This tutorial will show you how to automatically transcribe an audio file to a Microsoft Word document (DOCX) for free using TurboScribe. It's extremely accurate, easy to use, and — best of all — it's free.
With a free account, you can transcribe up to 3 files per day (30 minutes per file). And, if you need to transcribe even more, you can upgrade to unlock unlimited transcriptions (up to 10 hours long each).
This guide will walk you through transcribing your first file and then downloading your transcript as a Microsoft Word document using a free account. Let's get started!
Transcribing Your First File
Once you finish signing up, you'll land in the main dashboard:
Let's start by clicking "Transcribe Your First File". This will open the upload dialog and you can now select a file you'd like to upload.
You can either drag and drop a file or click "Browse Files" to choose a file.
Audio Language
After uploading your file, you'll select the language of the audio. If your file contains English-language audio, you'll choose "English". And if your audio or video file is in Spanish, you'll choose "Spanish". TurboScribe supports over 98 languages, so there's a good chance yours is supported!
Transcription Mode
Next, you can choose a transcription mode. The default is Whale, which maximizes accuracy. This takes just a few minutes to transcribe an hour of audio or video.
I recommend sticking with Whale for most files.
Speaker Recognition
If you're transcribing a conversation and would like to automatically label speakers in your transcript, you can enable Speaker Recognition:
You can either specify the number of speakers upfront, or choose "Detect Automatically". Automatic detection can improve differentiation between speakers, but can also overestimate the number of speakers.
Start Transcription
When you're ready, click the blue "Transcribe" button.
This will start your transcription and your transcription will appear on your dashboard:
Download Transcript as Microsoft Word (DOCX)
Once your transcription is complete, click on it to open your transcript:
You can click anywhere in the transcript to play the audio at that point in time. This makes it easy to check the accuracy of your transcription.
When you're ready, you can click Download DOCX on the right hand column. This will download a Microsoft Word document. If you need to include timestamps or download in more formats, you can also click "Advanced Export" for more options.
That's it! You've now transcribed your first file to a Microsoft Word document and you can now continue uploading more files.
Happy transcribing! 😊
