How to Transcribe Podcast to Text Automatically

Last Updated: 2022. 12. 19

Transcribing podcasts to text is extremely helpful to both podcasters and listeners.

With the transcript of your podcast, you can use it as podcast subtitles to your podcast videos, making it easier for those who don't have a headphone or are hard of hearing to read your podcast video with text, even without hearing the sound.

Alternatively, you may also upload the transcript of podcast episodes to your websites or include snippets of the podcast in the newsletter. So, podcast viewers can easily skim through the highlights of your podcast video or audio recordings. This may also drive more traffic to your website and boost its ranking on Google.

So, in this post, we have rounded up a list of 5 handy podcast transcript generators and will walk you through how to use them to automatically transcribe your podcast to text with ease. Without further ado, let’s jump into it, now!

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Here is what you will learn:

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1. FlexClip

If you want to transcribe your podcast video to text and directly add it as Podcast subtitles to YouTube videos, then FlexClip online video maker with its versatile Auto AI subtitle generator can be your best bet.

Use FlexClip to automatically transcribe Podcast video to text

Use FlexClip to automatically transcribe Podcast video to text.

With FlexClip, you can automatically transcribe podcast videos and audio recordings to text from 140+ languages with different accents at the touch of a button. Besides, you can easily stylize text fonts, colors, background fill, opacity, etc. to your liking.

What’s more, trending text animations, royalty-free music, sound effects, FHD stock videos, GIPHY GIFs, motion graphics, fully-customizable podcast video templates, transitions, image background remover, etc. are also readily available to unlock your creativity to take your Podcast videos to a whole new level.

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So, let me walk you through how to automatically transcribe podcast to text by FlexClip:

Step 1
Access FlexClip and upload your podcast videos or audio recordings from your PC, phone, Google Drive, One Drive, Dropbox, Instagram, etc.
Upload your podcast videos and other video assets to FlexClip

Upload your podcast videos and other video assets to FlexClip.

Step 2
Click the plus sign to add a podcast video or audio to the intuitive timeline. Or click the podcast video and drag the slider to select a portion of the video to be added to the timeline. You can trim or split clips whenever you want later.
Add the podcast video to the timeline

Add the podcast video to the timeline.

Step 3
Automatically transcribe podcast to text with 99% accuracy.

Click the Subtitle tab > Auto AI Subtitle > select the source language and media content (podcast video/audio) > choose from 10 podcast subtitle styles > hit Generate Subtitles. Then, FlexClip shall automatically transcribe podcast to text. How long it will take depends on the length of your podcast and bandwidth.

Automatically transcribe Podcast to text by FlexClip online

Automatically transcribe Podcast to text by FlexClip online.

Step 4
Proofread the podcast transcript and make small changes.

Now, you can skim through the auto-generated podcast transcript with exact timestamps to see if there is any misspelling and manually correct them. If podcast subtitles are too long or too short you may either press Enter to split a long podcast subtitle into two without changing the timestamps or merge two short subtitles.

Proofread podcast subtitles and split or merge subtitles

Proofread podcast subtitles and split or merge subtitles.

You may also easily change the style, text font, text color, color, opacity, and length of background fill as well. Pretty convenient.

Customize the styles of podcast subtitles

Customize the styles of podcast subtitles.

If you’ve transcribed podcast audio recordings to text, you can add images or other video assets and animated text and audio waveform to add styles and vibes to your podcast video.

Add background images, texts, and animated audio waveform to podcast audio recordings

Add background images, texts, and animated audio waveform to podcast audio recordings.

Step 5
Add royalty-free music or sound effects to spice up your podcast video. (optional)

Click the Audio tab > you can select from 74,000+ music tracks and sound effects and layer music and sound effect on multiple audio tracks to create the rhythm and vibes for the intro and outro of your podcast video.

Add royalty-free music and sound effects to spice up podcast videos

Add royalty-free music and sound effects to spice up podcast videos.

Step 6
Preview and share.

Done with the editing. You can download the Podcast video to your hard drive or directly share it to your YouTube channel, Google Drive, Dropbox, One Drive, or Tiktok; a clickable link and an embed code are also available for your blogs or newsletter and other repurposing.

Multiple ways to share your podcast videos with podcast subtitles

Multiple ways to share your podcast videos with podcast subtitles.

2. Google Docs

Another workaround to automatically transcribe Podcasts to text for free is using Google Docs’ voice typing tool. You can select different languages with multiple accents as well.

Transcribe podcast to text by Google Docs online

Transcribe podcast to text by Google Docs online.

However, you can’t directly import Podcast video or audio recordings to Google Docs for auto transcription. So, you need to transfer the Podcast video/audio to your phone and activate Google Docs’ voice typing tool while playing the Podcast audio to automatically transcribe Podcast to text.

