Translate audio files into 100+ languages
Upload a recording in one language and read it in another. First you get a transcript in the language that was spoken. Then it’s translated line by line, and every translated line keeps the timestamp and speaker of its original.
Transcribe a recording
Launching November 2026
How to translate an audio file
Add your recording
MP3, M4A, WAV, OGG and most other audio formats work, and so does video. Leave the language on auto or pick it yourself.
Get the original transcript
You get a transcript in the spoken language first. Fix names and terms in the editor now, since the translation starts from this text.
Choose a target language
Open Translate transcript in the editor, pick one of the 100+ languages on the list and press Translate.
Download the result
Save the translation as an SRT. It lines up with the audio, so it works as subtitles or as a timed script.
Why it transcribes before it translates
Check the original before you translate. A surname or product name misheard there gets fixed once, and every later translation uses the fix. Both versions stay lined up with the recording.
You also end up with two documents. A researcher can quote the original and cite the translation, a teacher can hand out both, and a bilingual reader can check a line that sounds odd against what the speaker really said, because both sit at the same timestamp.
Languages in and languages out
We transcribe 100 languages, and the translation list has 100+ target languages. Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Hindi, Japanese, Arabic and Chinese are on both lists, along with dozens more. Check yours on the languages page before you subscribe.
If English is all you need, turn on Transcribe to English when you upload, and the English arrives with the transcript. The translate audio to English page explains that shortcut.
Where machine translation needs a human eye
- Idioms and jokes often come out literal. “It’s raining cats and dogs” may turn into something about animals.
- Formal and informal address, like tú and usted, can flip between lines.
- Names, brands and acronyms survive best when the original transcript spells them right.
- Numbers and dates follow the source. Check them where the two languages write them differently.
For reading, research notes and subtitles you’ll review, the output is a big head start. For a contract, a published quote or anything legal, have a fluent person check it first.
Audio quality counts twice. A muffled word becomes a wrong word in the transcript, and the translation carries it faithfully. A clip-on mic or a phone held close to the speaker does more for the final translation than any setting.
Where the translation happens
Both steps run on our own GPUs with open models, so your audio and transcripts are never sent to any AI company, and we don’t use your files to train anything. The private transcription page covers encrypted HTTPS uploads, staff two-factor sign-in, expiring share links, file deletion, audio playback copies and model training.
Translation comes with Unlimited
Unlimited costs $20 a month, or $10 a month billed yearly, with fair use up to 720 hours a month. Along with translation, it covers files up to 10 hours, chat with your transcript and bulk export.
The Free plan transcribes in the original language, 3 files a day of up to 60 minutes, with speaker labels and every export format. Hour packs raise the file limits but don’t include translation. Compare the plans on pricing, or start free and upgrade when you need a translation.
Audio translation questions
Can I translate audio for free?
You can transcribe it free in its original language, 3 files a day. Translating the transcript needs Unlimited.
Does the translation keep speaker labels?
Yes. Each translated line keeps the speaker and timestamp of its original, for up to 4 speakers per file.
Can I get spoken audio in the new language?
No. You get translated text, never a dubbed or generated voice.
Can I translate one file into several languages?
Yes. Pick a language, translate, download, then pick the next. Each translation is its own SRT.
What if the recording mixes two languages?
Each file is transcribed in one language. Choose the main one at upload; short passages in the other may need fixing by hand before you translate.
More language tools
- Translate audio to EnglishOne upload, the original transcript and an English version.
- Translate videoTranslated SRT subtitles from a video’s soundtrack.
- LanguagesThe 100 transcription languages and how detection works.
- Spanish transcriptionSpanish transcripts, with an English version for subscribers.
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