Italian audio to text, with English translation side by side
Lectures, interviews, meetings, podcasts and WhatsApp voice messages in Italian become text with a timestamp on every line, in about 30 seconds per hour of audio. No software to install. 30 free minutes every month, then $1 per hour with no subscription.
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Questo testo è una sintesi storica di Roma e dell'Italia.
- Roma fu capitale dell'Impero Romano e centro politico e culturale dell'Occidente.
- Dopo la caduta dell'Impero Romano d'Occidente, l'Italia fu invasa da popolazioni germaniche.
- Nel XV secolo, con il Rinascimento, l'Italia tornò ad essere un centro culturale, ma in seguito cadde sotto l'egemonia straniera.
- Durante il Risorgimento, l'Italia combatté per l'indipendenza e l'unità.
- Il 17 marzo 1861 fu proclamato il Regno d'Italia, che terminò nel 1946 dopo il fascismo, la Seconda Guerra Mondiale e la guerra di liberazione.
- A seguito di un referendum, l'Italia divenne una Repubblica parlamentare.
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Audio: It-Italia-article.ogg, Alejitao123 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · excerpt, edited; text from Italian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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The whole recording is transcribed, with a timestamp on every line. An hour of audio takes about 30 seconds.
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What people transcribe in Italian
University lectures
Turn a recorded lecture into a full written transcript to study from, instead of typing it out by hand, with an AI summary of the key points.
Interviews for a degree thesis
Get a first-draft transcript with a timestamp on every line, then correct it and add speaker marks. Buy a few hours once instead of a monthly plan.
WhatsApp voice messages
Export a long voice message and read it instead of listening to it, or translate it into English.
Meetings and calls
Upload a Zoom, Teams or Google Meet recording and get the full text and a summary of what was decided.
Podcasts and YouTube
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Learning Italian
Read along with Italian audio and see the English translation line by line next to it.
What to expect from Italian transcription
Italian 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 from north to south
- Standard Italian works well whether the speaker is from Milan, Rome, Naples or Palermo. Regional languages such as Neapolitan or Sicilian are a different matter and are not reliably transcribed.
- A draft to correct, not a finished transcript
- Speakers are not labelled and a word can come out wrong now and then. Use the text as a fast first draft and fix it while you check it against the audio; the timestamps take you straight to each line.
- Clear audio gives the cleanest text
- A microphone close to the speaker and one person talking at a time matter most. A lecture recorded from the back of a large hall, loud background noise or people talking over each other lowers accuracy in every tool.
- 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 Italian 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
- No software to install
- About 30 seconds per hour of audio
- 30 free minutes every month, then $1 per hour that never expires
Frequently asked questions
How can I convert Italian audio to text for free?
Create a free account, open Transcribe, upload your file and choose Italian. Every account gets 30 free minutes every month, not just once, and no credit card is needed.
Can I transcribe a whole university lecture?
Yes. Upload the recording of the lecture and you get the full text with a timestamp on every line, plus an AI summary if you tick it. A lecture of an hour and a half takes less than a minute. Recordings made close to the speaker give the cleanest text.
Is it suitable for interviews in a degree thesis?
Yes, as a fast first draft: every line has a timestamp, so quotes are easy to check against the audio. Speakers are not labelled, so add speaker marks and any transcription rules your university requires as you review. Many students buy one 5-hour block ($5) instead of a subscription.
How long does it take to transcribe an hour of audio?
About 30 seconds.
Can I turn WhatsApp voice messages into text?
Yes. Share or export the voice message as a file and upload it like any other recording. Long messages work too.
Does it work with regional accents and dialects?
Standard Italian with any regional accent works well. Regional languages such as Neapolitan, Sicilian or Venetian are not reliably transcribed, so try a short file with the free minutes first.
Can I translate the transcript into English?
Yes. Tick “Translate to” and choose English. The English text appears line by line next to the Italian, 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 YouTube?
Yes. Download an SRT or VTT file with timestamps and upload it to YouTube or any video editor, in Italian or in a translated language.
Do I need a subscription?
No. After the 30 free minutes each month, prepaid hours cost $1 per hour, sold in blocks of 5 hours, and they never expire. Monthly plans are there if you transcribe every week.
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