepares compatible audio for transcription, with local conversion only when required.
There is usually no reason to make an MP3 first. A new format cannot restore a word that the microphone did not capture, remove every competing voice, or reconstruct clipped peaks. The original WAV is the best starting point when it is available.
WAV to text converter: preview before the full job
Preview up to 5 minutes and listen while you read. Clear, close speech is easier to transcribe than distant speech under music or room noise. Overlapping voices can also make both the words and speaker boundaries harder to distinguish. Check the result on your own file before committing to the full transcription.
If the useful speech begins later in a long recording, trim a copy first with the free audio cutter, which runs in the browser without an upload. Keep the original WAV separately in case you need to return to it.
Edit the WAV transcript, not the audio format
Once WAV transcription finishes, work in the text. Correct a technical term, rename a speaker, merge or split speaker turns, find and replace a repeated error, and undo or revert changes. Add keyterms, a saved dictionary, or a prompt before transcription when the recording contains names and terminology the sound alone cannot explain.
The result can become a document, subtitle file, spreadsheet, structured-data file, or editor timeline. All 21 export formats are unwatermarked. The WAV itself is input; the useful output is the transcript and the formats your next step needs.
WAV to text facts
| Question | Hushscript |
|---|---|
| Input | The original WAV recording |
| Preview | Up to 5 minutes before signup |
| Recording length | Up to 10 hours |
| Quality check | Preview the actual speech; conversion cannot restore missing audio |
| Languages | Roughly 99, with automatic detection |
| Speaker labels | Available across supported transcription languages |
| Exports | 21 formats with no watermark |
| Billing | Pay-as-you-go, no subscription |
Need a different audio format for another workflow? Use the free audio converter in your browser. If the goal is the words, upload the WAV directly and skip the conversion.
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Why Hushscript
Your WAV stays yours
Only the preview clip is sent before signup. For the full job, Hushscript removes its transcription audio after the transcript is saved, never trains on your recordings, and encrypts what it stores.
Start from the source
Transcribe the WAV you recorded instead of making a compressed copy only for upload.
Judge the real audio
The preview shows how your recording transcribes; a format conversion cannot recover speech that was clipped or covered by noise.
Frequently asked questions
Can Hushscript transcribe a WAV file directly?
Yes. Choose the WAV recording itself and Hushscript will prepare it for transcription. You do not need to convert it to MP3 first.
Does converting a WAV to another format improve transcription?
No format conversion can restore words lost to clipping, heavy noise, or a distant microphone. Use the original recording when possible and check the preview on the speech you need transcribed.
How do I transcribe a WAV file?
Choose the WAV recording, preview up to 5 minutes before signup, then sign in to transcribe the full file. Check the result against the recording, correct it in the editor, and export in any of 21 formats.
Does Hushscript keep my WAV file?
Large WAV files are prepared in your browser first, so what uploads is prepared audio, and only for the job you start. Hushscript's transcription-audio copy is removed after processing, and you choose how long the transcript stays.
Can I transcribe a WAV file to text for free?
You can preview up to 5 minutes before signup. Eligible accounts get 30 free minutes once, after card verification or with a first purchase. After that it is pay-as-you-go.
How large can a WAV file be?
Hushscript publishes a 10-hour recording-length limit rather than a fixed source-file-size limit. Large media is prepared in your browser, so your device's capacity and service safeguards still apply.
Why might two WAV files behave differently?
A media container can hold audio encoded in different ways, so a .wav extension does not describe every technical detail inside the file. Hushscript inspects the media rather than relying only on its name.
Can WAV transcription identify speakers?
Yes, in supported languages. Multichannel handling can keep voices distinct when each one sits on its own channel, and you can rename or reassign labels in the editor.
Which languages can a WAV transcript use?
Hushscript transcribes roughly 99 spoken languages and detects the language automatically. You can also choose the source language when you know it.
What can I export after WAV transcription?
You can turn WAV to TXT, or choose from 20 other unwatermarked formats, including DOCX, PDF, Markdown, SRT, VTT, CSV, JSON, FCPXML, and EDL. The original WAV is not part of the transcript export.
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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