Audio to Text Converter

Start with the recording you actually have

Upload MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, FLAC, OGG, OPUS or WMA. Markovo reads the audio stream rather than guessing from the filename. A renamed extension, damaged container or unsupported codec can fail validation. Keep your original recording: re-encoding a poor source does not restore missing words.

Check the words against their time codes

Automatic language detection and time-coded segments help you return to a specific part of a recording. Accents, quiet speakers, overlapping conversation and unfamiliar names can change the transcript. Listen again around numbers, dates and commitments before sharing notes. Speaker names and reliable diarization are not guaranteed.

Choose a transcript, not a summary

TXT preserves the spoken content in readable paragraphs. Word turns that same transcript into an editable document, while Markdown keeps a lightweight structured copy. Exporting another format does not summarize, translate or rewrite what people said. If you want meeting minutes, start by reviewing the transcript and then edit your own decisions and action items.

Example transcript or extracted content

This illustrative excerpt shows the readable export shape, not a speech-recognition accuracy benchmark. Your output follows your source.

[00:00–00:08] We will review the launch checklist on Friday.
[00:08–00:14] Please send the final figures before the meeting.

File limits and account allowance

Free: 25 MB per file. Starter and Pro: 50 MB per file. Maximum 60 minutes per file under the currently active limits. Sizes use binary units: 1 MB = 1,048,576 bytes. Sign in for the Free allowance; a guest preview is not the same as a Free account.

Free includes 25 Credits per month. Starter is $3.99 per month with 200 Credits, and Pro is $7.99 per month with 500 Credits. Paid plans do not remove file validation or the need for a sufficient balance. See pricing and Credits for the current catalog.

Estimate, processing and downloads

Media costs 0.5 Credit per measured minute, with a 0.3 Credit minimum. A 10-minute recording needs 5 Credits; 60 minutes needs 30 Credits. Free includes 25 monthly Credits, about 50 minutes before other use. A maximum-size allowance does not grant extra Credits.

Upload time depends on the connection and source size. Processing also depends on duration, page complexity and queue load; the estimate and task progress are indicative, not a fixed completion promise. Large uploads can resume missing parts. Failed processing releases reserved Credits; a successful task settles once.

Reader displays the same canonical result for TXT, Word and Markdown. Switching exports does not start another conversion. DOCX supports editable headings, lists, tables, links and supported result-owned images. TXT keeps readable text and table cells. The Word exporter accepts up to 1 MB of canonical Markdown, 2,000 content blocks, 512 table cells and 32 images, with 2 MB per image and 8 MB of image data; use the Markdown image bundle for larger documents.

Retention and review

Free results are retained for 1 hour, Starter for 7 days and Pro for 30 days after completion. The task shows the exact expiry. Download before it expires, or delete it early from History. Temporary sources are removed after processing or expiry; a guest-preview original can remain available until its preview session expires. Review uncertain words, table order and important figures before reuse. Read the privacy policy for processing details.

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