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Transcribe AI

Drop an audio or video file, paste a YouTube, Instagram or Facebook Reel link, or record from your microphone. Transcribe AI writes the transcript, labels each speaker, and gives you a summary, meeting minutes, translations and a chat about the recording — all editable and timestamped.

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Sign in with Google to use it — new accounts get free starter credits, shared with every other Alchemys app.

What you can do

Turn any recording into a working transcript

Seven transcription engines, one drop zone — MiniMax ASR is the default, so just pick the engine that matches your file and let the rest run.

Capture it any way you like

Drop an audio or video file, paste a YouTube, Instagram or Facebook Reel link, or tap Record to capture straight from your microphone.

Pick the right engine for the job

Choose MiniMax ASR (the default), Fun-ASR, Cloudflare Whisper, Chirp 3, SeedASR, Gemini or the self-hosted Alchemys Local engine — each has its own size or duration limit.

Identify who said what

Turn on speaker identification, or let Chirp 3 and SeedASR label speakers automatically as part of the transcription.

Get a summary and minutes for free

Every transcript comes with a summary and meeting minutes with decisions and action items you can send to Calendar or Notebook.

Translate the transcript

Translate the finished transcript into Simplified or Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, French or German, right next to the original.

Export or keep chatting

Export to TXT, Markdown, SRT, VTT, JSON or Word, or open the Chat tab to ask questions about the recording.

Getting started

From recording to transcript in five steps

Everything below happens on the Transcribe AI home screen.

  1. Add your audio

    Drop an audio or video file onto the upload area, tap YouTube, Reels or URL to paste a link, or tap Record to capture live.

  2. Choose an engine and language hint

    Open the Engine panel and pick the engine that matches your file — MiniMax ASR (the default) for most recordings and Cantonese, Fun-ASR for very large files, Chirp 3 or SeedASR for long ones, Gemini for Cantonese meetings — then set a language hint if you know it.

  3. Turn on speaker identification if you need it

    Switch on Identify speakers before you start — skip this for Chirp 3 and SeedASR, which label speakers automatically.

  4. Review the result

    Once it's done, use the Transcript, Summary, Minutes, Translation and Chat tabs to check names, fix a segment, or ask a question about the recording.

  5. Export or send it on

    Use Export to download TXT, Markdown, SRT, VTT, JSON or Word, or tap Send to Notebook or Add to Calendar straight from the minutes.

Good to know

Formats, limits and what stays where

The details that decide which engine you should pick.

  • Supported files Audio and video — MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI and more, auto-converted for your engine
  • Engine limits MiniMax ASR (default, auto-sliced) · Fun-ASR ≤ 2 GB · Cloudflare Whisper ≤ 90 min · Chirp 3 ≤ 8 hr · SeedASR ≤ 5 hr · Alchemys Local ≤ 8 hr
  • Export formats TXT, Markdown, SRT, VTT, JSON, Word (.docx), or copy to clipboard
  • History Transcriptions stay in your history until you delete them
  • Account Google sign-in required — shares your Alchemys credit balance

The Alchemys Local engine runs on a self-hosted GPU box, so it's only available while that machine is online — pick a hosted engine if it's offline.

FAQ

Questions people ask before their first transcript

Which languages does it support?

Speech-to-text and speaker identification are tuned for Cantonese, English and Mandarin, with language hints for Japanese and Korean too. Translation covers English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong or Taiwan), Japanese, Korean, French and German.

Does it cost credits?

Yes. New accounts get free starter credits, then usage is billed per model from the same balance as every other Alchemys app — see the pricing page for current rates.

Can I transcribe a YouTube or Instagram link?

Yes — tap YouTube, Reels or URL and paste a public YouTube, Instagram or Facebook Reel link, or a direct link to an audio or video file.

What if my recording is too long for an engine?

Switch engines in the Engine panel. Fun-ASR (up to 2 GB), Chirp 3 (up to 8 hours) and SeedASR (up to 5 hours) all cover longer recordings than Cloudflare Whisper's 90-minute limit, and MiniMax ASR — the default — slices long audio automatically.

Do I need to sign in?

Yes. Google sign-in is required, and every transcript, summary and chat is kept in your history until you delete it.

Ready to transcribe your first recording?

Sign in with Google and drop a file — your first transcript is a click away.

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