Transcribe FLAC to text, free
Upload a FLAC file and get the text with each speaker and the minute they speak. No account: the first 10 minutes of each file are transcribed, for files up to 200 MB.
Drop your audio or video here, or choose a file
MP3, M4A, WAV, OGG and OPUS (WhatsApp voice notes), MP4, MOV, WEBM… Up to 200 MB.
Free, no account needed: the first 10 minutes of each file, 3 a day. The file is deleted when it’s done and the result after 24 hours.
What a FLAC is
FLAC compresses audio without losing anything: once decompressed it’s identical to the original, like a WAV, but it takes up quite a lot less space. That’s why it’s used to keep high-quality recordings and sound collections.
Where they usually come from
You’ll usually find FLAC wherever keeping the recording intact matters:
- Recorders that can save as FLAC instead of WAV.
- Sound archives, libraries and digitised interview collections.
- Programs such as Audacity, when exporting losslessly.
- Podcast and radio show masters.
Tips
Before you upload it:
- If your WAV is over 200 MB, turn it into FLAC: you lose no quality and it takes up quite a lot less.
- For transcribing, lossless audio doesn’t give better text than a good MP3; upload FLAC if that’s what you already have.
- In old digitised recordings, background noise and hiss matter more than the format.
How to do it
- 1
Upload the FLAC
Drag it into the tool on this page or choose it from your computer, up to 200 MB.
- 2
Wait a moment
Echo detects the language, writes down what’s said and separates each speaker.
- 3
Copy or download the text
With times and speakers or just the text, to paste anywhere or save as TXT.
Frequently asked questions
Is a FLAC transcribed better than an MP3?
Not noticeably. Echo converts the sound to what the model needs, so what counts is how it was recorded: noise, distance from the microphone and people talking over each other.
Can I upload a 24-bit FLAC?
Yes. Bit depth and sample rate don’t matter: they’re converted when transcribing. All that counts is that the file isn’t over 200 MB.
I have lots of recordings from a sound archive. How do I do it?
The free tool allows 3 files a day. With a free account you upload up to 20 whole files at once, and then search for a word across all the transcripts.
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