Step 1
Access Google Docs online and create a new blank document.
Step 2
Click Tools > scroll down to select Voice Typing > select the source language and its accent of your Podcast audio.
Select the voice typing tool and language spoken in your Podcast video

Select the voice typing tool and language spoken in your Podcast video.

Step 3
Transfer your Podcast video or audio to your Phone > click “Click to Speak” while playing the Podcast audio in the background. Now, Google Docs shall automatically transcribe Podcast to text.
Play the Podcast video or audio and Google Docs shall transcribe Podcast to text

Play the Podcast video or audio and Google Docs shall transcribe Podcast to text.

Step 4
Check the Podcast transcript and download the Google Docs to your PC.

The only downside of using Google Docs to transcribe Podcast to text is that it’s way time-consuming since you need to play the Podcast from the beginning to the end for the audio transcription.

Besides, Google Docs can’t identify different speakers, and timestamps, and put Podcast transcripts into logical paragraphs. Other than that, it is a great and free workaround.

3. Otter.ai

Originally designed to make real-time transcription easier for webinars, lectures, online courses, etc. Otter can also work as a Podcast transcript generator to automatically transcribe Podcast audio to text with the click of a button online.

Use Otter to transcribe Podcast to text automatically online

Use Otter to transcribe Podcast to text automatically online.

Step 1
Create a free account in Otter and press Import to upload your Podcast videos or audio recordings to Otter. Then Otter will automatically transcribe Podcast to text.
Upload Podcast video or audio to Otter and transcribe it to text automatically

Upload Podcast video or audio to Otter and transcribe it to text automatically.

Step 2
Click Go to Transcript > you can proofread the Podcast transcript. Otter will use its AI to automatically identify different speakers in your Podcast and generate keywords and outlines of your Podcast transcript, which is helpful for your blogging.
Proofread the Podcast transcript and add notes and comments,etc.

Proofread the Podcast transcript and add notes and comments,etc.

Besides, you can easily highlight keywords or sentences in the Podcast transcript, add images, comments, etc.

Step 3
Click three dots on the top of the right corner > Export > select file format (TXT,PDF,SRT, Doc) for download.

The only drawback with Otter is that only Podcasts in English can be transcribed. So, you may wait for its updates for more languages available.

4. Podcastle.ai

Podcastle is another Podcast recording and editing tool that offers you an easy solution to automatically transcribe Podcast to text online. As a dedicated tool for editing Podcast audio, it also allows you to normalize the volume of the Podcast and remove any background noise.

Transcribe Podcast to text by Podcastle

Transcribe Podcast to text by Podcastle.

Step 1
Create a free account in Podcastle and click Create for a new Podcast project and upload your Podcast video or audio to it.
Create a new project and upload your Podcast video or audio to Podcastle

Create a new project and upload your Podcast video or audio to Podcastle.

Step 2
The audio of your Podcast will be added to the audio track. Right-click on the audio track > select the Number of speakers and source language (English, Spanish, German, French, and Italian ) in the Podcast audio. It may also detect filler words for subscribed users. > click Transcribe.
Select the source language and number of speakers and transcribe Podcast to text

Select the source language and number of speakers and transcribe Podcast to text.

Step 3
After your Podcast audio has been transcribed. You can review the Podcast transcript and make any changes.
Proofread the Podcast transcript and download it to Doc file

Proofread the Podcast transcript and download it to Doc file.

Step 4
Click Export to download your Podcast transcript as a Doc or PDF file to your PC.

The only downside of Podcastle is that it can’t keep the visuals of Podcast videos. So, you can’t directly use auto-generated Podcast transcripts as podcast subtitles for your Podcast video as FlexClip does. And only 5 languages are available for auto transcription.

5. Rev

Last but not least, Rev is a professional and one of the leading websites offering both AI and human speech-to-text services. You can drag and drop your Podcast video, audio files, and even a YouTub link to transcribe Podcast to text with 90% accuracy.

Use Rev’s human service to transcribe Podcast to text

Use Rev’s human service to transcribe Podcast to text.

If your Podcast involves many terminologies in academic fields, like the medical field, physics, etc. then you can go with human transcription service. Then, you upload your Podcast video/audio, and the a Rev will assign a transcriptionist in your field to manually transcribe your Podcast in 24hrs.

Now, It's Your Move

So, that’s how you can automatically transcribe your Podcast videos and audio files to text. Now, the big question is which Podcast transcript generator works best for you. Feel free to experiment with each of them and share this post on your Facebook or Twitter and tag us and leave your comments to us. Cheers!

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