Speaker-aware transcript
Separate host and guest turns, correct speaker names, and keep attribution readable before sharing or exporting.
Free Podcast Transcription Online
Use ScribeTo as a podcast transcript generator for public episode links. Paste a Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or RSS episode URL and create a timestamped transcript you can edit, search, summarize, and export.
Drop audio or video here
Choose a file from your device and turn it into an editable transcript.
Choose a fileMP3, WAV, M4A, MP4, MOV, WebM and more
Public episode linksTimestamps stay attachedExport notes and subtitles
Need to record?Start live transcriptionHow to transcribe a podcast episode
Go from a public podcast URL to editable episode text in three focused steps.
Copy the podcast episode link
Copy the public episode URL from Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or a podcast page backed by an RSS enclosure.
Create a timestamped transcript
ScribeTo reads the accessible podcast audio and creates editable transcript segments with timestamps and speaker-aware review.
Review, summarize, and reuse
Review the transcript, correct names, generate show notes or summaries, and export the text for publishing or research.
What a podcast transcript generator should return
A useful podcast transcript is more than a block of text. It keeps the episode structure, timestamps, speaker turns, searchable quotes, and export formats connected.
Timestamped episode text
Every segment stays connected to the moment it was spoken, so review, clipping, citation, and caption export stay grounded in the episode.
Show notes and chapters
Turn long conversations into episode summaries, timestamped chapters, publishing notes, and outline-ready sections.
Searchable pull quotes
Search the transcript for a phrase, claim, topic, or guest quote, then jump back to the timestamp before clipping or citing it.
Which podcast links ScribeTo can transcribe
Podcast transcription works best when the episode audio is public, playable, and tied to a specific episode URL. ScribeTo handles language detection, timestamped transcription, editing, and export in one workspace.
Public, playable episodes
Paste a public podcast episode that opens in a signed-out browser. Private feeds and login-only episodes should be uploaded as files instead.
One episode URL
Use the exact episode URL rather than a show homepage, chart page, or profile page so the transcript belongs to the right recording.
Episodes you may use
Transcribe your own show, an interview you are permitted to process, or public audio you may quote, study, summarize, or repurpose.
No download step required
Paste the public link and skip manual downloading, audio extraction, file conversion, and re-uploading.
Automatic language detection
Leave language on Auto for normal episodes, or choose a language when a show mixes languages, accents, or interview formats.
Edit once, export anywhere
Review terms, guest names, and punctuation once, then export the podcast transcript as text, notes, or captions.
Choose the right podcast transcript export format
Use TXT for copy-ready podcast text, Markdown for show notes and content briefs, SRT for video editing, or VTT for web players and course pages.
TXT
Docs, quotes, prompts
Clean transcript text with no markup, ready for documents, CMS drafts, AI prompts, and quote collection.
Markdown
Show notes, outlines, briefs
Keep sections readable for podcast show notes, article drafts, research notes, and internal episode briefs.
SRT
Video editors and clips
Export numbered caption cues when an episode becomes audiograms, YouTube clips, lessons, or social video.
VTT
Web players and courses
Use web-ready timed captions for episode pages, course players, media libraries, and searchable archives.
Who uses podcast transcription online
Producers, writers, researchers, and content teams all start from the same reviewed podcast transcript, then reuse it for different publishing jobs.
Privacy and access
Keep podcast transcripts in your workspace
Podcast transcripts are saved to your workspace so you can reopen, edit, summarize, and export them later. Access checks protect the task and its files.
Read the privacy policyWorkspace-owned files
Retrieved media and transcript files are stored with your authenticated task, not published as public pages.
Authenticated access
Playback, transcript editing, export, and AI actions run through authenticated ScribeTo routes over encrypted transport.
Delete when finished
Delete a task when you no longer need it, or contact support if you need help removing transcript data.
Choose a plan for podcast transcription and research
Compare the shared ScribeTo plans for podcast transcription, link transcription, editing, export, and AI actions across your media-to-text workflow.
Free
Great for trying the whole workflow once.
$0
No credit card required
Get started- 10 transcription minutes per month
- 2 link transcriptions per month
- 3 AI actions — summary, outline, Q&A, translation
- Unlimited uploads and live recording
- Speaker labels and clickable timestamps
- Transcription in 99+ languages
- Export TXT, Markdown, SRT, VTT, JSON
- Editable subtitle tracks, SRT and VTT
Plus
For regular transcription work, week to week.
$19.99 / month
$219.90 / year if billed yearly
Subscribe now- 450 transcription minutes per month
- 20 link transcriptions per month
- 30 AI actions — summary, outline, Q&A, translation
- Unlimited uploads and live recording
- Speaker labels and clickable timestamps
- Mixed-language transcription
- Transcription in 99+ languages
- Export TXT, Markdown, SRT, VTT, JSON
- Editable subtitle tracks, SRT and VTT
Pro
For high-volume archives, teams and agencies.
$59.99 / month
$679.90 / year if billed yearly
Subscribe now- 1400 transcription minutes per month
- 60 link transcriptions per month
- 100 AI actions — summary, outline, Q&A, translation
- Unlimited uploads and live recording
- Speaker labels and clickable timestamps
- Mixed-language transcription
- Transcription in 99+ languages
- Export TXT, Markdown, SRT, VTT, JSON
- Editable subtitle tracks, SRT and VTT
Podcast transcription questions
Practical answers about podcast links, speaker labels, podcast to text output, export formats, privacy, and reuse.
How do I transcribe a podcast episode online?
Copy the public episode URL from Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or an RSS-backed podcast page, paste it into the field at the top of this page, and create the transcription task. When the audio is accessible, the podcast transcript opens in your workspace.
Can podcast transcription identify host and guest speakers?
Speaker identification is available in supported transcription workflows. You can review host and guest turns, rename speakers, and keep attribution clear before exporting the transcript.
Does this download the podcast audio?
No. This page is for podcast to text transcription. It creates an editable transcript and export files rather than saving the original podcast audio. Use the podcast downloader pages when you need a media file.
Why can a public podcast link still fail?
A public episode can still fail when the audio is deleted, private, region restricted, temporarily unavailable, login protected, or blocked by the host. If you own the recording, upload the audio file instead.
Which podcast transcript export formats can I use?
Export TXT for clean copy, Markdown for show notes and briefs, or SRT/VTT when the episode becomes a video, clip, or course asset with timed captions.
Can private or login-protected links be transcribed?
Not reliably. ScribeTo works with public media you have the right to process. Upload the original file when a platform blocks access.
Start with one episode link and leave with reusable podcast text.
Paste a public podcast episode link and turn the conversation into an editable transcript, show notes, pull quotes, and export-ready files.