French audio to text, with English translation side by side
Interviews, lectures, meetings, podcasts and voice messages in French become text with a timestamp on every line, in about 30 seconds per hour of audio. Add an English translation with one tick. 30 free minutes every month, then $1 per hour with no subscription.
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Hermine.mp3
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Il s'agit d'une description de l'hermine.
- La femelle est généralement plus petite et plus légère que le mâle.
- En été, le pelage est brun sur le dos et blanchâtre sur le ventre.
- En hiver, l'hermine devient entièrement blanche, sauf l'extrémité de la queue qui reste noire.
- Vers la mi-mars, l'hermine mue pour retrouver sa couleur d'été avant la saison des amours.
- En automne, lors de la pousse du poil, le fond est blanc et la pointe est brune.
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Audio: Fr Hermine.ogg, AmeFez · CC BY-SA 3.0 · excerpt, edited; text from French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
Upload French audio or video
MP3, M4A, WAV, MP4, MOV or a WhatsApp voice message, up to 120 MB. Choose French, or let auto-detect find it.
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The whole recording is transcribed, with a timestamp on every line. An hour of audio takes about 30 seconds.
Translate and download
Tick “Translate to” for English, or any of 99 languages, shown side by side. Download TXT, Word, SRT or VTT.
What people transcribe in French
Research interviews
Transcribe interviews for a dissertation or qualitative research and quote them with timestamps. Buy a few hours once instead of a monthly plan.
Lectures and talks
Turn a recorded lecture into searchable text to study from, with an AI summary of the key points.
Meetings
Upload a Zoom, Teams or Google Meet recording and get the full text and a summary of what was decided.
Podcasts and YouTube
Get a transcript for show notes and SRT or VTT subtitles ready for YouTube.
Voice messages
Long WhatsApp voice messages become text you can read, search or translate into English.
Learning French
Read along with French audio, and see the English translation line by line next to it.
What to expect from French transcription
French is one of the languages speech AI handles best. A few things decide how clean the text is, so you know before you upload.
- Accents
- You do not pick a region. Choose French, or let auto-detect find it, for speakers from France, Belgium, Switzerland, Quebec or Africa. Clear recordings give the best results everywhere.
- Clear audio gives the cleanest text
- A microphone close to the speaker and one person talking at a time matter most. Loud background noise or people talking over each other lowers accuracy in every tool.
- Speakers are not labelled
- TranscriptGo does not mark who is speaking. For interviews, add the names yourself as you read; the timestamps make it quick.
- Your files
- Uploads travel over an encrypted connection, only you can see your files, and they are never sold or used to train AI models. You can delete any file at any time.
Everything you need, included
- The whole French recording, with a timestamp on every line
- English translation side by side, or any of 99 languages
- AI summary of the recording
- Download as TXT, Word (DOCX), SRT or VTT
- WhatsApp voice messages, MP3, M4A, WAV, MP4 and MOV
- About 30 seconds per hour of audio
- 30 free minutes every month, then $1 per hour that never expires
Frequently asked questions
How do I transcribe French audio to text for free?
Create a free account, open Transcribe, upload your file and choose French. Every account gets 30 free minutes every month, not just once, and no credit card is needed.
Does it handle Belgian, Swiss, Quebec and African French?
Choose French, or auto-detect, whatever the accent. Clear recordings give the best results everywhere, so try your own file with the free minutes first.
Can I transcribe an interview for my dissertation?
Yes for the transcript itself: every line has a timestamp, so quotes are easy to check against the audio. Speakers are not labelled, so mark who is speaking as you review. Many students buy one 5-hour block ($5) instead of a subscription.
How do I transcribe a WhatsApp voice message?
Share or export the voice message as a file and upload it like any other recording. Long messages work too.
How long does it take to transcribe an hour of audio?
About 30 seconds.
Can I translate the transcript into English?
Yes. Tick “Translate to” and choose English. The English text appears line by line next to the French, with the same timestamps, and you can download either one. An AI summary is one more tick.
Can I make SRT or VTT subtitles for a YouTube video?
Yes. Download an SRT or VTT file with timestamps and upload it to YouTube or any video editor, in French or in a translated language.
What happens to my audio file?
It travels over an encrypted connection and only you can see it. Files are never sold and never used to train AI models, and you can delete any file at any time. On a free account the audio is deleted automatically after 7 days; the text stays.
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