{"toolsAudioToText":{"heroBadge":"Audio to Text","heroTitle":"Turn any audio into","heroTitleHighlight":"an accurate text transcript","heroSubtitle":"Voice memos, lecture recordings, seminars, podcasts, interviews — upload the file and Scholarly converts your audio to text: an accurate, timestamped transcript you can read, search, and study from.","heroCta":"Convert audio to text free","heroCtaSecondary":"Explore audio recordings","heroTrust":"Free to start · No credit card required","heroUpdated":"Updated June 2026","heroSocialProof":"Used by 200,000+ learners, researchers, and professionals","eyebrowAnswer":"Quick answer","answerTitle":"How do I convert audio to text?","answerBody":"Upload your audio to Scholarly — MP3, M4A (iPhone voice memos), WAV, WebM, or OGG, plus video files like MP4. Scholarly's speech-to-text turns the recording into an accurate text transcript with timestamps on every line. The transcript stays linked to the original audio, so you can click any line to hear it back — and from there one click turns the same recording into study notes, flashcards, or a quiz.","answerStep0":"Upload the audio file (or a video — Scholarly converts its audio track to text).","answerStep1":"Scholarly transcribes the speech into accurate text with timestamps on every line.","answerStep2":"Read, search, or correct the transcript, then turn it into notes, flashcards, or a quiz.","eyebrowSources":"What audio works","sourcesHeading":"One tool to convert any recording — from class or from work — to text","sourcesSubheading":"If it's spoken and you can save it as a file, Scholarly can convert the audio to text.","source0Title":"Voice memos","source0Body":"The voice memo you recorded walking home — converted to readable text you can skim in seconds instead of scrubbing through audio.","source1Title":"Lecture recordings","source1Body":"Full class sessions, including 2–3 hour lectures, turned into a complete, timestamped transcript you can search for any term.","source2Title":"Seminars & tutorials","source2Body":"Discussion-heavy sessions where the exact wording of an argument or counterexample matters — captured verbatim, with timestamps.","source3Title":"Podcasts","source3Body":"Course-relevant episodes become searchable text, so you can quote the exact passage instead of re-listening to find it.","source4Title":"Interviews & fieldwork","source4Body":"Research interviews and oral histories transcribed with timestamps — the readable text you actually cite in a write-up.","source5Title":"Office hours & study groups","source5Body":"The places where the real explanations happen — converted to text so a half-remembered answer becomes a line you can read back.","eyebrowExample":"Example output","exampleTitle":"What does the transcript look like?","exampleSubtitle":"Here's the shape of the text Scholarly produces from a typical recording — a 38-minute lecture clip on enzyme kinetics, transcribed with timestamps.","exampleFileName":"enzyme-kinetics-lecture.m4a","exampleFileMeta":"38:12 · lecture recording · converted to text by Scholarly","example0Heading":"[00:00] Professor","example0Timestamp":"02:10","example0Bullet0":"\"As substrate concentration rises, reaction velocity climbs and then levels off at Vmax — the active sites are saturated.\"","example0Bullet1":"\"Km is the substrate concentration at half of Vmax. A low Km means the enzyme binds its substrate tightly.\"","example0Bullet2":"\"We're assuming a steady state — the enzyme–substrate complex forms and breaks down at the same rate.\"","example1Heading":"[14:45] Student","example1Timestamp":"14:45","example1Bullet0":"\"So with a competitive inhibitor, if I just add more substrate, does Vmax come back?\"","example1Bullet1":"Professor: \"Right — Vmax is unchanged, but the apparent Km goes up because you have to outcompete the inhibitor.\"","example2Heading":"[27:30] Professor","example2Timestamp":"27:30","example2Bullet0":"\"The Lineweaver–Burk plot is just the double-reciprocal — it straightens the curve so you can read Vmax and Km off the intercepts.\"","example2Bullet1":"\"Competitive inhibition shares the y-intercept; non-competitive shares the x-intercept. That's how you tell them apart on the plot.\"","exampleFootnote":"Every line keeps its timestamp, so you can click to hear the exact moment back. From this transcript, one click generates structured notes, flashcards, or a practice quiz from the same recording.","eyebrowDeepDive":"Deep dive","d1Title":"What audio formats can I convert to text?","d1Para1":"MP3, M4A (the format iPhone voice memos use), WAV, WebM, and OGG upload directly. Video files like MP4 and MOV work too — Scholarly converts the audio track to text and ignores the picture. Long recordings are fine, including multi-hour lectures, and you don't need to split them first.","d2Title":"Should I keep the text as a transcript or turn it into notes?","d2ParaPrefix":"Converting audio to text gives you the verbatim record — every sentence, in order, with timestamps. That's what you want when the exact wording matters: a quote for an essay, the precise phrasing of a definition, or the exact claim made in a seminar. If you'd rather have the recording condensed and organized by topic instead, use","d2ParaLink":"Audio to Notes","d2ParaSuffix":"— it runs the same transcription underneath, then summarizes it into structured study notes. Either way the full transcript stays attached, so you never lose the source text.","d3Title":"How accurate is the text on messy, real-world audio?","d3Para1":"On clear audio, accuracy is high — clean lecture and interview recordings come back close to word-for-word. The transcript is timestamped, so when a single word looks off you can click straight to that second and confirm it against the audio in a couple of taps, rather than re-reading the whole thing.","d3Para2":"What genuinely hurts accuracy is the recording, not the model: a microphone far from the speaker, heavy crosstalk, thick accents on top of background noise, or lots of specialized jargon all degrade the text. For anything high-stakes — a number, a name, a technical term you'll quote — verify it against the audio at its timestamp. It takes seconds, and you're checking against what was actually said.","d4Title":"What