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Audio & Video to Text (Transcription)

Accurate transcripts and subtitles from recordings, in 90+ languages. 1p per minute.

✨ Cloud AI · Pay per use · Charged only if it works ✓ No email · No sign-up · First try free
✨ Cloud AI · 1p per minute (min 3p) Pay as you go. No subscription, no account. Balance: 0p
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🎵 Drop an audio or video file MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4… up to 95 MB. Recordings, interviews, lectures, meetings. Choose file

What you get

Text with timestamps
[00:00] Hi everyone, thanks for joining today's call.
[00:04] Let's start with a quick update on the launch.
[00:09] The new site went live this morning and the first
         users are already trying the screen recorder.
[00:16] Next, we'll look at feedback and what to fix first.
Subtitles (.srt) for YouTube, CapCut…
1
00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,200
Hi everyone, thanks for joining today's call.

2
00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:08,900
Let's start with a quick update on the launch.
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How to Use Audio & Video to Text (Transcription)

  1. Drop an audio or video file: MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4, MOV and more (up to 95 MB, 3 hours).
  2. Choose the language (or auto-detect) and whether to translate to English.
  3. Press Run, then copy the text or download it as .txt or as .srt subtitles.

Transcripts for a penny a minute

Transcription services often charge £1 a minute or lock you into a monthly plan. Shoal runs OpenAI Whisper large-v3, the most widely used open speech-recognition model, and charges 1p per minute (minimum 3p). A one-hour interview costs 60p.

Great for

  • Interviews, podcasts, lectures and meeting recordings.
  • Subtitles for YouTube, TikTok or Reels (download the .srt file).
  • Voice notes and screen recordings. Record with our free screen recorder, then transcribe here.

You're charged for the real length of the audio, worked out from the result.

How the pricing works (no subscription)

These tools run on powerful cloud GPUs through Replicate, which charges per use. Instead of a monthly subscription, Shoal uses pay-as-you-go credit. Add £3 or more once by Apple Pay, Google Pay or card. There's no account and no registration. Stripe, our payment processor, asks for an email only to send your payment receipt, and we never use it for marketing. Your first go on each AI tool is free, with no payment and no email. Each run costs a small fixed amount shown on the button before you start. The price covers the GPU cost plus a small margin that keeps the free tools free.

  • You're only charged if it works. If a run fails, the credit goes straight back.
  • Your credit lives in this browser. You also get a recovery code so you can use it on another device or after clearing your browser.
  • Privacy: your file is uploaded only to run the AI. Temporary copies are deleted automatically within about a day, and results are kept for about an hour.