Speech to Text Converter
Descript converts voice to text with up to 95% accuracy. Import your file or record in the app and watch the AI speech-to-text tool create a transcript in seconds, ready for editing or repurposing.
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Descript converts voice to text with up to 95% accuracy. Import your file or record in the app and watch the AI speech-to-text tool create a transcript in seconds, ready for editing or repurposing.
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Create a project in Descript, hit Record, then pick the right microphone input to start capturing speech. Or drag in an existing recording file.
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Just speak as you normally would, and Descript’s speech-to-text converter will convert your audio into text in seconds.
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Edit, correct, highlight, or comment on your transcript with easy-to-use tools. When everything looks good, export as HTML, Markdown, plain text, Word, or Rich Text—or just copy it to your clipboard.
In Descript, your transcription is your canvas. Record audio and video, then edit it right from the transcript: cut, rearrange, and copy and paste just as you would in a text document—your recording will change along with it.
Got names and terms that are easy to mess up? Add them to the transcription glossary so Descript spells them right the first time.
Descript is an AI-driven audio and video editor that lets you edit video and audio like you edit a doc.
Caption your video for social media in seconds and export subtitle files for YouTube and other video platforms.
Publish your speech-to-text online content to a shareable link that lets viewers leave comments right in the transcript.
Get a word wrong? Correct it with Regenerate: it will clone your voice and make it sound like it you said it right the first time.
Talk as you normally would, without stressing over filler words like "um" or "uh." Remove Filler Words cuts them in seconds.
With a 4.6-out-of-5-star rating and a bunch of distinctions on G2, Descript’s users have declared it an industry standard in the video and podcasting world.
2025
“With Descript I'll be able to at least double my content output since editing is taking one-quarter the time it used to.”
Donna B.
“With Descript we can create videos for our YouTube channel and our LinkedIn page much faster and with high quality.”
Balázs N.
“Descript has made cleaning up and creating my educational videos into professional presentations [possible] without needing extensive technical computer skills.”
Barbara C.
“Descript makes recording and editing audio and video a breeze. It's advanced features have streamlined my workflows, saving me a lot of time usually spent editing.”
Roderick F.
“The collaborative tools streamline teamwork, allowing my team and me to work efficiently together on projects. Overall, Descript enhances productivity and simplifies the editing process.”
Aldrich M.
“Transcription-based editing makes the process much faster…All in all, a must have editor for most audiences, especially in SaaS marketing.”
Nidhin M.
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$0
$0
per person / month
Start your journey with text-based editing
1 media hour / month
100 AI credits / month
Export 720p, watermark-free
Limited use of Underlord, our agentic video co-editor and AI tools
Limited trial of AI Speech
$24
$16
per person / month
1 person included
Elevate your projects, watermark-free
10 media hours / month
400 AI credits / month
Export 1080p, watermark-free
Access to Underlord, our AI video co-editor
AI tools including Studio Sound, Remove Filler Words, Create Clips, and more
AI Speech with custom voice clones and video regenerate
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$35
$24
per person / month
Scale to a team of 3 (billed separately)
Unlock advanced AI-powered creativity
30 media hours / month
+5 bonus hours
800 AI credits / month
+500 bonus credits
Export 4k, watermark-free
Full access to Underlord, our AI video co-editor and 20+ more AI tools
Generate video with the latest AI models
Unlimited access to royalty-free stock media library
Access to top ups for more media hours and AI credits
Yes, you can find a free voice to text converter on almost any modern device. With Descript, you get up to 1 hour of free automatic speech to text each month, delivering about 95% accuracy.
Speech-to-text conversion employs AI that has been trained on a broad range of language data. It detects the acoustic aspects of words and renders them as text, even when speakers have unique accents and speech styles.
Yes. Descript’s AI-powered Overdub tool lets you transform text into speech with stock AI voices or your personalized AI voice.
Descript supports speech to text AI in over 20 languages, including Catalan, Finnish, Lithuanian, Slovak, Croatian, French (FR), Malay, Slovenian, Czech, German, Norwegian, Spanish (US), Danish, Hungarian, Polish, Swedish, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese (BR), and Turkish.
Descript’s built-in AI transcription can achieve about 95% accuracy. If you need more precision, you can purchase a pay-per-word transcription service that reaches up to 99%. You can also use a custom glossary to enhance accuracy progressively.
