RightBlogger’s Transcribe Audio or Video tool turns a recording into text. Upload an audio or video file, click Transcribe, and you get a plain-text transcript you can edit, copy, download, or ask questions about.
To transcribe audio to text, upload the file (MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4, MOV or another audio or video format, up to 1 GB), click Transcribe, and wait for the text to appear. There’s no language setting to pick: the spoken language is detected automatically.
It’s built for podcasters, YouTubers, bloggers, and anyone with interviews, meetings, lectures or voice memos they would rather read and reuse than replay.
How to transcribe audio to text with RightBlogger
Step 1. Upload your audio or video file
Drag your file into the Audio or Video box, or click Browse to pick it from your computer. The upload starts right away, and the Transcribe button stays disabled until it finishes, so a half-uploaded file can’t be sent.
The tool takes one file per run. If you picked the wrong one, remove it and drop in the right file before you continue.
Step 2. Click Transcribe and keep the tab open
Your file goes to ElevenLabs’ Scribe v2 speech-to-text model, which RightBlogger uses for this tool. The page checks on the job until the transcript is ready, then shows it and saves it to your account.
Stay on the page while it works. The transcript is saved to your account when it appears in your browser, so closing the tab early means you won’t see the result there.
Step 3. Review, edit and export the transcript
The result opens with three tabs:
- Transcript shows the text exactly as it came back.
- Editor lets you fix misheard names, add paragraph breaks or label speakers.
- Chat lets you ask the AI about the transcript, such as “list every question the guest was asked” or “pull five quotable lines.”
Use the Copy button to grab the text. The arrow next to it adds Download as .docx, Copy as Markdown, Copy as HTML and Copy as Plain Text.
What the transcriber accepts and what you get back
The tool has a single field, Audio or Video, and no tone, language or creativity settings. That’s deliberate, since a transcript should record exactly what was said. These are the limits and outputs as the tool works today:
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which files work? | Audio or video files. The uploader filters for audio and video types, so MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4 and MOV all qualify. |
| Maximum file size | 1 GB per file |
| Files per run | One |
| Links (YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts) | Not accepted. Upload the file itself, or use one of the link-based tools below. |
| Language | Detected automatically from the audio |
| Speech engine | ElevenLabs Scribe v2 |
| Output | Plain text in the language spoken |
| Timestamps | Not included in the transcript |
| Speaker labels | Not included |
| Non-speech sounds | Tagged in the text, for example (laughter) |
| Export | Copy, .docx download, Markdown, HTML or plain text |
Transcribe vs. YouTube Transcript Download: which to use
RightBlogger has two ways to get a transcript, and they work differently.
The YouTube Transcript Download tool takes a video link (YouTube, plus TikTok, Facebook and Instagram) and fetches the captions the platform already has. It can add timestamps or clean up typos and punctuation. If the video has no captions, it has nothing to fetch.
This Transcribe tool listens to the audio itself. Use it when you have the file: a podcast episode before it’s published, a Zoom or phone recording, a voice memo, or a video with no captions.
If the transcript is only a step toward something else, skip it. The Podcast Show Notes Generator and Podcast to Blog tool both accept audio uploads directly, and Podcast to Blog also takes Apple Podcasts and Spotify links.
Tips for long files and cleaner transcripts
- If a video file is over 1 GB, export just the audio track (an MP3 or M4A is far smaller) and upload that instead.
- The page waits up to 25 minutes for a transcript. For very long recordings, such as a full-day workshop, split the file into parts and run each one.
- Speech models often misspell names, brands and jargon. Search the Editor for each one and fix it once before you reuse the text.
- Need to know who said what? The transcript has no speaker labels, so add them in the Editor while you review.
- Use the Chat tab to turn the transcript into a summary, a list of key points or a blog post draft. Our guide to repurposing content with AI has more ideas.
Transcribe audio to text FAQs
Do I need an account to transcribe audio?
Yes. You need to be signed in to run the transcriber, and signing up is free. See the RightBlogger pricing page for what each plan includes.
Can I paste a YouTube or podcast link instead of uploading a file?
Not in this tool; it only takes uploaded files. For a video link, use YouTube Transcript Download. For an episode link, Podcast to Blog accepts Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube URLs.
What languages can it transcribe?
The language is detected from the audio, so you don’t choose one. ElevenLabs lists support for 90+ languages in its Scribe v2 documentation. The transcript comes back in the language that was spoken; to translate it, ask the Chat tab.
Does the transcript include timestamps, speaker names or subtitles?
No. You get one block of plain text, without timestamps or speaker labels, so it can’t be used as an SRT caption file as is. If you need a timestamped transcript of a YouTube video that has captions, YouTube Transcript Download has an Include Timestamps option.
Can I transcribe a video file?
Yes. Upload the video (MP4 or MOV, for example) and the tool transcribes its soundtrack. Only the audio is transcribed; text shown on screen is not read.