Need to transcribe audio to text on Mac?
Audio and video files have many advantages, but unfortunately, there's not much you can do with what's being said in them, without transcribing them first. You cannot search a key word in a video file and it's difficult to summarize or create a story from an audio file.
Transcribing your audio and video is the first step to gain access to the spoken word. Then you can analyze, summarize, find & extract text and even repurpose the content of your media files and convert it to other formats. Powerful.
Learn how you can transcribe audio to text on your mac, easily edit transcripts of your audio and video recordings, automatically caption your videos for increased accessibility and engagement, and much more.
How To Transcribe Audio To Text On Mac
Step-by-step instructions to automatically transcribe audio to text on mac
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No need to download any software as transcription is done using your Mac's browser, online - any browser will do: Safari, Chrome, Firefox - we support them all.
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1. Upload your audio file
Upload your audio or video files onto our platform: we support all audio or video formats.
You can upload directly from your Mac, or choose from a variety of storage providers we integrate with, such as Google Drive and Dropbox.
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2. Transcribe your audio recording
Click the Transcribe button next to your file's name.
Choose the spoken language in your recording (we support more than 100 languages and dialects).
Your recording will be transcribed in minutes: usually in half the duration of your recording.
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3. Review your transcript
Click View Transcript button next to your file's name.
Our Online Editor will open up with your transcript. Review the text, play your recording and make changes if you need to.
Our Editor is packed with productivity tools to help you quickly review your transcript.
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4. Export to your preferred format
Click the Export button and choose the format you'd like to export your transcript to.
Transcripts can be exported to Text, Word (supported by Pages, OpenOffice, etc), PDF, HTML.
You can auto-generate captions for a video - simply export to VTT, SRT, or ASS.
That's it! transcribing audio to text on Mac in just minutes!
THE easy way to transcribe audio to text on Mac
Honestly, I absolutely LOVE Ebby! It's an indispensable tool that I use for a variety of reasons.
I find it to be remarkably fast and accurate. I recently recorded some audio that wasn't the best quality, and yet I would say that it was 80% accurate.
The speed of Ebby is also impressive. A 40 minute recording was transcribed in about 10 minutes.
Start by uploading your recordings and see for yourself how simple it is!
START YOUR FREE TRIALWHY USE EBBY TO AUTOMATICALLY TRANSCRIBE ON MAC
If you're a journalist, writer, student, researcher or media producer, you probably know the pain of having to transcribe tape. It's important to know what was said in order to properly structure a story - alas, doing it by hand takes time (and frankly, can be quite boring).
Ebby was built with all that in mind. It is super-charged with productivity tools to save you time and money.
Automatically transcribing your audio to text on your Mac using Ebby may not provide you with 100% accurate transcription, but we reach 98% for clear audio recordings.
This may be enough for some, but for the rest we've built a state of the art online editor to help you process the material, make adjustments to the text, share, collaborate, and much more.
For example, we make it super easy and affordable to automatically caption your videos, in just a few clicks, so you can focus on more important tasks.
Here are some of the benefits of using Ebby's transcription platform
Affordable Transcription on Your Mac
Our prices start from $6 per hour (that's 10ยข a minute, no typo here) and we offer Pay As You Go plans:
Pay only for the files you transcribe, when you transcribe them. No hidden fees and no monthly subscription.
Transcribe Quickly
A transcript will be ready in 1/2 the duration of your file. For example, if your video is 40 minutes long, we'll get it transcribed in about 20 minutes.
Online Transcript Editor
Automatic transcription is not 100% accurate.
Ebby's Online Transcript Editor is designed to help you review and make adjustments your transcript quickly and easily.
Our Editor is packed with features to boost your productivity: integrated media player, playback controls, built in text search, auto save, keyboard shortcuts, and more.
Even if your audio is not very clear, you will still be done transcribing x3 faster than if you did it yourself!
Automatic Video Captioning
Caption your video in a click of a button to make it accessible, engaging and more friendly.
Export your transcript as closed captions: WebVTT (.vtt), SubRip (.srt), or SubStation Alpha (.ass) - which can be used on any platform and media player, such as VLC, Facebook or YouTube.
100+ Languages & Dialects
automatically transcribe audio to text on Mac in more than 100 languages, accents and dialects.
Including English US, English UK, English AU, Spanish (various dialects), French, and many more.
Share & Collaborate
Share your transcript online with your audience (as read-only), or provide editing rights to collaborate with your team.
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AUTOMATICALLY TRANSCRIBE AUDIO TO TEXTFrequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to transcribe audio recording to text on Mac?
Transcribe any audio or video to text for as low as $6 per hour.
Please see our pricing page for more information.
How do you handle privacy and security?
The privacy and security of your recordings is a top priority to us.
Your recordings are yours and no human has access to them - machine transcription only.
Your recordings are secure both in transit and while in storage: your data is encrypted while in storage, and we use field-standard TLS 1.2 for secure data upload and export.