can I do once my audio is text?","d4Para1":"The recording becomes a source in your Scholarly workspace, so everything builds on the transcript without re-uploading: search the full text for any term, turn it into clean study notes, generate spaced-repetition flashcards or a practice quiz, or ask the AI chat questions and get answers that cite the exact passage of the audio. Text is more useful than audio precisely because you can act on it — and reading a transcript while you study reinforces understanding far better than passively replaying a recording.","d4GuidePrefix":"Need the verbatim text first?","d4GuideLink":"Our lecture transcription tool","d4GuideSuffix":"is built for exactly that — a searchable, timestamped transcript of a full class.","eyebrowFaq":"FAQ","faqTitle":"Audio to text FAQ","faq0Title":"What audio files can I convert to text?","faq0Body":"MP3, M4A, WAV, WebM, and OGG audio files, plus video files like MP4 — Scholarly converts the audio track to text. That covers voice memos, lecture recordings, seminar audio, podcasts saved as files, and interview recordings.","faq1Title":"How do I convert audio to text?","faq1Body":"Upload your audio file to Scholarly and it does the rest: the recording is transcribed into accurate, timestamped text. There's nothing to install — upload from your computer or your phone's browser, and the text is ready to read, search, and study from.","faq2Title":"Do iPhone voice memos convert to text?","faq2Body":"Yes. iPhone voice memos are M4A files, which upload directly and convert to text with no extra steps. Share the memo to your computer or upload it from the phone's browser — no format conversion needed.","faq3Title":"How long can the audio be?","faq3Body":"On paid plans, recordings of up to 10 hours are transcribed in full, including 2–3 hour lectures, so you don't need to split them — the whole recording becomes one continuous, timestamped transcript. The Free plan transcribes the first 60 minutes. Longer files take a bit more time to transcribe.","faq4Title":"Does the audio-to-text transcript label different speakers?","faq4Body":"Not automatically. The transcript is a single timestamped text without speaker labels, so for a seminar, interview, or meeting you can add names yourself in the editable transcript, and every line stays linked to its moment in the audio for checking.","faq5Title":"How accurate is the transcript?","faq5Body":"On clear audio it's high — close to word-for-word. Distance from the microphone, crosstalk, heavy accents, and background noise reduce accuracy, so for high-stakes details click the timestamp to verify a word against the original audio in seconds.","faq6Title":"Can I edit or correct the text?","faq6Body":"Yes. The transcript is fully editable, so you can fix a misheard name or term, and every line stays linked to its moment in the audio for quick checking.","faq7Title":"What languages are supported?","faq7Body":"Scholarly converts audio to text in 70+ languages, and you can generate study notes from the transcript in a different language than the recording — useful when you're studying in your second language.","faq8Title":"Is converting audio to text free?","faq8Body":"Scholarly is free to start with no credit card required. Paid plans unlock longer files and unlimited uploads.","relatedLinksHeading":"More lecture and audio study tools","relatedLink0Title":"Audio to Notes","relatedLink0Description":"Turn a recording into organized, topic-based study notes.","relatedLink1Title":"Lecture Transcription","relatedLink1Description":"Get a searchable, timestamped transcript of any lecture.","relatedLink2Title":"AI Lecture Recorder","relatedLink2Description":"Record live classes and get same-day notes and flashcards.","relatedLink3Title":"AI Lecture Notes","relatedLink3Description":"Generate clean, structured notes from any lecture.","relatedLink4Title":"Recordings in Scholarly","relatedLink4Description":"See everything the recordings workspace can do.","relatedLink5Title":"Flashcards in Scholarly","relatedLink5Description":"Turn a transcript into spaced-repetition flashcards.","relatedLink6Title":"AI Meeting Notes Generator","relatedLink6Description":"Turn a recorded meeting into structured notes with the transcript attached.","eyebrowPricing":"Pricing","ctaTitle":"Convert your audio to text","ctaSubtitle":"Free to start. Upload any audio file and get an accurate, timestamped transcript — searchable, editable, and one click from notes, flashcards, or a quiz.","seoTitle":"Audio to Text — Convert Any Recording to Text Free","seoDescription":"Convert audio to text free: turn voice memos, lectures, and interviews into an accurate, timestamped transcript you can search, edit, and study from.","seoKeyword0":"audio to text","seoKeyword1":"convert audio to text","seoKeyword2":"audio to text converter","seoKeyword3":"speech to text","seoKeyword4":"transcribe audio to text","seoKeyword5":"voice memo to text","seoKeyword6":"audio transcription","seoKeyword7":"free audio to text","seoFeature0":"Audio file upload (MP3, M4A, WAV)","seoFeature1":"Accurate speech-to-text transcription","seoFeature2":"Timestamps on every line","seoFeature3":"Click any line to hear it back","seoFeature4":"Editable, searchable transcript","seoFeature5":"One-click notes and flashcards","howToName":"How to Convert Audio to Text","howToStep0Name":"Upload the audio","howToStep0Text":"Add a voice memo, lecture recording, seminar, podcast, or interview — MP3, M4A, WAV, WebM, OGG, or a video file.","howToStep1Name":"Convert it to text","howToStep1Text":"Scholarly transcribes the speech into accurate text with timestamps on every line.","howToStep2Name":"Read, search, and study","howToStep2Text":"Search or correct the transcript, then turn it into notes, flashcards, or a quiz, and ask the AI chat questions that cite the exact passage of the audio.","relatedLink7Title":"Text-to-Speech","relatedLink7Description":"The reverse trip — turn a document into audio you can listen to.","relatedLink8Title":"Video to text","relatedLink8Description":"Same transcription, for a video file or a YouTube link.","relatedLink9Title":"Subtitle generator","relatedLink9Description":"Get the transcript as a timestamped WebVTT caption file."}}